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پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TLpq2310627718
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
The Cost Effectiveness of Biological Control of Air Potato Vine Using Air Potato Beetle; A Biocontrol Agent in Florida
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Gakpetor, Godfred
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Thomas, Michael
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2019
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
85
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.Agr.Sc.
Body granting the degree
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Text preceding or following the note
2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Biological control program strategies are initiated to protect natural resources, agriculture, and other human interests. One recent biological control program is the statewide effort to control the Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) in Florida. Arriving from Africa and Asia in 1905, the air potato (AP) began its slow invasion of Florida's forested land and, eventually infested large portions of south and central Florida. Initial control efforts with chemical and mechanical methods were not particularly effective. In 2012, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced a biological control agent, the Air Potato Beetle (APB) (Lilioceris cheni), which is a leaf-feeding natural predator of AP native to Asia. While this biological control project entailed significant public costs, to date no effort has been made to estimate the benefits resulting from the program. During 2018, an online survey was conducted of households who participated in the APB program in Florida to determine its cost-effectiveness. Results suggested the program was an effective use of public funds because its benefits are significantly larger than associated costs, resulting in a benefit-cost ratio of better than 200:1 and a positive net present value of nearly usd240 million to Florida's economy.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Agricultural economics
Agricultural education
Environmental science
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Gakpetor, Godfred
Thomas, Michael
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276903
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