Economic evaluation of mosquito control programs

Sarhan, M; Moore, C; Mitchell, C; Howitt, R

Economic evaluation of mosquito control programs

Authors

Mohammed E. Sarhan
Charles V. Moore
Carl J. Mitchell
Richard E. Howitt

Authors Affiliations

Mohammed E. Sarhan is Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana; Charles V. Moore is Agricultural Economist, Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, stationed at Davis; Carl J. Mitchell is Research Entomologist, U.S. Public Health Service, Fort Collins, Colorado; Richard E. Howitt is Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 34(11):22-24. DOI:10.3733/ca.v034n11p22. November 1980.

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Abstract

Studies with statistical models show source reduction to be more economically efficient than chemical controls.

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