Quebec and Latin American scientists working to save strawberry fields from deadly bug
As part of their research at Laval University, the scientists are trapping the insects then analyzing the DNA of more than 500 samples.
Dagoberto Torres García, an undergraduate student at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey is doing the lab analysis. He is in Canada as part of the Mitacs Globalink Research Internships program, which helps participants gain research experience here in Canada. “We don’t have a lot of information about , so that’s why we’re trying to figure out what’s going on here with those insects,” Torres García said.
The goal is to identify which specific leafhopper is causing the disease so they can find strains of strawberries that resist the bug.It will also help farmers reduce the amount of pesticide they use in their crops.“In the long term, we hope that it will help us manage the production of strawberries in a more optimal way,” said Marine Mal, a project manager with the Ferme Onésime Pouliot.Researchers hope they can publish the results and findings of their research before the end of the year.
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