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. 2013 Feb 6;8(2):e54861. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054861

Table 3. Present value of damage to commercial forestry operations in New Zealand due to the spread of Thaumetopoea pityocampa over 30 years.

Spread Scenario Present value of impacts (NZ$M) Present Value of treatment costs (NZ$M) Present value of impacts and control costs (NZ$M)
5% Median 95% 5% Median 95% 5% Median 95%
No control 1550 2098 2560 1550 2098 2560
Little control 884 1441 1920 132 215 287 1016 1657 2207
Good control 27 58 113 4 9 17 31 67 129

Values are discounted at 7% and accumulated over the 30 year period. 5%, median and 95% are results for different quantiles in the stochastic spread simulations.