Development of a UAS-based Insect Scouting Method
ISSN 2158-9429
Volume 12, Issue 2 - December 2019
Editor: Linda Chalker-Scott
Abstract
- Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, also known as drones) are widely used for many civil operations, including emergency response, hazard monitoring, delivery service, and public safety. The agricultural drone market also has immense potential due to recent technology advancements in smartphone and other sensing devices. To date, most drone applications in agriculture focus on weed detection using cameras, and moisture stress using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) sensors. Little, or no research exists exploring drone-driven insect sampling in the field. The objective of this research project is to advance insect scouting using sweep net equipped drones and compare it with the standard sweep net method. The results are quite promising in the sense that sweep net equipped drones will be a potential way for insect scouting in extension communities in the near future.
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