This level of injury occurs before economic loss. Expressed in terms of yield, economic loss is reached at the gain threshold, and the gain threshold is beyond the damage boundary. For …

Economic threshold. The pest density at which management action should be taken to prevent an increasing pest population from reaching the economic injury level."

Damage Boundary & Gain Threshold • Gain Threshold is the beginning point of economic damage

An economic threshold (ET) is typically the pest population density at which a pest control action (e.g., pesticide, biological control, cultural control, etc.) should be taken in order to prevent an …

Economic thresholds can be expressed in a variety of ways including the number of insects per plant or per square metre, the amount of leaf surface damage, etc. In many cases, thresholds …

Thresholds are based on considerable amounts of research and/or field experience. If the economic threshold is approached, but not reached, do not apply a pesticide at that time. …

Apr 10, 2025 · Thus, “Economic Threshold” linguistically signifies the ‘financial limit’ or ‘cost-based point of entry’ for action. Its adoption in IPM cemented this meaning → the pest population …