Invasion of the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Beetle in South Africa A Preliminary Assessment of the Economic Impacts

Martin P de Wit, Douglas J Crookes, James N Blignaut, Z Wilhelm de Beer, Trudy Paap, Francois Roets, Carmen van der Merwe, Dave M Richardson Abstract Few economic assessments have been developed to inform national priorities on the management of high-impact, early-stage invasive alien species (IAS). Economic assessments are biased towards ex post assessments of the costs and benefits of control options and are […]