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1. The Economic Threshold with a Stochastic Pest Population: A Real Options Approach

Author:
Saphores, Jean‐Daniel M.
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 2000 v.82 no.3 pp. 541-555
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
Malus domestica; agricultural economics; apples; control methods; crops; economic threshold; farmers; insect control; models; pesticide application; pesticides; pests; population density; soil
Abstract:
... Using real options,this paper formulates an optimal stopping model for applying pest control measures when the density of a pest population varies randomly. A delay between successive pesticide applications is introduced to analyze the farmer's expected marginal cost of reentry. This model is applied to the control of a foliar pest of apples via a pesticide, and is solved numerically. A sensitivit ...
DOI:
10.1111/0002-9092.00045