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Exotic pests and diseases [[electronic resource] ] : biology and economics for biosecurity / / Daniel A. Sumner, editor



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Titolo: Exotic pests and diseases [[electronic resource] ] : biology and economics for biosecurity / / Daniel A. Sumner, editor Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa, : Iowa State Press, 2003
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
Disciplina: 632.9
632.90973
Soggetto topico: Nonindigenous pests - United States
Nonindigenous pests - Control - United States
Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States
Agriculture and state - United States
Altri autori: SumnerDaniel A <1950-> (Daniel Alan)  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: EXOTIC PESTS and DISEASES: Biology and Economics for BIOSECURITY; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1. Exotic Pests and Public Policy for Biosecurity: An Introduction and Overview; I. Issues, Principles, Institutions, and History; 2. Economics of Policy for Exotic Pests and Diseases: Principles and Issues; 3. Regulatory Framework and Institutional Players; 4. International Trade Agreements and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures; 5. Historical Perspectives on Exotic Pests and Diseases in California; II. Exotic Pest and Disease Cases: Examples of Economics and Biology and Policy Evaluation
6. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Lessons from the United Kingdom7. Evaluating the Potential Impact of a Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak; 8. Risk Assessment of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes; 9. Ex-Ante Economics of Exotic Disease Policy: Citrus Canker in California; 10. An Insect Pest of Agricultural, Urban, and Wildlife Areas: The Red Imported Fire Ant; 11. A Rational Regulatory Policy: The Case of Karnal Bunt; 12. Introduction and Establishment of Exotic Insect and Mite Pests of Avocados in California, Changes in Sanitary and Photosanitary Policies, and Their Economic and Social Impact
13. Ash Whitefly and Biological Control in the Urban Environment14. Economic Consequences of a New Exotic Pest: The Introduction of Rice Blast Disease in California; 15. Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle; Glossary of Terms and Acronyms; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Exotic pests and diseases have long been an important concern in agriculture. The problem is becoming increasingly urgent and complex because agricultural trade has been liberalized worldwide, and as a consequence, the probability of spreading a disease or a pest through national borders has become a real threat, not only for the agricultural industry but also for human health and the natural environment. This edited volume's list of international contributors reads like a Who's Who of international agricultural research! This book includes ten interdisciplinary case studies that
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ISBN: 1-282-36524-X
9786612365249
0-470-29012-9
0-470-28998-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910829879203321
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