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Title:		How much is a pheromone worth?
Author(s):		Bento JM; Parra JR; de Miranda SH; Adami AC; Vilela EF; Leal WS;
Address:		"Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Piracicaba, Brazil. Department of Economics, Administration and Sociology, University of Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Piracicaba, Brazil. Department of Entomology, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Brazil. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA"
Journal Title:		F1000Res
Year:		2016
Volume:		20160720
Issue:
Page Number:		1763 -
DOI:		10.12688/f1000research.9195.1
ISSN/ISBN:		2046-1402 (Print) 2046-1402 (Electronic) 2046-1402 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Pheromone-baited traps have been widely used in integrated pest management programs, but their economic value for growers has never been reported. We analyzed the economic benefits of long-term use of traps baited with the citrus fruit borer Gymnandrosoma aurantianum sex pheromone in Central-Southern Brazil. Our analysis show that from 2001 to 2013 citrus growers avoided accumulated pest losses of 132.7 million to 1.32 billion USD in gross revenues, considering potential crop losses in the range of 5 to 50%. The area analyzed, 56,600 to 79,100 hectares of citrus (20.4 to 29.4 million trees), corresponds to 9.7 to 13.5% of the total area planted with citrus in the state of Sao Paulo. The data show a benefit-to-cost ratio of US$ 2,655 to US$ 26,548 per dollar spent on research with estimated yield loss prevented in the range of 5-50%, respectively. This study demonstrates that, in addition to the priceless benefits for the environment, sex pheromones are invaluable tools for growers as their use for monitoring populations allows rational and reduced use of insecticides, a win-win situation"
Keywords:		Gymnandrosoma aurantianum benefit-cost analysis citrus fruit borer monitoring pest management;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEBento, Jose Mauricio S Parra, Jose Roberto P de Miranda, Silvia H G Adami, Andrea C O Vilela, Evaldo F Leal, Walter S eng England 2016/09/02 F1000Res. 2016 Jul 20; 5:1763. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.9195.1. eCollection 2016"