Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece.
Pest Manag Sci. 2024 Dec;80(12):6287-6297. doi: 10.1002/ps.8358. Epub 2024 Aug 8.
Integrated pest management (IPM) is recognized as a sustainable approach to pest control. However, adoption rates among farmers in Iran have been observed to be low. This study investigates the adoption of IPM practices among citrus farmers in Iran and assesses the applicability of the protection motivation theory (PMT) in explaining farmers' behavior towards IPM.
Overall, farmers reported poor levels of IPM use, paying attention only to monitoring practices among the three groups of IPM practices examined (prevention, monitoring, and suppression). The perceived severity of the consequences of chemical pest control (β = 0.389, P < 0.001), the response efficacy of IPM practices (β = 0.254, P < 0.001), and the perceived self-efficacy of using IPM practices (β = 0.199, P < 0.001) positively predicted adoption of IPM practices, while response cost/barriers of IPM practices (β = -0.355, P < 0.001) negatively predicted adoption of IPM practices.
The PMT model presents a unique and interesting perspective to understand if and how IPM practices against the threat of pests are motivated. The perceived severity of the consequences of chemical pest control showed the strongest positive effect, whereas the response cost/barriers of IPM practices showed the strongest negative effect on IPM adoption. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
综合虫害管理（IPM）被认为是一种可持续的虫害控制方法。然而，在伊朗，农民对其的采用率一直较低。本研究调查了伊朗柑橘种植者对 IPM 实践的采用情况，并评估了保护动机理论（PMT）在解释农民对 IPM 的行为方面的适用性。
总体而言，农民报告说他们对 IPM 的使用水平较差，只关注在所检查的三种 IPM 实践组（预防、监测和抑制）中进行监测实践。对化学防治虫害后果的感知严重性（β=0.389，P<0.001）、IPM 实践的反应效果（β=0.254，P<0.001）和使用 IPM 实践的感知自我效能（β=0.199，P<0.001）均正向预测 IPM 实践的采用，而 IPM 实践的反应成本/障碍（β=-0.355，P<0.001）则负向预测 IPM 实践的采用。
PMT 模型提供了一个独特而有趣的视角，以了解针对虫害威胁的 IPM 实践是否以及如何受到激励。对化学防治虫害后果的感知严重性表现出最强的正向影响，而 IPM 实践的反应成本/障碍则对 IPM 的采用表现出最强的负向影响。© 2024 化学工业协会。
