Table 1 The median and range of costs of Dutch elm disease control measures applied in Wisconsin communities, 1980.
ItemNumber of CommunitiesMedianRange
Sanitation survey
   ($/elm)100.040.01-0.25
   ($/sq. mi)1044.0014.00-171.00
Symptom survey
   ($/elm)150.430.10-1.59
Therapeutic injection
   ($/elm)1427.508.00-61.00
Root-graft barrier
   ($/ft)150.600.29-1.55
Tree removal
   ($/public elm)12111.0044.00-210.00
   ($/private elm)10150.0085.00-300.00
Tree disposal ($/ton)   57.005.55-12.00
Cost/elm in population ($)   66.402.82-8.88
Cost per capita ($)   62.621.78-4.50