The decline of European honey bees (Apis mellifera) has been a prominent part of supporting pollinator conservation among the public and conservation efforts, even while honey bees are not native to North America and may compete for resources with native insect pollinators. However, little is known about what distinguishes support for native insect pollinators, including solitary bees, the majority of native bees, which provides use and non‐use values distinct from honey bees even though some natives have faced even more precipitous die‐offs. Using data collected from the general public and beekeepers in Louisiana, we adopt a contingent valuation method to investigate the value of conserving solitary bees. Results suggest modest to moderate positive willingness to pay for solitary bee conservation, and possibly higher willingness to pay among honey beekeepers versus the general public. Significant heterogeneity exists between the general public and beekeepers in terms of their knowledge and attitudes of honey bees and other pollinators.

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公众与养蜂人对独蜂保护的支持

欧洲蜜蜂（Apis mellifera）的减少一直是支持公众和保护工作中传粉媒介保护的重要组成部分，即使蜜蜂不是北美本土的，并且可能与本地昆虫传粉媒介竞争资源。然而，对于原生昆虫传粉媒介的支持的区别知之甚少，包括独居蜜蜂，大多数原生蜜蜂提供与蜜蜂不同的使用和非使用价值，即使一些当地人面临更急剧的死亡。使用从路易斯安那州的公众和养蜂人那里收集的数据，我们采用条件估值方法来调查保护孤蜂的价值。结果表明，为保护单独的蜜蜂而付出中等至中等的积极意愿，与一般公众相比，养蜂人的支付意愿可能更高。就蜜蜂和其他传粉媒介的知识和态度而言，公众和养蜂人之间存在显着的异质性。