The abundance and diversity of insect pollinators around the world is declining and habitat loss is a leading cause. Turfgrass lawns cover a vast area in North America and provide a great opportunity for habitat restoration to native wildflowers by the general public. Efforts to encourage the public to replace lawns with wildflowers could be improved by a better understanding of the thoughts and opinions of the public about lawns. We conducted a nationwide online survey to understand what barriers are most important in preventing people from converting a 6 ? 6 ft portion of turfgrass lawn to native wildflowers. We also collected data on a variety of demographic factors to see if those influence survey responses. Over 3200 people took survey across the US. We found that ‘Maintenance time’ and ‘Not knowing what to do’ were the most important barriers to creating wildflower habitat. Age was the most important demographic factor impacting results with young people significantly more likely to select multiple barriers in the survey. For example, people aged 18-34 were 4.3 times more likely to indicate ‘Maintenance cost’ would prevent them from creating a wildflower plot than those age 65 or older. Those who had already created a wildflower plot, or those who were members in a native plant or pollinator organization were less likely to select barriers across the board, except for external barriers related to homeowners associations, neighbors, and local governments. This shows that these are persistent concerns even for those that are otherwise keen to create wildflower habitat. Our results suggest that outreach promoting pollinator-friendly native plant gardens should focus on clear and simple methods, small plots that will not take too much time and less likely to provoke neighbors or authority figures.

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全国范围的调查，将草皮草坪转换为可授粉的原生野花的障碍。

世界各地昆虫传粉者的数量和多样性正在下降，栖息地的丧失是主要原因。草坪草覆盖了北美的广大地区，为广大公众提供了恢复原生野花栖息地的绝佳机会。通过更好地了解公众对草坪的想法和看法，可以改善鼓励公众用野花代替草坪的工作。我们进行了一项全国性的在线调查，以了解在阻止人们转化为6时最重要的障碍是什么？6英尺长的草皮草坪上种满了野花。我们还收集了有关各种人口因素的数据，以查看这些因素是否影响调查答复。全美有3200多人接受了调查。我们发现，“维护时间”和“不知道该怎么办”是创建野花栖息地的最重要障碍。年龄是影响结果的最重要的人口因素，年轻人在调查中选择多个障碍的可能性更大。例如，年龄在18-34岁之间的人表示“维护成本”会阻止他们创建野花积木的可能性是65岁以上的人的4.3倍。那些已经创建了野花地块的人，或者是本地植物或传粉媒介组织的成员，除了与房主协会，邻居和地方政府有关的外部障碍外，很少选择其他障碍。这表明，即使对于那些渴望创建野花栖息地的人来说，这些仍然是持续存在的问题。