MANAGING PEST RESISTANCE: THE POTENTIAL OF CROP ROTATIONS AND SHREDDING

Abstract

The current debate over resistance management plans mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency for transgenic crops ignores management practices that are complementary to refuge schemes. A dynamic production model is developed that measures the costs and benefits of crop rotation and shredding in terms of delaying resistance to Bt corn.biotechnology, common property resource, crop rotation, European Corn Borer, externalities, insecticide resistance, integrated pest management, intertemporal optimization, Crop Production/Industries, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,