Program of Research on the
Economics of Invasive Species Management
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Sponsored by Farm Foundation and USDA Economic Research Service
October 18-19, 2007 Washington D.C
Workshop Summary
The 2007 Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (PREISM) workshop continued the collaboration between the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) and the Farm Foundation on economic issues associated with agricultural invasive species.
In 2003, ERS established PREISM, a competitive awards program to address economic issues associated with invasive species management. Since 2004, ERS and the Farm Foundation have annually sponsored a forum for dialogue on economic issues associated with agricultural invasive species.
These workshops are designed to highlight the progress of previous PREISM awardees, offer feedback to workshop presenters, and share information on research results and PREISM with the broader invasive species community. More than 70 people attended the 2007 workshop representing a variety of government agencies, universities, and private organizations.
Workshop participants identified emerging issues in invasive species management and potential PREISM funding opportunities. These include: revising international standards and import regulations for fruits and vegetables and for plants for planting; quantifying the value of invasive species prevention; identifying financing mechanisms for invasive species prevention and management; expanding the scope of PREISM to include aquaculture; broadening PREISM to include genetically-modified organisms, bioterrorism agents, and the potential impact of plant species being promoted as bio-fuels feedstock; encouraging more work on dynamic approaches to analyzing pest and disease outbreaks, including uncertainty in the analyses; educating the public about and assessing consumer reaction to invasions; and the impact of invasive species on non-market.
Workshop Program
October 18, 2007
Welcome—Walt Armbruster, Farm Foundation
Review of Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management—Janet Perry, ERS
Keynote Speech: Biological Invasions and Public Policy—David M. Lodge, University of Notre Dame
Research Presentations I
A Risk-Based Approach to Managing the Intentional Introduction of Non-Native Species—Jim Opaluch, University of Rhode Island
Invasive Species in Space and Time: How What We Don't Know Matters—Brooks A. Kaiser, Gettysburg College
Modeling of Avian Influenza Mitigation Policies within the Poultry Sector: Backyard Operations—Levan Elbakidze, Texas A & M University
Discussant: Donna J. Lee, ENTRIX Consultants, Inc.
Luncheon Speech: Invasive Species and Environmental Harm—Mark Sagoff, University of Maryland
Research Presentations II
Evaluating the Economic Costs and Benefits of Slowing the Spread of the Emerald Ash Borer in Ohio and Michigan—Jon Bossenbroek, University of Toledo
Insect Derivatives: Managing Invasive Species Risk with Financial Instruments—Timothy Richards, Arizona State University
Optimal Strategies for Detecting Invasive Pests in a Forest Landscape—Frances Homans, University of Minnesota
Economic Effects of Mitigating Apple Maggot Spread—Thomas Wahl, Washington State University
Discussant: Carol McAusland, University of Maryland
Research Presentations III
Developing a Landscape-Level Decision Support System for Invasive Weed Species Management—Woodam Chung, University of Montana
Determinants and Welfare Implications of Noxious Weed Regulations—Munisamy Gopinath, Oregon State University
A Decision Model for Controlling Buffelgrass—George Frisvold, University of Arizona
Discussant: Tom Holmes, Forest Service, USDA
October 19, 2007
Research Presentations IV
Managing Invasive Species Risks: A Case Study of Mad Cow/Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease—Joe Aldy, Resources for the Future
Bioeconomics of Managing Multi-Host Diseases—Chris Wolf, Michigan State University
Value of Animal Traceability Systems in Managing Contagious Animal Diseases—Dustin Pendell, Colorado State University
Impacts of Invasive Species on International Livestock Trade—Thomas L. Marsh and Evgeniy Perevodchikov, Washington State University
Discussant: David R. Just, Cornell University
Wrap-Up
Emerging Issues in Invasive Species Management—Matt Royer, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Workshop Rapporteur—David Orden, International Food Policy Research Institute, Virginia Tech