BugIoT: An IoT system for automated, long-life IPM

BugIoT：用于自动化、长寿命 IPM 的 IoT 系统

• 批准号: 10092983
• 金额: $ 24.09万
• 依托单位: AGSENZE LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10092983
• 关键词: BugIoT; IoT; system; automated; long

Our food supply is under unprecedented pressure. The FAO (2021) estimates that 20-40% of our crops are lost to pests, at a global industry cost of $70bn each year (WeForum 2021).Therefore integrated pest management (IPM) strategies are increasingly adopted to control outbreaks and minimise economic impact and environmental damage. IPM approaches include use of biological control agents/mating disruption that rely upon precision monitoring to rapidly identify pest outbreaks in order to take timely action, reducing pesticide use by up to 30% and increasing yield by 40% . However, monitoring largely relies on traps with manual checks and counts and therefore monitoring doesn't always occur with the frequency needed to optimise control methods.This project will develop a novel system to help farmers manage pests through precision monitoring without additional labour commitment.Specifically, the project will develop a detection system that distinguishes and counts insect species, implemented as part of a trap or monitoring device adaptable to a range of crops/pests. Traps and monitoring devices will contain innovative chemical lure formulations that improve pest catch.The resultant offering will thereby enhance agricultural productivity, reducing waste and pesticide usage, which reduces the overall carbon footprint of the industry. The innovation supports a transformative change in fruit/vegetable production by enabling farmers to get greater benefit from sustainable pest management approaches.

我们的食物供应面临前所未有的压力。联合国粮农组织（2021年）估计，我们20% -40%的作物因害虫而损失，全球农业每年损失700亿美元（WeForum 2021年）。因此，越来越多地采用病虫害综合管理战略来控制病虫害暴发并尽量减少经济影响和环境损害。综合防治方法包括使用生物防治剂/干扰交配，依靠精确监测迅速查明虫害暴发，以便及时采取行动，将农药使用量减少多达30%，并将产量提高40%。然而，监测在很大程度上依赖于手动检查和计数的陷阱，因此监测并不总是以优化控制方法所需的频率进行。该项目将开发一种新的系统，通过精确监测帮助农民管理害虫，而无需额外的劳动力承诺。具体而言，该项目将开发一种区分和计数昆虫种类的检测系统，作为适用于各种作物/害虫的捕集器或监测装置的一部分实施。陷阱和监测装置将包含创新的化学诱饵配方，以改善害虫捕获。由此产生的产品将提高农业生产力，减少浪费和农药的使用，从而减少该行业的总体碳足迹。这项创新使农民能够从可持续虫害管理方法中获得更大的利益，从而支持水果/蔬菜生产的变革。