Remote detection and measurement of leaf-cutting ant nests using deep learning and an unmanned aerial vehicle

A dos Santos, BJG Biesseck, N Latte… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Leaf-cutting ants are the main group of insect pests in Brazilian forest plantations, and their
nests can be visually identified in remotely sensed images. This study compares two distinct …

Precision silviculture: Use of UAVs and comparison of deep learning models for the identification and segmentation of tree crowns in pine crops

M Pérez-Carrasco, B Karelovic, R Molina… - … Journal of Digital …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The monitoring of trees is crucial for the management of large areas of forest cultivations, but
this process may be costly. However, remotely sensed data offers a solution to automate this …

[HTML][HTML] UAS-Based Real-Time Detection of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavities in Heterogeneous Landscapes Using YOLO Object Detection Algorithms

B Lawrence, E de Lemmus, H Cho - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, deep learning-based approaches have proliferated across a variety of
ecological studies. Inspired by deep learning's emerging prominence as the preferred tool …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning-based pine nematode trees' identification using multispectral and visible UAV imagery

B Qin, F Sun, W Shen, B Dong, S Ma, X Huo, P Lan - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pine wilt disease (PWD) has become increasingly serious recently and causes great
damage to the world's pine forest resources. The use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) …

[HTML][HTML] AI-Enabled Crop Management Framework for Pest Detection Using Visual Sensor Data

A Khan, SJ Malebary, LM Dang, F Binzagr, HK Song… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Our research focuses on addressing the challenge of crop diseases and pest infestations in
agriculture by utilizing UAV technology for improved crop monitoring through unmanned …

UAV data and deep learning: efficient tools to map ant mounds and their ecological impact

J Monsimet, S Sjögersten, NJ Sanders… - Remote Sensing in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐resolution unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAVs) data have alleviated the mismatch
between the scale of ecological processes and the scale of remotely sensed data, while …

Efficient dead pine tree detecting method in the Forest damaged by pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) through utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles …

W Lim, K Choi, W Cho, B Chang… - Forest Science and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is an invasive pathogen in South Korea,
where it has caused pine wilt disease (PWD) with extremely high mortality of native pine …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of forestry pests based on improved YOLOv5 and transfer learning

D Liu, F Lv, J Guo, H Zhang, L Zhu - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Infestations or parasitism by forestry pests can lead to adverse consequences for tree
growth, development, and overall tree quality, ultimately resulting in ecological degradation …

Stone Pine (Pinus Pinea L.) Detection from High-Resolution UAV Imagery Using Deep Learning Model

E Yildirim, M Nazar, UG Sefercik… - IGARSS 2022-2022 …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The automatic detection and counting of trees are crucial for yield estimations, agricultural
planning and forestry applications. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and computer vision …

[HTML][HTML] Towards automatic insect monitoring on witloof chicory fields using sticky plate image analysis

I Kalfas, B De Ketelaere, K Bunkens, W Saeys - Ecological Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Context Sticky trap catches of agricultural pests can be employed for early hotspot detection,
identification, and estimation of pest presence in greenhouses or in the field. However …