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Agricultural Rodent Control Using Barn Owls: Is It Profitable?

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  • Iddo Kan
  • Yoav Motro
  • Nir Horvitz
  • Ayal Kimhi
  • Yossi Leshem
  • Yoram Yom-Tov
  • Ran Nathan

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We develop a model to evaluate the profitability of controlling rodent damage by placing barn owl nesting boxes in agricultural areas. The model incorporates the spatial patterns of barn owl predation pressure on rodents, and the impact of this predation pressure on nesting choices and agricultural output. We apply the model to data collected in Israel and find the installation of nesting boxes profitable. While this finding indicates that economic policy instruments to enhance the adoption of this biological control method are redundant, it does support stricter regulations on rodent control using rodenticides.

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  • Iddo Kan & Yoav Motro & Nir Horvitz & Ayal Kimhi & Yossi Leshem & Yoram Yom-Tov & Ran Nathan, 2014. "Agricultural Rodent Control Using Barn Owls: Is It Profitable?," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 96(3), pages 733-752.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:96:y:2014:i:3:p:733-752.
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    1. Niklas Möhring & Martina Bozzola & Stefan Hirsch & Robert Finger, 2020. "Are pesticides risk decreasing? The relevance of pesticide indicator choice in empirical analysis," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 51(3), pages 429-444, May.

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