A Canadian national survey on the public perception of biological control
A Canadian national survey on the public perception of biological control
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加拿大关于公众对生物防治看法的全国调查
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2010
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J. Schwartz
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J. McNeil;Pierre;T. Leroux;R. Laprade;J. Schwartz
进行了一项专业设计的电话调查，这在任何国家都是第一次，以确定加拿大人对使用生物防治作为害虫管理手段的看法。虽然只有55%的受访者认为自己精通生物防治，但超过80%的人对环境和营养感兴趣。女性表达了比男性更多的对食品安全的担忧，而24岁以下和65岁以上的人则不那么担心。试验组显然认为，有机食品或使用生物防治的食品比使用合成杀虫剂的食品更安全。调查清楚地表明，尽管生物防治比杀虫剂更受欢迎，但仍有必要对普通公众进行生物有害生物管理的“教育”。有兴趣的是在发达国家和发展中国家都进行类似的调查，并看看在转基因植物没有像加拿大那样广泛使用的发达国家，是否对生物防治有更积极的看法。
A professionally designed telephone survey was conducted, for the first time in any country, to determine the perception of Canadians to the use of biocontrol as a means of pest management. While only 55% of those contacted considered themselves well versed in biological control, over 80% were interested in the environment and nutrition. Women expressed more concern about food safety than men, while people less than 24 and more than 65 years old were the less concerned. The test group clearly believed that foods produced organically or using biocontrol were safer than those using synthetic insecticides. The survey clearly shows that while biological control is preferred over pesticides, there is still a need to “educate” the general public on biological pest management. It would be of interest to have similar surveys carried out in both developed and developing countries, and also to see whether biocontrol is seen in a more positive light in developed countries where genetically modified plants are not as widely used as in Canada.