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

我们的粮食供应面临前所未有的压力。据联合国粮农组织（2021年）估计，20 - 40%的作物因害虫而损失，全球每年的行业成本为700亿美元（WeForum 2021年）。因此，越来越多地采用害虫综合管理（IPM）策略来控制疫情，并将经济影响和环境破坏降至最低。IPM方法包括使用生物控制剂/交配中断，依靠精确监测来快速识别害虫爆发，以便及时采取行动，减少农药使用高达30%，并增加产量40%。然而，监测主要依靠人工检查和计数的陷阱，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，帮助农民通过精确监测来管理害虫，而无需额外的劳动力投入。具体而言，该项目将开发一种检测系统，可以区分和计数昆虫种类，实施为适于一系列作物/害虫的诱捕器或监测装置的一部分。诱捕器和监测装置将包含创新的化学诱饵配方，可提高害虫捕获量。由此产生的产品将提高农业生产力，减少浪费和农药使用，从而减少该行业的整体碳足迹。这项创新支持水果/蔬菜生产的变革，使农民能够从可持续的害虫管理方法中获得更大的利益。

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.