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The objectives of this research were1) to study personal factors, socio-economic factors, media
information exposure on the prevention coconut black-headed caterpillar by integrated method and
knowledge on prevention coconut black-headed caterpillar by integrated method 2) to study farmers’
opinions on the prevention coconut black-headed caterpillar by integrated method 3) to seek the
relationship between knowledge and farmers’ opinions on the prevention coconut black-headed
caterpillar by integrated method. The sample of this study were 169 people. Data collected by face to face
interview. Statistical analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, minimum,
maximum, and Pearson’s correlation. The research finding revealed that the farmers were female 54.4  percent, the average age at 57.82 years old, The education was primary school 46.2 percent, the average
income from farming was 104,692.31 baht, the average farming expenses was 24,543.79 baht, had 26.56
years of experience in farm, the average agricultural area was 8.50 rai, the average number of labors was
2.05 people. Media information exposure of farmers through a training 68.0 percent, observation
46.7 percent, brochure and poster 62.1 percent. Knowledge on the prevention coconut black-headed
caterpillar by integrated method was at high levels 75.7 percent. Farmers’ opinions on the prevention
coconut black-headed caterpillar by integrated method for overall had the average at high levels average
3.76. The result from the hypothesis investigation found out the knowledge on prevention coconut
black-headed caterpillar by integrated method related to the opinion on prevention coconut black-headed
caterpillar by integrated method had a significantly level of 0.01.