Advances of Software Technology and Development of Computer Application in Plant Protection

Methods for development of computer application in plant protection were reviewed and some conditions on software development were put forward. They were: (1) the guidance of the theory of software technology, and selecting an appropriate modeling methods, such as Rapid Prototyping Model; (2) according the developing trend of computer technology, selecting popular platform for developing software, just like Windows95/98; (3) selecting the tools (such as VB, Delphi) adapted to plant protector; and (4) organizing the team of developers including producers, researchers, and teachers & students in plant protection.In this paper, this principle was also demonstrated by the example of development of Cereal Aphids Information Management and Prediction System in Huanghuaihai Region (HH-AphidGIS).