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Florida Pest Management Industry Economic Contributions Report

Hayk Khachatryan, Xuan Wei, and Christa D. Court

Florida's pest management industry is one of the nation’s leaders, accounting for more than 14 percent of pest management establishments in 2021. Among other services, this industry provides insect extermination and control, bedbug extermination, mosquito control, termite extermination and control, and rodent control and extermination. The market share concentration of the Florida pest management industry has increased due to consolidation during the past decade, but the general concentration within the industry has remained relatively low. Most operators are midsize or small and strategically located near densely populated areas. To estimate economic contributions of the Florida pest management industry for the most recent fiscal year, we sent survey questionnaires to more than 3,500 pest control firms and received responses from 764 of them. We then conducted an economic contribution analysis using the IMPLAN© regional economic modeling system and associated databases.

Measuring the Short-Term Economic Impacts of Ecological Restoration

Robert Botta, Christa D. Court, and Edward V. Camp

Increasing demand for ecological restoration has resulted in the development of a “restoration economy” in the United States. Often, the implementation phase of restoration efforts involves substantial capital and labor investments, the short-term economic impacts of which should not be ignored when evaluating the outcomes of restoration efforts. This publication describes the relevant economic impact analysis methods and summarizes a case study application of these methods for the restoration of the Lone Cabbage Reef (LCR) Complex, a recently restored oyster reef in Florida. It should be useful to local governments, outreach and Extension agents, and management agency personnel who want to better understand the economic impacts of restoration actions.

Economic Contributions of the Agriculture, Natural Resource, and Food Industries in Florida, 2019

Christa D. Court, João Pedro Ferreira, Robert Botta, and Kelsey McDaid

This publication provides a summary of the economic contributions of the agriculture, natural resource, and food industries in the state of Florida in calendar year 2019. Additional details on the data sources, methodologies, and results are published in an annual report from the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Economic Impact Analysis Program. This information is intended to be used in support of informed decision making related to these industries. 

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2020–2021 Economic Contributions of the Florida Citrus Industry

Julio Cruz, João-Pedro Ferreira, Christa Court, and Kelsey McDaid

This publication provides a summary of the economic contributions of the citrus industry in the state of Florida during the 2020-2021 citrus marketing year. Additional details on the data sources, methodologies, and results are published in the most recent report on the economic contributions of the citrus industry in Florida from the UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program. This information is intended to be used in support of informed decision making related to the citrus industry.

Economic Impacts of Highway Beautification in Florida

Hayk Khachatryan, Alan W. Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani, and Thomas J. Stevens

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Citizen awareness of food systems and the environment

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Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Florida: Estimates from Two Studies

Tatiana Borisova, Norman Breuer, and Roy Carriker

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Climate