Understanding vegetable farmers’ adoption, dis-adoption, and non-adoption decisions of pest management by pheromone trapping
Muhammad Humayun Kabir,
Sk. Md. Nur-e-Alam,
Avishek Datta
et al.
Abstract:The use of pheromone traps can minimize the excess application of synthetic insecticides, while can also benefit the environment. The use of pheromone traps has been promoted and suggested to vegetable farmers of Bangladesh for widespread adoption. However, the majority of farmers have continued to spray insecticides instead of using pheromone traps. The present study investigated the factors influencing farmers’ adoption, dis-adoption, and non-adoption behavior of pheromone traps for managing insect pests. Pr… Show more
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