Agricultural Rodent Control Using Barn Owls: Is It Profitable?
构建模型评估在农田放置仓鸮巢箱控制鼠害的经济效益，基于以色列数据发现该做法有利可图，支持加强鼠药使用监管。
Abstract 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.