Harmony in Agriculture - Harnessing Green Technologies for Eco-friendly Insect Pest Management | Doi : 10.37446/edibook082025/13-21

PAID ACCESS | Published on : 02-Apr-2025

Innovative Monitoring and Surveillance Techniques for Precision Insect Pest Management

• Bharati Jambunatha Patil
• Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
• Pramod Katti
• Professor of Entomology, Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
• Sreenivas A. G
• Professor of Entomology and Head, Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
• Sham Supreeth G
• Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

Monitoring insect pests is the first step in making any pest management decisions for successful pest control. Traditional monitoring technologies like pheromone traps, light traps, sticky traps, burlese funnel traps, etc., have limitations viz., more labor and time requirements and were less accurate in getting real-time pest scenarios under field conditions. In this direction, advancement in science and technology has led to the development of innovative techniques like remote sensing, artificial intelligence, acoustic monitoring and molecular methods. These methods use real-time data or situations to generate the most accurate results that help in achieving precision pest management goals. Researchers are focusing on integrating traditional methods with artificial intelligence techniques to get better outcomes.

Keywords

Acoustic methods, Artificial intelligence, Molecular methods, Remote sensing, Radar

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