Survey Results
July 2008 Consultant Survey
The first set of surveys went out to apple industry consultants in July 2008. The results are now available for viewing online here or you can download the report. Another survey is being prepared and will go out again later in 2009 to compare with the 2008 result to detect changes in implementation.
Consultant Survey Results
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*1 comment = “damn!” |
 Note: Correct answer = 2012 |
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| Frequency | Percent | |
| The phase-out schedule will limit when I can recommend Guthion (to a grower) during the growing season. | 1 | 2.7 |
| The phase-out schedule will limit the total amount of Guthion I can recommend (to a grower) each year. | 12 | 32.4 |
| The phase-out schedule will limit the total number of Guthion applications I can recommend (to a grower) each year. | 1 | 2.7 |
| All of the above. | 23 | 62.2 |
| Total | 37 | 100.0 |
| Non-responses = 3* | ||
* 1 person circled answers 2 & 3, and 2 people circled 2 & 4 – these were coded as non-responses
Note: Correct answer = The phase-out schedule will limit the total amount of Guthion that can be recommended (to a grower) each year. Although this often corresponds to a particular number of appliations, technically the law only restricts total amount applied. |
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acceptable codling moth control?a
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a comment – One person circled “acceptable codling moth control” and drew arrow to comment “stand alone”; wrote “as a program” and drew arrow to “most 5s” b 2 comments on Assail:
c comment on Entrust: “I’m still having a time of it educating growers about timing” |
Mean scores with: 1 = Not confident; 5 = Very confident
| Statement | Strongly Disagree (%) |
Disagree (%) |
Neither Disagree nor Agree (%) |
Agree (%) | Strongly Agree (%) |
Mean (scale: 1 = strongly disagree 5 = strongly agree) |
Non-responses |
| The cost of codling moth control will be higher after the Guthion phase-out | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25.0 | 72.5 | 4.68 | 0 |
| WSU research has developed good information on alternatives to Guthion | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 42.5 | 40.0 | 4.23 | 0 |
| Control of codling moth will be more difficult after the Guthion phase-out | 0 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 3.88 | 0 |
| Phasing out Guthion will make tree fruit production riskier for growers | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 3.75 | 0 |
| Phasing out Guthion will encourage growers to use safer pesticides | 5.0 | 10.0 | 17.5 | 45.0 | 22.5 | 3.70 | 0 |
| Growers’ opinions were not considered when the EPA decided to phase out Guthion | 0 | 17.9 | 28.2 | 25.6 | 28.2 | 3.64 | 1 |
| Growers have effective alternatives to Guthion at their disposala | 7.7 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 61.5 | 7.7 | 3.51 | 1 |
| Non-WSU research has developed good information on alternatives to Guthion | 7.5 | 12.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 3.28 | 0 |
| Phasing out Guthion will require my clients (growers) to reorganize their orchard operationsb | 2.6 | 30.8 | 17.9 | 41.0 | 7.7 | 3.21 | 1 |
| Growers will bear all the burden of the Guthion phase-out | 15.0 | 25.0 | 17.5 | 22.5 | 20.0 | 3.08 | 0 |
| Phasing out Guthion will provide my clients (growers) with new apple marketing opportunitiesc | 5.1 | 23.1 | 56.4 | 15.4 | 0 | 2.82 | 1 |
| Phasing out Guthion will protect the health of agricultural workers | 17.5 | 27.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 7.5 | 2.78 | 0 |
| Phasing out Guthion will have a positive environmental impactd | 20.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 2.5 | 2.68 | 0 |
| Phasing out Guthion will require significant retraining of agricultural workerse | 12.8 | 41.0 | 28.2 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 2.59 | 1 |
| Training workers to use alternatives to Guthion will be difficult for my clients (growers) to implement | 15.0 | 50.0 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 2.38 | 0 |
| The cost of leafroller control will be higher after the Guthion phase-out | 25.0 | 35.0 | 32.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 0 |
| It has been difficult for my clients (growers) to train workers to use Guthion | 20.0 | 50.0 | 27.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.13 | 0 |
| Phasing out Guthion as soon as possible will be beneficial to my clients (growers) | 30.0 | 42.5 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.10 | 0 |
| Control of leafrollers will be more difficult after the Guthion phase-out | 35.0 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 |
a 1 comment = “Hmmph!” for Growers have effective alternatives to Guthion at their disposal
b 1 comment = “What???” for Phasing out Guthion will require my clients (growers) to reorganize their orchard operations
c 2 comments on Phasing out Guthion will provide my clients (growers) with new apple marketing opportunities:
1) “Tree Top”; 2) “What???”
d 1 comment = “Hmmph!” for Phasing out Guthion will have a positive environmental impact
e 1 comment = “What???” for Phasing out Guthion will require significant retraining of agricultural workers
Mean scores with 1= Stronly disagree; 5= Strongly agree
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