Released June 6, 2011
Gaming technology has moved beyond the entertainment realm into production agriculture, providing upland and Pima cotton growers with a new tool to better control lygus, the No. 1 pest in the U.S. cotton belt.
The multi-user, computer-based simulation will help growers more effectively manage the pest in cotton and other crops.
The program was developed for three cotton-growing regions, including California’s San Joaquin Valley, Arizona, and West Texas, but the concept could be eventually deployed throughout the cotton belt.
Continued on Western Farm Press, http://westernfarmpress.com/lygus-virtual-enemy-new-cotton-video-simulation
