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DOI:10.21273/HORTSCI.30.2.192a
Web URL(s):https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/30/2/article-p192a.xml?rskey=Obdr3Q
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Author(s):Smith-Fiola, Deborah C.; Way, Robert G.
Author Affiliation:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County, 1623 Whitesville Road, Toms River, NJ 08755
Title:Perception and adoption of IPM tactics by landscape contractors in central New Jersey
Meeting Info.:ASHS Northeast Region Annual Meeting, Beltsville, Md. 6-7 Jan. 1995
Source:HortScience. Vol. 30, No. 2, April 1995, p. 192.
Publishing Information:Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science
# of Pages:1
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Integrated pest management; Landscape services industry; Customer relations; Pesticide use; Pesticide safety; Questionnaire surveys; Perceptions
Abstract/Contents:"The landscape/nursery/turfgrass industry is the largest agricultural industry in New Jersey, as well as one of the highest users of pesticides. In the lawn-care industry alone, more than 906,000 lbs of active ingredient of pesticides was used in 1990. Landscape Integrated Pest Management (LIPM) tactics have been commercially proven to reduce pesticide usage; however, adoption of LIPM has been slow. In 1993-94, a survey of 425 landscape contractors, arborists, groundskeepers, nurserymen, and turfgrass professionals was taken to determine attitudes toward adoption of LIPM tactics. Business changes, marketing, customer perceptions, educational needs, and attitudes toward alternative control tactics were assessed. Results show that the majority of landscapers are intersted in LIPM for personal reasons, to reduce their own contact with pesticides. Contractors favor pesticide products that are cost effective and proven as opposed to environmentally "safe". Concerns inhibiting LIPM adoption include potential customer dissatisfaction, recovering monitoring costs, and inadequate control. Challenges lie ahead in pest identification and control education, marketing programs, delays in profits, and writing bids."
Language:English
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Smith-Fiola, D. C., and R. G. Way. 1995. Perception and adoption of IPM tactics by landscape contractors in central New Jersey. HortScience. 30(2):p. 192.
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DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.30.2.192a
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