Consumer Pest Management and Pesticide Safety Survey Sharon Gripp Richard Johnson Kerry Richards Pesticide Education Program August 18, 2005

Facts We Know  92 percent of all poison exposures reported to Poison Centers occur in the home* *Source:

Facts We Know  92 percent of all poison exposures reported to Poison Centers occur in the home*  52 percent of all poison exposures occur in children under the age of 6* *Source:

Some Things to Think About…  What areas need the greatest educational outreach?  What is the most consumer-friendly network for delivery?  What educational materials should be developed?  What areas should additional survey data be collected?

Why do a Consumer Survey?  Facts we know  Unanswered questions about consumers’ pest management and pesticide safety attitudes and knowledge  Where should we focus future educational outreach efforts

Survey Locations and Respondents Total number of respondents = 1,486 PA Residents = 83% and Non-PA Residents = 17%

Survey Results  Consumer Information Sources  Consumer IPM Issue Questions  Consumer Pesticide Issue Questions

Consumers’ Information Sources* # Responses=1,448 *Respondents could chose more than one answer Other responses included: Books, magazines, and references (34%), Self-knowledge and ask other people (32%), Read the label (8%), TV and radio (6%), Ask Experts (5%), and Miscellaneous (14%).

Consumers’ Information Sources* # Responses=1,448 *Respondents could chose more than one answer Other responses included: Books, magazines, and references (34%), Self-knowledge and ask other people (32%), Read the label (8%), TV and radio (6%), Ask Experts (5%), and Miscellaneous (14%).

Consumers’ Information Sources* # Responses=1,448 *Respondents could chose more than one answer Other responses included: Books, magazines, and references (34%), Self-knowledge and ask other people (32%), Read the label (8%), TV and radio (6%), Ask Experts (5%), and Miscellaneous (14%).

Consumer IPM Issue Questions Consumer IPM Issue Questions IPM

Consumer Tolerance of Pests

# Responses=1,464 1,401 1,417 1,364 1,436

Frequency of Pest Inspection

# Responses=1,450 1,381 1,424 1,342

Aware of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as a Pest Control Tactic # Responses=1,464

T/F: Chemical Pest Control is the Only Option to Control Pests in the Home # Responses=1,375

T/F: Chemical Pest Control is the Only Option to Control Pests in the Lawn and Garden # Responses=1,380

T/F: Using IPM Does Not Include Using Pesticides # Responses=1,235

Pesticide Safety Issue Questions

% of Respondents or Anyone in the Household that Used Pesticides in the Past Year # Responses=1,461

% of Respondents that Bought Pesticides in the Past Year # Responses=1,053 (Only those who said yes to previous question)

# Responses: 1,454 to 1,461 Products Considered as Pesticides % Agreeing Product is a Pesticide

# Responses: 1,454 to 1,461 Products Considered as Pesticides % Agreeing Product is a Pesticide

# Responses: 1,454 to 1,461 Products Considered as Pesticides % Agreeing Product is a Pesticide

Products Considered as Pesticides # Responses: 1,454 to 1,461 % Agreeing Product is a Pesticide

Products Considered as Pesticides # Responses: 1,454 to 1,461 % Agreeing Product is a Pesticide

Products Considered as Pesticides # Responses: 1,454 to 1,461 % Agreeing Product is a Pesticide

Products Considered as Pesticides # Responses: 1,454 to 1,461 % Agreeing Product is a Pesticide

Products Considered as Pesticides # Responses: 1,454 to 1,461 % Agreeing Product is a Pesticide

How Much of the Pesticide Label is Read # Responses=1,057

What Parts of the Label are Read # Responses=1,057

What Parts of the Label are Read # Responses=1,057

What Parts of the Label are Read # Responses=1,057

What Parts of the Label are Read # Responses=1,057

Who has applied pesticides in the home and lawn/garden in the past # Responses: 1,409 and 1,411

Who has applied pesticides in the home and lawn/garden in the past # Responses: 1,409 and 1,411

Who has applied pesticides in the home and lawn/garden in the past

Where and How Consumers Store Pesticides  The storage question was reformatted after realizing data was not good  438 received the survey with the new question (Harrisburg and Pittsburgh)  322 could answer this question (since they used pesticides in the past year) and 314 actually answered it

Where and How Consumers Store Pesticides # Responses=314

How Consumers Dispose of Pesticides* # Responses=1,040 *Respondents could chose more than one answer

Where Would You Go From Here?  Where would you steer your educational efforts?

Where Do We Go From Here?  Identify areas of greatest educational outreach need  Identify the most consumer-friendly network for delivery  Develop educational materials  Identify additional areas of need for future survey data collection

Consumer Pest Management and Pesticide Safety Survey Pesticide Education Program August 18, 2005

Consumer Survey Collection Philadelphia

Definition of IPM IPM  IPM is the best combination of research-based measures, including cultural, physical, biological, and chemical, that provide the most cost effective, environmentally sound, and socially acceptable method of managing diseases, insects, weeds, and other pests according to local conditions.