Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Journal or Book Title
Environmental and Resource Economics
Volume
22
First Page
537
Last Page
558
DOI
10.1023/A:1019858732103
Abstract
New pesticidal crops are taking advantage of advances in geneticengineering. For example, corn has been engineered to express Bt proteinsthat are toxic to the European corn borer. These crops are effective pestmanagement tools for United States growers. However, there is concern thatpests will develop resistance to these crops resulting in the increased useof more hazardous pesticides. The purpose of this paper is to develop astochastic dynamic bioeconomic simulation model to help guide regulatorypolicy designed to mitigate the threat of resistance to new pesticidal crops.The model is used to evaluate the insect resistance management guidelinesmandated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for theuse of Bt corn in the Midwestern United States.
Rights
Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.
Copyright Owner
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Copyright Date
2002
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hurley, Terrance M.; Secchi, Silvia; Babcock, Bruce A.; and Hellmich, Richard L., "Managing the Risk of European Com Borer Resistance to Bt Corn" (2002). Entomology Publications. 82.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ent_pubs/82
Comments
This article is from Environmental and Resource Economics; 22 (2002); 537-558; doi: 10.1023/A:1019858732103