Economic impact assessment of Australian weed biological control

By A. Page, K. Lacey. 2006

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Biological control of weeds: an analysis of introductions, rates of establishment and estimates of success, worldwide (2018, background): “Numerous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of CBC of weeds, both in terms of biocontrol agent impact on the target weed as well as economic returns from the reduction in weed populations (Clewley et al. 2012; De Groote et al. 2003; Page and Lacey 2006; van Wilgen et al. 2004).”
Do new Access and Benefit Sharing procedures under the Convention on Biological Diversity threaten the future of biological control? (2010, background): “For all the weed BC programmes which Australia has undertaken over many years, Page and Lacey (2006) analysed the costs and benefits for both the successful and unsuccessful programmes and estimated an annual benefit:cost ratio of 23:1.”
An economic assessment of the contribution of biological control to the management of invasive alien plants and to the protection of ecosystem services in South Africa (2010, background): “The benefit:cost ratios ranged from 50:1 for invasive sub-tropical shrubs to 3,726:1 for invasive Australian trees.”
Classical biological control: exploiting enemy escape to manage plant invasions (2008, background): “Australian dollars—a benefit to cost ratio of 23:1 (Page and Lacey 2006).”