Complementary use of visual and olfactory cues to assess capture of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel): Implementation and field verification via an IoT-based automatic monitoring system
Journal
Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences
Journal Volume
100
Journal Issue
1
Date Issued
2024-01-01
Author(s)
Liu, Yu Yuan
Liao, Min Sheng
Chen, Ming Yin
Chuang, Yi Yuan
Wang, Jen Cheng
Abstract
This study examined the effect of combining visual and olfactory cues to attract oriental fruit flies (OFFs). Six different colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) served as a visual attractant and methyl eugenol served as olfactory bait to lure male flies. An internet of things (IoT)-based pest monitoring system, consisting of sensor nodes, a gateway, and automatic counting traps, was deployed in the field to automatically collect environmental data and pest counts. The results of the calibrated experiments indicated that green, yellow, or red LEDs exhibited better performance in attracting flies than white, purple, or blue LEDs or no LEDs. With an accurate combination of visual and olfactory cues, the proposed IoT-based pest monitoring system may be an effective tool in agricultural pest management, given its advantages for efficiently capturing OFFs in a labor and time saving manner, providing accurate information regarding increases in pest populations, and enabling long-term, real-time data collection.
Subjects
agricultural pest management | automatic monitoring system | complementary strategy | internet of things | visual and olfactory cues
Type
journal article