Willingness To Pay for a State Gypsy Moth Control Program in New Hampshire: A Contingent Valuation Case Study

Miller, Jean Baker; Lindsay, Bruce E.

doi:10.1093/jee/86.3.828

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“…Formal surveys or polls can be a valuable tool for judging public attitudes about particular forest management activities and evaluating the effectiveness of public information programs (Miller and Lindsay 1993). When these surveys are designed carellly and the response is adequate, surveys have several advantages over other public forums such as townhall meetings and the news media.…”

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A survey on attitudes toward control of forest insects

Macdonald¹,

McKenney²,

Nealis³

1998

The Forestry Chronicle

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This paper reports a survey of residents of five communities in Ontario about their attitudes to the nature and control of infestations by two forest insect pests; the gypsy moth and the jack pine budworm. The survey results indicate that people feel they are generally familiar with both insects, but gypsy moth is more widely known. Despite the fact that respondents had different experiences with infestations, these differences did not noticeably influence attitudes towards control. Most respondents felt some control action was desirable. A biological pesticide was consistently preferred across all communities, however, respondents from communities affected by gypsy moth were more likely to prefer letting an infestation run its course than respondents from communities affected by jack pine budwom. In contrast, respondents from jack pine budworm communities were more likely to favour any type of pesticide-biological or chemical -than were respondents from gypsy moth communities. Despite widespread preference for the use of Bt, a biological pesticide, people were not willing to pay directly for this or any other management approach as they felt that responsibility for control rested elsewhere. An important underlying message is that if resource managers want the public to differentiate pest management options more critically, information programs likely need to more heavily stress the ecological and economic differences between insects.

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A survey on attitudes toward control of forest insects

Macdonald¹,

McKenney²,

Nealis³

1998

The Forestry Chronicle

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“…Use of both the probability and consequences of a particular event to express risk appears in many areas of risk analysis (Kaplan and Garrick 1981, Cohrssen and Covello 1989, Miller et al. 1993, Ministry of Health 1996.…”

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“…Various contingent valuation techniques have been 368 Part IV Specific health and environmental risks from trade used to determine the public willingness to pay for controlling such pests, for instance the gypsy moth in the northeastern USA (Jakus and Smith 1991;Miller and Lindsay 1993;Moeller et al 1977). This is a particularly suitable pest for this method, since it is well recognised by the public and attacks amenity trees as well as forests.…”

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The Economics of Quarantine and the SPS Agreement

Anderson¹,

McRae

Wilson³

2012

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This collection resulted from an international workshop funded and organised by Biosecurity Australia, the agency of government responsible for analysing Australia's quarantine import risks and for negotiating multilateral SPS rules and less restrictive access to overseas markets for Australian produce. The workshop, which was held at the Melbourne Business School on 24-25 October 2000, brought together a distinguished group of applied economists and quarantine policy analysts whose focus involves regions as disparate as Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and New Zealand, in addition to Australia.

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“…The survey was administered using a method recommended by Dillman (1978). Although the main purpose of this survey was to acquire data for a contingent valuation experiment dealing with willingness to pay for a state gypsy moth control program (Miller 1991), much of the data were found particularly suitable for fulfilling the objectives of this study.…”

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Influences on individual initiative to use gypsy moth control in New Hampshire, USA

Miller¹,

Lindsay

1993

Environmental Management

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/ Socioeconomic, demographic, and attitudinal factors likely to influence individual initiative to use control measures against gypsy moth infestation in New Hampshire are examined. Data were acquired through a mail survey from 629 individuals in three targeted towns: Bow, Conway, and Exeter. Using Iogit regression analysis, numerous variables are shown to be statistically significant in influencing an individual's willingness to use control measures. The influencing factors include: the individual knowing the difference between the gypsy moth caterpillar and the eastern tent caterpillar; the individual being a homeowner rather than a renter; the number of acres of land accompanying the individual's dwelling; the number of trees on the individual's property; the individual's gender; and the individual's level of income. Aesthetic damage and the nuisance caused by gypsy moth infestation were the primary reasons for individuals to use control measures. The results from this study indicate that the motivation behind an individual's initiative to use control measures is influenced by diverse and varying factors. The models, methodology, and results as applied and presented here are exploratory in nature, yet could prove informative for researchers seeking a greater understanding of the interaction between humans and insect pests.The gypsy moth has become the primary detoliator of hardwood forests in the northeastern United States since its introduction in Massachusetts in 1869 (USDA Forest Service 1989). In New Hampshire the gypsy moth has had an adverse impact on the state's vital forest resources. In 1981, when the gypsy moth population last peaked, 2,000,000 acres of New Hampshire's forests were infested (USDA Forest Service 1982), resulting in the severe defoliation of 195,000 acres (DennisJ. Suoto, USDA Forest Service, personal communication 1991). Gypsy moth infestation in New Hampshire has also affected the lives of the state's residents, as the presence of caterpillar infestations has proven to be a financial hindrance and psychological nuisance to many people (National Gypsy Moth Management Group, Inc. 1991).Despite the detriment caused by gypsy moth infestation in commercial torest stands, parks, resort and recreation areas, and forested residential communities, and despite ominous predictions for future gypsy KEY WORDS: Gypsy moth infestation; Individual control measures; Logit analysis; Predicted probability; Mail survey *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. moth infestation and likely damage, New Hampshire has no state control l)rogratn to mitigate the problem. Most other states affectcd by the gypsy moth, such as Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, have implemented control programs, operating on the municipal, county, and state levels. Thcse programs usually use the techniques of integrated pest management (1PM) to suppress gypsy moth infestation. IPM can include the use of biological and/or chemical pesticides, parasite an...

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Willingness To Pay for a State Gypsy Moth Control Program in New Hampshire: A Contingent Valuation Case Study

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A survey on attitudes toward control of forest insects

A survey on attitudes toward control of forest insects

The Economics of Quarantine and the SPS Agreement

Influences on individual initiative to use gypsy moth control in New Hampshire, USA

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