This CAST issue paper provides policymakers and others with a nine-step guide to curtail the impact of non-native pests, including diseases, insects, and animals. These pests are the source of an estimated $137 billion annual economic burden to the United States and are the second leading cause of species endangerment. In addition, bioterrorism introduces another unknown risk factor into the already unstable mix of detrimental exotic species. Cochairs: Don M. Huber, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, and Martin E. Hugh-Jones, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
IP20, March 2002, 18 pp., Available free online and in print (fee for shipping/handling).
Don Huber
Martin Hugh-Jones
Michael Rust
Steven Sheffield
Daniel Simberloff
C. Robert Taylor
Norman Gratz
John Menge
H. David Thurston
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