Public Attitudes Toward Urban Arthropods in Minnesota

Hahn, Jeffrey D.; Ascerno, Mark E.

doi:10.1093/ae/37.3.179

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“…It is not surprising that positive feelings scored lower than negative feelings. In an earlier study, it was found that only 13% of respondents liked insects they encountered within their homes, and 86% disliked or were afraid of them . Risk perception affected the negative AR, whereas risk perception was affected by individual factors, according to the RISP model.…”

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“…In this study, both RHE and age affected the perceived risk, with a positive relationship for the majority of insects tested. Other studies have shown a relationship between other demographic factors and attitudes or tolerance . If, however, the insects in our study were regarded separately, other demographic factors, such as gender, level of education and having children or pets, were also found to have an influence.…”

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“…As TLs drive the need for information, and the need for information and confidence in online fora in turn drive ISB, providing pest management information to a person with a low risk perception may not be effective. People who are not interested in information about the prevention and control of insect pests in the household environment because of low risk perception may not process information about insect management, such as the importance of hygienic measures, and caulking cracks and crevices for effective cockroach control, and may be difficult to convince to use preventive or curative pest management tactics . Providing individuals with the information to assess the perceived risk of the cockroaches realistically, instead of directly providing information about cockroach management, may be more effective to eventually alter their control behaviour.…”

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Factors driving public tolerance levels and information‐seeking behaviour concerning insects in the household environment

Schoelitsz

Poortvliet

Takken

2018

Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUNDThe public's negative attitudes towards household insects drive tolerance for these insects and their control. Tolerance levels are important in integrated pest management (IPM), as are pest knowledge and information. The risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model describes the relationships between personal factors and information‐seeking behaviour. We combined IPM and RISP to determine important relationships between factors driving insect tolerance levels and information‐seeking behaviour through an online survey and tested whether this model is valid and generally applicable.RESULTSRelationships between variables from both IPM and RISP models were tested for seven insect species. Tolerance levels were measured with two factors: willingness to pay for pest control and whether insects are tolerated. Willingness to pay for control was positively affected by age, experience, risk perception, insect characteristics, and negative emotions and affected behavioural intention, by influencing information sufficiency and information‐seeking behaviour. Tolerability was influenced by perception of insect characteristics and determines whether control measures are taken.CONCLUSIONIt was possible to combine the RISP and IPM models. Relevant driving factors were a person's age, experience, risk perception, negative affective responses, tolerance levels, relevant channel beliefs about online forums, information sufficiency and information‐seeking behaviour. There was, however, variation in important factors between different insects. © 2017 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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Factors driving public tolerance levels and information‐seeking behaviour concerning insects in the household environment

Schoelitsz

Poortvliet

Takken

2018

Pest Management Science

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“…Depending on the intended use, corrugation sizes in standard cardboard boxes can range from 0.8 to 2.2 mm wide, and 0.03 to 5 mm high 17. Adult triatomes may seek out shelter within larger corrugations or small tears or defects of a box, whereas the younger, soft-bodied nymphs and eggs themselves may be able to reside within the smallest of corrugations found in commercial shipping and storage boxes, as has been observed in several other insect species 18,19…”

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A Case of Cardboard Boxes Likely Facilitating the Biting of a Patient by Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Triatomine Bugs

Dolhun

Antes²

2016

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Chagas disease is a vector-borne and potentially fatal parasitic disease that is transmitted by the triatomine bug, a nocturnal feeding, flying arthropod, often referred to by its colloquial name, the “kissing bug.” Vector-borne transmission is considered the most important means of spreading Chagas disease in endemic and nonendemic areas. Corrugated cardboard boxes may accelerate the spread of these insect vectors to nonendemic areas through their ability to harbor and transport small terrestrial arthropods such as silverfish, termites, and cockroaches. We report the case of a patient living in northern California who presented to a community clinic 6 weeks after being bitten by a positively identified triatomine bug. A local pest control company identified a total of eight adult Triatoma protracta, nine nymphs, and two eggs; all within the patient's bedding. No bugs were found outside of the patient's bedroom. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed one adult female was positive for Trypanosoma cruzi via polymerase chain reaction. The patient's bedroom doubled as an office and regularly received and stored corrugated cardboard shipping boxes. Corrugated cardboard boxes have been used to trap and study the triatomine bug. This is the first documented case that provides circumstantial evidence that corrugated cardboard boxes may be an inadvertent and unrecognized factor in the spread of Chagas disease.

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“…Efficiency of these controlling methods relies on accurately locating termitaria. Based on termitarium electrical properties, it is expected that resistivity imaging survey can be used for the detection [1] [3][5] [6].…”

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Two-Dimensional Resistivity Imaging Survey for Detecting Termitaria in a Dam

Dong

Chuan-lei

Wang

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2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control

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Termite is a dangerous insect that can cause serious damage to civil structures. In southern China, termites have raised a big issue for water conservation dams. Termites cause many serious damages to earth dikes. Hidden damages, caused by long-term activity of termite, is difficult to be detected until it becomes visible, often, too late. The traditional method to find a termitarium is by tracing the path of termites through excavation. This approach itself could be destructive to dams. In this paper, a resistivity imaging survey method for detecting termitaria in a dam near Wuhan, China is presented. By analysis of the hill scale and its physical properties at the site, it is found that a geophysical survey technique is feasible for detecting termitaria with a certain size. Through theoretical analysis, modeling and field investigation, a two-dimensional electrical imaging survey scheme was proposed. The resistivity imaging survey results were confirmed by excavating the anomalous spots.

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Public Attitudes Toward Urban Arthropods in Minnesota

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Factors driving public tolerance levels and information‐seeking behaviour concerning insects in the household environment

Factors driving public tolerance levels and information‐seeking behaviour concerning insects in the household environment

A Case of Cardboard Boxes Likely Facilitating the Biting of a Patient by Trypanosoma cruzi-Infected Triatomine Bugs

Two-Dimensional Resistivity Imaging Survey for Detecting Termitaria in a Dam

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