The Probabilistic Economic Injury Level: Incorporating Uncertainty into Pest Management Decision-Making

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 536-542

  Peterson, Robert K D ^a   Hunt, Thomas E ^a,b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Alfalfa weevil; Bean leaf beetle; Monte Carlo simulation; Soybean

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CEROTOMA; CEROTOMA TRIFURCATA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GLYCINE MAX; HYPERA; HYPERA POSTICA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0242407356     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.3.536     Document Type: Review

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