IFAS Extension
Does consumers' awareness impact their purchase likelihood of neonic-free plants?
Hayk Khachatryan and
Agriculture
Abstract
Neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides have been facing intense scrutiny because of their potential role in pollinator insect population declines. Research has shown that insecticide use in general has resulted in $284 million per year in damages to honeybee and pollinator services in the United States. This is especially worrying because food supply would fail to meet increasing global food demand without pollinator insects.
About this Publication
This is EDIS document FE1008, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Extension. Published February 2017. Revised January 2023. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Khachatryan, H., & Rihn, A. L. (2017). Does Consumers’ Awareness Impact Their Purchase Likelihood of Neonic-Free Plants? EDIS, 2017(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1008-2017
Authors
Hayk Khachatryan
Specialist
University of Florida
professor and Extension economist, Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
Alicia Rihn
assistant professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee, former postdoctoral research associate, Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center