Managing the Risk of European Corn Borer Resistance to Transgenic Corn: An Assessment of Controversial Refuge Recommendations*

A bioeconomic model is developed to evaluate the tradeoff between the risk of resistance and increased productivity when refuge is planted in conjunction with transgenic pesticidal corn. The model is used to evaluate controversial refuge recommendations when producers are allowed to treat refuge in years of high pest pressure.

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