Chemical pesticides will continue to play a role in pest management for the future. In many
situations, the benefits of pesticide use are high relative to the risks or there are no practical …

Reducing pesticide use can provide growers with direct economic benefits by decreasing
the cost of inputs and increasing net returns. Chemical pesticides will continue to play a role …

The 7 billion global population is projected to grow by 70 million per annum, increasing by
30% to 9.2 billion by 2050. This increased population density is projected to increase …

Although chemical pesticides safeguard crops and improve farm productivity, they are
increasingly feared for their potentially dangerous residues and their effects on ecosystems …

Productivity of crops grown for human consumption is at risk due to the incidence of pests,
especially weeds, pathogens and animal pests. Crop losses due to these harmful organisms …

In this article, we review three perspectives used to place an economic value on pesticide
use in agriculture and present associated empirical results. One approach is based on …

In spite of present chemical control methods, an estimated 33% of current US crop
production is lost to crop pests. An analysis of the effects of removing chemical pesticides …

If external costs are associated with some production methods or inputs and not others, it is
widely accepted that socially excessive use of the inputs with high externalities will occur …

The goal of agriculture is an available, nutritious, and affordable food and fiber supply. In the
United States, we enjoy the benefits of a strong agricultural production system. It is estimated …

Despite the application of 2.5 million tons ofpesticides worldwide, more than 40% of all
potentialfood production is lost to insect, weed, and plantpathogen pests prior to harvest …