学院的Boreal分到15万美金 来对抗斑斑翼红毛虫 保护北方水果作物 College Boreal gets $150K to fight spotted wing drosophila and protect northern fruit crops.

College Boreal已获得安大略省农食品研究倡议的15万美元资助，用于防治斑翅果蝇，这是一种自2009年入侵以来，已导致安大略东北部作物损失高达100%的入侵性果实害虫。 College Boreal has received $150,000 from the Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative to combat the spotted wing drosophila, an invasive fruit pest that has caused up to 100% crop losses in northeastern Ontario since its arrival in 2009. 该项目由研究人员Morel Kotomale和Jean Pierre Kapongo领导,将利用监测、减少杀虫剂和生物控制,制定虫害综合防治战略,以保护樱桃、蓝莓、草莓和草莓。 The project, led by researchers Morel Kotomale and Jean Pierre Kapongo, will develop integrated pest management strategies using monitoring, reduced pesticides, and biological controls to protect cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. 研究涉及三个北方农场,目的是支持当地农业,每年减少超过680万美元的经济损失,并通过应用科学加强粮食安全。 The research involves three northern farms and aims to support local agriculture, reduce economic losses exceeding $6.8 million annually, and strengthen food security through applied science.