Citation:

7 Gerald A Carlson, Emery N Castle. 1972. Economics of pest control. Pages 79-99. In: Pest Control Strategies for the Future. Robert L Metcalf (Chairman), Agricultural Board, Division of Biology and Agriculture, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, USA, 376 pages.

Keywords: indicators of benefits and hazards of pest control, estimating benefits, costs of hazard indicators, agricultural pesticides as biological capital, demand, supply, economic alternatives in pest control, producer adjustments, consumer adjustments, spatial adjustments, a social strategy for pest control, socialization, administrative regulation, modification of the incentive framework, tax on externalities, subsidies, redefinition of property rights by government action, market allocation of a restricted input