Spotted wing drosophila infestation of California strawberries and raspberries: economic analysis of potential revenue losses and control costs

摘要: BACKGROUND: Economic costs of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) include yield and associated revenue losses, labor material for monitoring management losses due to the closure export markets should fruit from SWD-infested regions be banned by trading partners. This analysis focuses on two types loss in California raspberry strawberry industries: absence management, insecticide a per treatment basis. It computes cost specific program raspberries California's Central Coast region. RESULTS: Insecticide application are small relative that observed growers, researchers others initial infestations. CONCLUSION: is difficult evaluate precisely share pest SWD because insecticides sometimes used manage multiple pests, labor-intensive field sanitation efforts control recommended practices already. Given these considerations, this finds benefits well outweigh examined here. Evaluating efficacy managing essential assessing risks poses programs. Copyright © 2011 Society Chemical Industry