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Good Bugs + Review Jim Jasinski OSU Extension IPM Program Celeste Welty Mary Gardiner OSU Dept. of Entomology
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Objectives Why apps anyway? Categorize and Count iTunes Apps Review Good Bugs + Review other worthy apps Apps from the audience?
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Apps vs. Hardcopy Pros Very colorful, very visual, current? Created for specific purpose Apps interactive Periodically updated Portable; 1000 apps in your pocket Cons Require smartphone $$ Require batteries Not weather resistant* May require cellular or internet connection Some free, some not Trust content? Caveat emptor
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Good Bugs + Funded by NC IPM Centers Developed by Great Lakes Veg WG Initially developed by OSU CSE Students Hired OSU CSE grad to finish development Content filled by JJ, CW, MG & Grad Students Reviewed/Evaluated by 6 people Development Cost - $7,000 Developer Hours = 100 + 240* + 130** = 470 Apple iOS version ready; Android version nearing completion
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Good Bugs + Available at iTunes mid May? $2.99 iTunes takes 30% OSU takes 50% GLVWG gets remaining 35% ($1 / copy) Money is placed in fund at OSU with NC IPM Center approved guidelines to spend on revising app or creating another app PR blitz – American Fruit/Veg Grower (March?) Promotional piece for all regional IPM newsletters?
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Good Bugs + Reference & Educational App Useful in identifying arthropods which is the first step in IPM For growers of all scales, backyard naturalist & observers Natural Enemies, Pollinators, Native Plants are all ecologically linked Key Cooperators: MSU, Oregon SU, Xerces Society, USDA ARS
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Good Bugs + 48 Natural Enemies Lady beetles, Parasitoids, Ground beetles, Bugs, Mantids, Lacewings, Spiders, etc. 48 Native Plants Flowering plants with various attractions to pollinators and natural enemies 6 Pollinators Bumble bees, honey bees, carpenter bees, sweat bees, squash bees, leaf cutter bees
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iTunes Store (Feb. 2013) Apps can be categorized reference, educational, game, recipe, utility, business, etc. 500,00 apps in Store No good way to search for them Garden – 1370 hits Pest – 198 hits Insect – 684 hits Vegetable – 702 hits Fruit – >2,000 hits IPM – 30 hits
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Good Bugs + Biobest BeeSmart Audubon Insect Bugs in the Garden Garden Guide Vegetable Garden Guide App Reviews
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