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SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA MANAGEMENT IN MICHIGAN BLUEBERRY: A DYNAMIC STRUCTURAL MODEL

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https://doi.org/10.7298/njga-p621
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/67634
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Applied Economics and Management MS Theses
Cornell Theses and Dissertations
Author
Yu, Shuo
Abstract

For my Masters thesis, I analyze the management of Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) in Michigan blueberry using a dynamic structural econometric model. The SWD is a vinegar fly of East Asian origin that can cause damage to many fruit crops. I develop a dynamic structural model to study the SWD management decisions of growers of Michigan high-bush blueberry regarding fly and larva monitoring and insecticide application. I apply my dynamic structural econometric model to a detailed data set I have collected and constructed of daily decisions of blueberry growers in Michigan.

Date Issued
2019-08-30
Keywords
Spotted Wing Drosophila
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Integrated pest management
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Agriculture economics
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Environmental economics
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Dynamic Structural Model
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Expectation Maximization Algorithm
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Unobserved Heterogeneity
Committee Chair
Gomez, Miguel I.
Committee Member
Lin, Ceen-Yenn Cynthia
Degree Discipline
Applied Economics and Management
Degree Name
M.S., Applied Economics and Management
Degree Level
Master of Science
Type
dissertation or thesis

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