{"id":88975,"date":"2018-07-23T10:27:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T14:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=88975"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:51:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:51:58","slug":"canadian-farmers-get-app-help-fight-pests-keep-food-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/canadian-farmers-get-app-help-fight-pests-keep-food-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Farmers Get App to Help Fight Pests, Keep Food Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian farmers have a new tool to help them fight pests thanks to the ingenuity of researchers at the 麻豆原创 and the University of Manitoba.<\/p>\n

Researchers, led by 麻豆原创 Associate Professor of biology Barbara Sharanowski, have developed the Mobile IPM app, which allows farmers to quickly identify crop pests and suggests effective integrated pest management strategies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe app helps farmers avoid unnecessary pesticide treatments to minimize negative effects to the ecosystem.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe app helps farmers avoid unnecessary pesticide treatments to minimize negative effects to the ecosystem, preserve pollinators and beneficial organisms, and minimize economic damage and maximize profits,\u201d Sharanowski says.<\/p>\n

The IPM strategies, around since the 1970s, are eco- friendly and help prevent unnecessary chemicals from entering the food chain and harming both the natural habitat and consumers who eat the products. The strategies also recognize that farmers have to bring crops to an international market.<\/p>\n

The three components to the app are:<\/p>\n