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Analyzing Pest Control Strategies for Cotton With an Environmental Impact Matrix*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James W. Richardson  and
Daniel D. Badger
James W. Richardson
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University
Daniel D. Badger
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University
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Agricultural pesticide use has come under an intensive attack from an environmentally aware society. The Environmental Protection Agency has placed restrictions on use of selected pesticides, including DDT. The use of pesticide is a paradox in itself. Without feasible alternative insecticide strategies, such as biological control, restrictions on the use of pesticides will decrease agricultural output and food costs will increase. However, with pesticide use, social costs in the form of environmental damages may occur. To make an equitable decision as to the future of pesticides, researchers and policy-makers have tried to determine the optimal level of use, optimal timing of application, extent of economic benefits, extent of social costs, and the effects on the economy of pesticide restrictions.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , July 1974 , pp. 179 - 183
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1974

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Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station Journal Article J-2769.

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