Integrated pest management relies on insect pest monitoring to support the decision of
counteracting a given level of infestation and to select the adequate control method. The …

Apple is one of the most important economic fruit crops in the world. Despite all the
strategies of integrated pest management (IPM), insecticides are still frequently used in its …

Remote pest population monitoring is of major importance within the context of precision
agriculture. Information acquired from the field has been proved essential for proper …

Simple Summary Modern pest control is based on correct timing protection and the
avoidance of unnecessary insecticide use. Therefore, we must know the exact time of pest …

Crop growth in greenhouses is basically determined by the climate variables in the
environment and by the amounts of water and fertilizers supplied by irrigation. The …

The regulation of water and fertilizer for alfalfa growth is not precise enough because the
regulation strategy cannot track alfalfa growth dynamically. In this paper, we propose a …

The effectiveness of insect pest management programs depends on the availability of
reliable and updated information about the pest infestation status. Action thresholds derived …

The orchid industry in Taiwan has established large-scale orchid greenhouses to achieve
high-precision cultivation of orchids, especially for Phalaenopsis. The wireless sensor …

Continuous monitoring of population fluctuations is important to improve the control of
economic pests. The Mediterranean fruit fly [medfly; Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)] is a …

The quality of grapes and the drying process has a momentous impact on the quality of the
final products (raisins). South Azerbaijan is the most important region for grape growing and …