Includes ten interdisciplinary case studies that represent a range of pest and disease threats to US agriculture, wildlands, and the urban landscape. This book describes possible government responses to these threats. It educates students, practitioners, and academics in the field of economics, verterinary medicine, plant pathology and entomology.

Preface. Contributors. Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview. Chapter 2 Economics of Exotic Pests Policy. Chapter 3 An Overview of Regulatory and Institutional Aspect of Exotic Pests and Disease Control. Chapter 4 International Trade Law and the Control of Exotic Pests. Chapter 5 Historical Perspectives on Exotic Pests and Diseases in California Agriculture. Case Studies. Chapter 6 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Lessons from the United Kingdom. Chapter 7 Potential Impact of a Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak. Chapter 8 Risk Assessment of Plant Parasitic Nematodes. Chapter 9 Ex-Ante Economics of Exotic Disease Policy: Citrus Canker in California. Chapter 10 An Insect Pest for Agricultural, Urban, and Wildlife Areas: The Red Imported Fire Ant. Chapter 11 A Rational Risk Policy for Regulating Plant Diseases and Pests: The Case of Karnal Bunt. Chapter 12 Introduction and Establishment of Exotic Insect and Mite Pests of Avocados: Evaluating Changes in Policy. Chapter 13 Ash Whitefly and Biological Control in the Urban Environment. Chapter 14 Economic Consequences of a New Exotic Pest: The Introduction of Rice Blast Disease. Chapter 15 Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle: A Cost Benefit Analysis. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms. Index

Exotic Pests and Diseases: Biology and Economics for Biosecurity grew out of a large interdisciplinary project at the University of California Agricultural Issues Center. It includes ten interdisciplinary case studies that represent a range of pest and disease threats to U.S. agriculture, wildlands, and the urban landscape. Possible government responses to these threats are described. Each chapter combines biological foundations and implications for the public good, providing powerful insights on a series of public policy issues of national and international importance. Exotic Pests and Diseases: Biology and Economics for Biosecurity will educate students, practitioners, and academics in the field of economics, verterinary medicine, plant pathology, entomology, and agriculture, as well as policy makers, state and federal regulators, government officials, and others with an interest in pest and disease management.