Potential damage costs of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera infestation in Europe - the 'no control' scenario

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-394

  Wesseler, J ^a   Fall, E H ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Technical Adviser   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Damage costs; Invasive species; IWGO conference contribution; Spatial model

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PEST DAMAGE; PEST OUTBREAK;

SERBIA;

COLEOPTERA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA;

EID: 77954065734     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2010.01510.x     Document Type: Article

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