APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Beekeeper Social Value Orientation and Ecological Beliefs Predict Hive Management Behavior and Use of in-Hive Chemicals.
- Gregory Shelley
Kutztown University - Margarita López-Uribe
Penn State University - Brock Harper
Purdue University - Robyn Underwood
Penn State University
Abstract
The social value orientation (SVO) of beekeepers as well as their beliefs about humanity’s role in the environment were shown to predict honey bee (Apis mellifera) hive management behavior and the willingness of beekeepers to use in-hive chemicals to treat Varroa destructor mites.
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