2010 Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 1-9
We performed an access analysis of an illustrated guide on the Internet about insect pests of food and their natural enemies made available to the public by the National Food Research Institute. The numbers of visits to most pest pages showed regular seasonal changes that resembled the changes in pest numbers. In addition, increases corresponding to occasional increases in pest activity sometimes appeared. These results suggest that the number of visits reflects the public awareness of an insect pest. Referrer analysis suggested that the 53 species of insects in the guide should be classified into two groups according to public attention.
