Estimates of the potential cost of Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canadian municipalities

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 81-91

  McKenney, Daniel W ^a   Pedlar, John H ^a   Yemshanov, Denys ^a   Barry Lyons, D ^a   Campbell, Kathy L ^a   Lawrence, Kevin ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrilus planipennis; Canada; Cost benefit analysis; EAB spread model; Fraxinus; Urban forest management

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; PEST SPECIES; URBAN FORESTRY;

CANADA;

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; FRAXINUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84861320223     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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