Welcome to the Big Bug Hunt 2017 international research project newsletter! | |
Wonderful winter can inspire with its pared-back beauty. It’s a quiet
time of year in the garden offering the perfect chance to plan ahead for
next season. At the Big Bug Hunt we’re using the lull to crunch through
the data from the more than 11,000 bug reports you’ve already made.
Clear patterns are starting to emerge as to how the most common pests attack our crops. In North America it came as no surprise that the ever-troublesome Japanese beetle topped the list of reported pests, closely followed by squash bugs and aphids. Now, with closer analysis of the data and using state-of-the-art techniques, we plan to develop a new pest-alert system. Research like this takes time and in 2017 we’ll be collecting lots more data to examine how weather affects the spread of pests. We need continued help from you, the people who make this citizen science project possible, because the more reports we get, the quicker we can find these patterns. We’ll be in touch before next spring. In the meantime, keep on telling us about your bug sightings. |
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Monday, February 13, 2017
The Old Farmer's Almanac - The Big Bug Hunt 2017: It's Data Crunching Time
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