Production pests: What values need protection?

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The Biosecurity Act will require the development, acceptance, and implementation of specific Pest Management Strategies (PMS), so ensuring that pest control is undertaken only as a considered response to a partcular problem. The proposer of a PMS will need to provide quantitative information that the pest, either directly or indirectly, is causing or has the potential to cause a net loss in value of production. Further, the proposer must be able to show that control is feasible and will cost less than the loss of the values to be protected. This paper presents some examples of pestilence, identifies the variables that need to be considered in calculating the cost of control, and suggests a framework to assist the development of a PMS

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