Sep 2017
Chronicling the Socio-economic Impact of Integrating Biological Control, Technology, and Knowledge over 25 Years of IPM in Arizona
Authors:
Ellsworth, P.C., A.J. Fournier, G. Frisvold, S.E. Naranjo
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Arizona cotton over the last 25 years has depended
on the successful integration of biological and chemical controls along with other insect
management knowledge and technologies. Contemporaneous measurement systems
enabled economic evaluations with long-term datasets to examine economic outcomes and
impacts, as well as durability of adopted technology.