Alvarez, Sergio; Solis, Daniel; Thomas, Michael - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
control the ACP: heavy pesticide use and bio-control. In Florida, heavy use of pesticides has been the preferred strategy used … pollination by honeybees. To cope with this issue the State of Florida started an ACP bio-control program in 1998 using parasitic … wasps from Asia. In this study, we conduct an economic analysis of the ACP bio-control program. In doing so, we document the …