The Other Side of the Story: Greenhouse and Nursery Producers' Perceptions about Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Pollinator Friendly Labeling

Release Date: 4/12/2021

Reviewed At: 7/8/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-fe1094-2021

Agriculture

Abstract

This article summarizes producers’ perceptions about neonicotinoid insecticide labeling required for ornamental plants, as well as the potential changes in production practices due to the new labeling policy requirement.

About this Publication

This document is FE1094, one of a series of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2021. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Khachatryan, H., Wei, X., & Rihn, A. (2021). The Other Side of the Story: Greenhouse and Nursery Producers’ Perceptions about Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Pollinator Friendly Labeling. EDIS, 2021(2), 8. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1094-2021

Authors

Hayk Khachatryan

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University of Florida

professor and Extension economist, Department of Food and Resource Economics, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center

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Xuan Wei

Extension specialist, Agriculture and Food Systems Program, University of Maryland Extension and Agricultural and Resource Economics Department, College Park, MD

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

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