| Aggregate
Costs and Benefits of Government Invasive Species Control
Activities Daniel A. Sumner, Henrich Brunke and Marcia
Kreith. (pdf, 163kb, September 2006. Forthcoming in the
Proceedings of The International Conference on the Future
of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability,
August 7-9, 2006.)
An
Annotated Bibliography on the Economics of Invasive Plants,
a
Working Paper by Sarah Stutzman, Karen M. Jetter and
Karen M. Klonsky, 2004.
The literature on the costs and benefits of invasive plants
is reviewed. Each entry contains a summary of the
economic approach and main results.
How Serious is the Threat of Mad Cow Disease?
A video seminar held February 5, 2004 at UC Davis
On December 23, 2003 the U.S. was shocked by the news of a
case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE or more commonly
mad cow disease) found in a dairy farm in Washington state.
To provide information about the implication of this event,
AIC's Daniel Sumner and José Bervejillo and Dean Cliver
of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine participated
in a seminar discussion sponsored by the UC Davis Institute
of Governmental Affairs. Cliver reviewed the basics of the
BSE and provided an assessment of human and animal health
consequences. Sumner and Bervejillo assessed the economic
impact of this first case of mad cow disease in the U.S. and
the implications of the new federal regulations on the livestock
industry.
Play video. http://media.ucdavis.edu:8080/ramgen/MadCow/IGAMadCow02-05-04.rm
(requires RealPlayer http://www.real.com/)
Returns to University of California Pest Management
Research and Extension. Overview and Case Studies Emphasizing
IPM. John D. Mullen, Julian M. Alston, Daniel A.
Sumner, Marcia T. Kreith, and Nicolai V. Kuminoff, May 2003.
University of California Agricultural Issues Center, ISBN:
1-885976-09-7, ANR Publication 3482. Available from ANR.
Exotic Pests & Diseases: Biology and Economics
for Biosecurity, edited by Daniel A. Sumner,
emphasizes the importance of policy measures to protect against
the introduction and spread of exotic pests and diseases and
provides needed analysis of the policies on this important
topic. Detailed cases include foot and mouth disease, red
imported fire ants, citrus canker and 11 other important exotic
pests and diseases. This book grew out of a large interdisciplinary
project at the University of California Agricultural Issues
Center and includes ten interdisciplinary case studies which
focus on specific pests or diseases representing a range of
threats to U.S. agriculture, wildlands as well as the urban
landscape, and possible government responses to these threats.
The book is addressed to students, practitioners,
and academics in the fields of economics, veterinary medicine,
plant pathology, entomology and agriculture, as well as
policy makers, state and federal regulators, government
officials, and others with an interest in pest management.
326 pp., 7 x 10, hardcover, illustrations,
ISBN 0-8138-1966-0, Price: $79.99 Sixty-day examination
copies available to U.S. instructors. Complimentary copies
available to reviewers. Iowa State Press, 2003.
Order
Form available in PDF
Private Investment
in Exotic Pest Control Technology: The Case of Silverleaf
Whitefly in California, May 2001,(pdf)
Karen M. Jetter, Julian M. Alston, and Robert J. Farquharson
examine the economic benefits from the development and adoption
of the new pest management technology by several vegetable
industries that are susceptible to the silverleaf whitefly.
Specifically, broccoli, cauliflower, cantaloupe, head lettuce
and leaf lettuce, and fresh tomatoes are analyzed.
Potential Impact of
Foot and Mouth Disease in California: The role and contribution
of animal health surveillance and monitoring services, 1999,
(html)
Javier M. Ekboir investigates the economic consequences
for California's livestock industry of the sudden appearance
of foot-and-mouth disease.
AIC QUARTERLY ARTICLES
(You may have to browse the Quarterly to find the indicated
article.)
Volume 17, No. 1, 2003
(pdf)
Study explores pest management and farm labor health/safety
relationships Volume
16, No. 2, 2002 (pdf)
AIC prepares books on exotic pests and trade with China
Volume 16, No 1, 2002
(pdf)
Fire ants light up several California counties
Volume 15, No. 4,
2001 (pdf)
Pest management research and farm worker health relationship
explored
Volume 15, No. 2,
2001 (pdf)
New Publication Looks At Benefits of Private Exotic Pest
Control
Volume 14, No. 1,
2000 (pdf)
Publication on Exotic Pests and Diseases Now Available
Volume 13, No. 3, 1999 (html)
New Publication Highlights FMD Threat
Volume 13, No. 2, 1999 (html)
Exotic Pests and Diseases
Volume 13, No. 1, 1999 (html)
Exotic Pest and Disease Conference: May 25, Sacramento
Volume 12, No. 4, 1998 (html)
Problems of Complexity in Exotic Pest and Disease Policy
Study
Volume 12, No. 3, 1998 (html)
Exotic Pest and Disease Policy Study: An Update
Volume 12, No. 2, 1998 (html)
Valuing Foot and Mouth Disease Surveillance
Exotic Pest and Disease Project
Volume 12, No. 1, 1998 (html)
Exotic Pest Project Underway
Volume 11, No. 4, 1997
(html)
Exotic Pest Project Launched
RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
Hurricanes
and Invasive Species: the Economics and Spatial Dynamics
of Eradication Policies (pdf)
Albert K.A. Acquaye, Julian M. Alston, Hyunok Lee, and Daniel
A. Sumner.
This paper examines the economic impacts of citrus canker
in oranges and the eradication policy in Florida, taking
into account the relationship between costs and benefits
of eradication and the spatial and dynamic aspects of infestation.
Chapter 7 in A.G.J.M. Oude Lansink (Ed.), New Approaches
to the Economics of Plant Health. Springer Publishing. Forthcoming
in March 2007.
Economic Impact of
Eutypa on the California Wine Grape Industry (pdf)
Appendix 1 (pdf) Appendix
2 and 3 (pdf)
Draft report by Jerome B. Siebert that estimates the economic
impact of Eutypa which is one of the most common canker
diseases of grapevines in California. September 15, 2000.
Ex ante Economics of Exotic Disease
Policy: Citrus Canker in California (pdf)
Draft paper by Karen M. Jetter, Daniel A. Sumner and Edwin
L. Civerolo, prepared for presentation at the Conference:
“Integrating Risk Assessment and Economics for Regulatory
Decisions,” USDA, Washington, DC, December 7, 2000.
The Potential Economic Effects of Red
Imported Fire Ants in California (pdf)
Paper by Karen Jetter, Jay Hamilton and John Klotz that
estimates the costs to households, agriculture, and wildlife
from the spread of the red imported fire ant, a newly introduced
pest into California, throughout the state.
RELATED LINKS
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