Stair, Christina Welch; Quan, Peter; Martin, Marshall A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2000
In 1996, the USDA initiated research in three Midwestern locations to control corn rootworms with a scouting and aerial spraying program. The preliminary economic results suggest that without a modest subsidy, an areawide pest management approach is not as economical as the use of soil insecticides