Meet Prof. Cynthia Scott-Dupree Descriptive Transcript

Summary: Prof. Cynthia Scott-Dupree describes her work as a sustainable pest management researcher.

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Meet the Profs of the Ontario Agricultural College
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Text: Prof. Cynthia Scott-Dupree
Bayer CropScience Chair in Sustainable Pest Management
School of Environmental Sciences
Cynthia: I'm a sustainable pest management person and I work
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specifically on insect pests of crops.
And using the concept of sustainable pest management,
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I want to develop management programs for growers that are environmentally compatible and economically feasible.
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Cynthia: I think the most exciting aspect about my work is actually getting to work with growers and finding out what their concerns are, and then figuring out,
along with other researchers and students how to solve those problems.
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Cynthia: I'm presently working on a research project with a graduate student that is focused on the brown marmorated stink bug which is an alien invasive insect
originally from Asia but has snuck across the border to invade Ontario from the northeastern United States. 
And it's causing a lot of concern in agricultural sectors, so we're focused on developing a sustainable pest management program
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for this pest before it causes any economic losses.
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Text: www.uoguelph.ca/oac
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