@article{Kibira:211846,
      recid = {211846},
      author = {Kibira, M. and Affognon, H. and Njehia, B. and Muriithi,  Beatrice and Ekesi, S.},
      title = {Economic Evaluation of Integrated Management of Fruit Fly  in Mango Production in Embu County, Kenya},
      address = {2015},
      number = {1008-2016-80070},
      pages = {17},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {This paper evaluated economic benefits of managing mango  infesting fruit flies in Embu County, Kenya using  Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy that composed of  Male Annihilation Technique (MAT), protein bait spray,  releases of exotic parasitoid Fopius arisanus and the use  of augmentorium. The Difference-in-difference (DD) method  was used to assess the impact of the mango IPM on magnitude  of mango rejection and insecticide expenditure and net  income. The study revealed that on average, mango IPM  participants had approximately 54.5 percent reduction in  magnitude of mango rejection; spent 46.3 percent less on  insecticide per acre and received approximately 22.4  percent more net income than the non participants. These  imply a high economic benefit from the application of the  fruit flies IPM technology and mango farmers would profit  significantly if the intervention is expanded to widely  cover other mango growing areas in Kenya.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/211846},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.211846},
}