App Tracks Insect Populations

An upgraded online application designed and developed by Purdue Research Park-based companies can help growers and pesticide consultants electronically track the number of insects in their crop fields so they can better control crop damage caused by insects and improve the use of insecticides.

Johnny Park, president and CEO of Spensa Technologies, reviews insect data collected in an agricultural field and placed on Mytraps.com. The online application is designed to help growers and pesticide consultants electronically track the number of insects in crops to better control crop damage and improve the use of insecticides.

This website enables growers and consultants to electronically manage insect data and pesticide records on a secure website by entering the data into the site through a Web browser or smart phone. The information can then be exported into an Excel document to help growers and pesticide consultants review and update data as often as necessary.

Spensa Technologies Inc. developed and launched MyTraps.com this year, and Allegro Dynamics LLC developed the software for the program. Both companies are based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette.

“Having definitive data that identifies the location and numbers of insects in a given field will help growers target the use of insecticides to areas where there are concentrated insect populations,” said Johnny Park, president and CEO of Spensa and a Purdue research assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering.

For more information, visit Spensa Technologies at www.spensatech.com.