1. Good Bugs + Review Jim Jasinski OSU Extension IPM Program Celeste Welty Mary Gardiner OSU Dept. of Entomology

2. Objectives Why apps anyway? Categorize and Count iTunes Apps Review Good Bugs + Review other worthy apps Apps from the audience?

3. Apps vs. Hardcopy Pros Very colorful, very visual, current? Created for specific purpose Apps interactive Periodically updated Portable; 1000 apps in your pocket Cons Require smartphone $$ Require batteries Not weather resistant* May require cellular or internet connection Some free, some not Trust content? Caveat emptor

4. Good Bugs + Funded by NC IPM Centers Developed by Great Lakes Veg WG Initially developed by OSU CSE Students Hired OSU CSE grad to finish development Content filled by JJ, CW, MG & Grad Students Reviewed/Evaluated by 6 people Development Cost - $7,000 Developer Hours = 100 + 240* + 130** = 470 Apple iOS version ready; Android version nearing completion

5. Good Bugs + Available at iTunes mid May? $2.99 iTunes takes 30% OSU takes 50% GLVWG gets remaining 35% ($1 / copy) Money is placed in fund at OSU with NC IPM Center approved guidelines to spend on revising app or creating another app PR blitz – American Fruit/Veg Grower (March?) Promotional piece for all regional IPM newsletters?

6. Good Bugs + Reference & Educational App Useful in identifying arthropods which is the first step in IPM For growers of all scales, backyard naturalist & observers Natural Enemies, Pollinators, Native Plants are all ecologically linked Key Cooperators: MSU, Oregon SU, Xerces Society, USDA ARS

7. Good Bugs + 48 Natural Enemies Lady beetles, Parasitoids, Ground beetles, Bugs, Mantids, Lacewings, Spiders, etc. 48 Native Plants Flowering plants with various attractions to pollinators and natural enemies 6 Pollinators Bumble bees, honey bees, carpenter bees, sweat bees, squash bees, leaf cutter bees

8. iTunes Store (Feb. 2013) Apps can be categorized reference, educational, game, recipe, utility, business, etc. 500,00 apps in Store No good way to search for them Garden – 1370 hits Pest – 198 hits Insect – 684 hits Vegetable – 702 hits Fruit – >2,000 hits IPM – 30 hits

9. Good Bugs + Biobest BeeSmart Audubon Insect Bugs in the Garden Garden Guide Vegetable Garden Guide App Reviews