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| Publication Type:
| Refereed |
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| Author(s): | Miller, Stephen E.;
Henery, Mark S.;
Vander Mey, Brenda J.;
Horton, Paul M. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina |
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| Title: | Averting-cost measures of the benefits to South Carolina households of red imported fire ant control |
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| Source: | Journal of Agriculture and Urban Entomology. Vol. 17, No. 3, July 2000, p. 113-123. |
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| Publishing Information: | Clemson, SC: South Carolina Entomological Society, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 11 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Costs; Solenopsis invicta; Ant control; Questionnaire surveys; Demographics
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| Geographic Terms: | South Carolina |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "A telephone survey of South Carolina households was conducted between November 1998 and January 1999 to gather information on the households' experiences with the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren. Fifty-four percent of the 809 respondents reported cash expenditures and/or household time for control and remediation. The estimated mean of annual cash expenditures for this control and remediation is $80.37 per household. When household time used in control and remediation is valued at the minimum wage of $5.15 per per hour, the red imported fire ant is estimated to cost an average of $100.93 per household in cash expenditures and opportunity costs of household time." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 19 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Miller, S. E., M. S. Henery, B. J. Vander Mey, and P. M. Horton. 2000. Averting-cost measures of the benefits to South Carolina households of red imported fire ant control. J. Agric. Urban Entomol. 17(3):p. 113-123. |
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