Are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator-friendly plants?
What does the general public know about neonicotinoids used in ornamental horticulture and their effects on pollinators? The question is an important one given that home landscapes serve as pollinator habitat and can impact pollinator health. This 5-page fact sheet written by Hayk Kha...
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What does the general public know about neonicotinoids used in ornamental horticulture and their effects on pollinators? The question is an important one given that home landscapes serve as pollinator habitat and can impact pollinator health. This 5-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Xuan Wei, and Alicia Rihn and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department summarizes a survey addressing consumer knowledge about neonicotinoids and pollinator plants, as well as their interest in enhancing pollinator health. The survey is part of a larger research project aimed at incorporating pollinator conservation into the ornamental horticulture industry's sustainability initiatives.
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spelling | doaj-art-9b8e5a8a907e418196238b23b2962f5a2025-02-08T05:47:38ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092020-09-0120205Are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator-friendly plants?Hayk Khachatryan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-5236Xuan Wei1Alicia L. Rihn2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida What does the general public know about neonicotinoids used in ornamental horticulture and their effects on pollinators? The question is an important one given that home landscapes serve as pollinator habitat and can impact pollinator health. This 5-page fact sheet written by Hayk Khachatryan, Xuan Wei, and Alicia Rihn and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department summarizes a survey addressing consumer knowledge about neonicotinoids and pollinator plants, as well as their interest in enhancing pollinator health. The survey is part of a larger research project aimed at incorporating pollinator conservation into the ornamental horticulture industry's sustainability initiatives. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1081 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/117283neonicotinoid pesticidespollinator friendly plantsconsumer preferenceneonicotinoid labeling |
spellingShingle | Hayk Khachatryan Xuan Wei Alicia L. Rihn Are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator-friendly plants? EDIS neonicotinoid pesticides pollinator friendly plants consumer preference neonicotinoid labeling |
title | Are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator-friendly plants? |
title_full | Are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator-friendly plants? |
title_fullStr | Are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator-friendly plants? |
title_full_unstemmed | Are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator-friendly plants? |
title_short | Are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator-friendly plants? |
title_sort | are consumers knowledgeable about neonicotinoid insecticides and pollinator friendly plants |
topic | neonicotinoid pesticides pollinator friendly plants consumer preference neonicotinoid labeling |
url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/117283 |
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