Asian tiger mosquito far from home: Assessing the impact of invasive mosquitoes on the French Mediterranean littoral

•Invasive Asian tiger mosquito both cause nuisance and can transmit serious diseases.•We value these disservices with two stated preferences methods.•The most frequent attitude places the risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases first.•We identify 3 groups: averse to disease risk, averse to the n...

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Published inEcological economics Vol. 178; p. 106813
Main Authors Chiadmi, Ines, Traoré, Sidnoma Abdoul Aziz, Salles, Jean-Michel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.12.2020
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Summary:•Invasive Asian tiger mosquito both cause nuisance and can transmit serious diseases.•We value these disservices with two stated preferences methods.•The most frequent attitude places the risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases first.•We identify 3 groups: averse to disease risk, averse to the nuisance, and indifferent.•The main explanatory factors are insecticides and repellents expenditure, housing place and income.
ISSN:0921-8009
1873-6106
DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106813