ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SUGARCANE APHID OUTBREAK IN SOUTH TEXAS Academic Article

abstract

• AbstractThe objective of this study was to estimate the economic impact of the sugarcane aphid (SCA) outbreak in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), Texas. Local producers were surveyed to gather detailed information about crop production and pest control practices. Collected data were used to estimate the reduction in profit associated with the SCA infestation, as well as the monetary value of the prevented loss attributed to control efforts. Sorghum industry losses were then used to assess the overall economic impact of the SCA outbreak in the RGV economy.

authors

• Dudensing, Rebekka

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS

author list (cited authors)

• Zapata, S. D., Dudensing, R., Sekula, D., Esparza-Diaz, G., & Villanueva, R.

citation count

• 22

complete list of authors

• Zapata, Samuel D||Dudensing, Rebekka||Sekula, Danielle||Esparza-Diaz, Gabriela||Villanueva, Raul

publication date

• February 2018

publisher

• Cambridge University Press (CUP)  Publisher

keywords

• Economic Impact Analysis
• Invasive Insect Pests
• Melanapbis Sacchari
• Prevented Loss
• Profit Loss
• Yield Penalty

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1017/aae.2017.24

start page

• 104

end page

• 128

volume

• 50

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aae.2017.24