Vince Jones at Washington State University is testing the new Z-Trap, which zaps insects and records when they were trapped. It might be possible to remotely identify the type of insect, also. The key to integrated pest management is monitoring—knowing what is going on in your orchard. “Monitoring is very, very expensive. It takes time and manpower, and it has to be accurate,” says Dr. Larry Hull, Penn State University entomologist. He explained that he and a team of seven collaborators from across the United States are working on a ­project to make monitoring more efficient and less costly. Imagine […]