Springtails

Sloderbeck Phillip E., Springtails, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University, November 2004

Pests of the flower garden

Sloderbeck Phillip E., Pest of the Flower Garden, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University, November 2004

Millipedes and centipedes

Sloderbeck Phillip E., Millipedes and Centipedes, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University, November 2004

Pillbugs and sowbugs

Sloderbeck Phillip E., Pillbugs and Sowbugs, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University, November 2004

Clothes moths

Sloderbeck Phillip E., Clothes Moths, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University, November 2004

Carpet beetles

Sloderbeck Phillip E., Carpet Beetles, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University, November 2004

Silverfish and firebrats

Sloderbeck Phillip E., Silverfish and Firebrats, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University, November 2004

Common spiders

Revised from earlier document by Sloderbeck, Mock, Bowling and Brooks. Entomology 322 (L.D.) 1993. Originally adapted from: Spiders In and Around the Home, William F. Lyon, The Ohio State University.Sloderbeck, Phillip E. et. al., Common Spiders, Kansas State University, November 2004

MF2223

Gerald L. Greene, Phillip E. Sloderbeck and James R. Nechols, Biological fly control for Kansas feedlots, Kansas State University, April 1998

The Value of Bt Corn in Southwest Kansas: A Monte Carlo Simulation Approach

While most Corn Belt farmers consider planting Bt corn to control European corn borer, southwestern Kansas farmers must also take into account an array of other insect pests, including corn rootworm, spider mites, and southwestern corn borer. This research uses a decision analysis framework to estimate the expected economic value of Bt corn in southwest Kansas. Mean per acre Bt values ranged from $12.49 to$34.60, well above the technology fee assumed to be $14 per unit, or$5.25 per acre at a seeding rate of 30,000 seeds per acre. The minimum value over all scenarios was $8.69 per acre. Using Monte Carlo simulation, it was shown that European and southwestern corn borer infestation probabilities, expected corn price, and expected pest-free yields are important determinants of the value of Bt corn.Bt corn, decision analysis, European corn borer, integrated pest management, Monte Carlo simulation, southwestern corn borer, Crop Production/Industries,