The western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), holding a quarantine status in the European Union until 2014, was first discovered in 2007 in southern Bavaria. The study aims to evaluate different adaptation measures concerning the eradication and containment strategies economically. The focus of the analysis is mainly the crop rotation and the reduction of the proportion of maize at farm level. For considerations on single farm level, farms with different farm types are chosen by which adaptation measures are evaluated and realistic impact assessment could be made. For the evaluation of the economic impacts a whole-farm simulation has been used to include indirect effects of different adoption strategies.
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The western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), holding a quarantine status in the European Union until 2014, was first discovered in 2007 in southern Bavaria. The study aims to evaluate different adaptation measures concerning the eradication and containment strategies economically. The focus of the analysis is mainly the crop rotation and the reduction of the proportion of maize at farm level. For considerations on single farm level, farms with different farm types are chosen by wh...
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