Valuing the control of red imported fire ants in Australia using choice modelling

摘要: evaluate appropriate management responses. While some deliberately introduced species contribute significantly to agricultural production and other purposes, many invasive weed animal pests have the potential generate substantial costs through impacts on production, biodiversity, ecosystem services, infrastructure communities. Red imported fire ants, an aggressive ant species, were by accident Australia, with infestations found in Brisbane February 2001. Modelling suggested that pest could invade half of Australia within 35 years if it was not controlled (Kompas Che 2001; Scanlon Vanderwoude 2006). control efforts are reducing rate new discoveries, had still been eradicated 2009. The benefits controlling red ants largely non-use terms avoiding health impacts, maintaining lifestyle amenity values, environmental impacts. Accordingly, these assessed application choice modelling, a non-market valuation technique.