Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring

R Van Klink, T August, Y Bas, P Bodesheim… - Trends in ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, but their small size and high diversity
have always made them challenging to study. Recent technological advances have the …

DiversityScanner: Robotic handling of small invertebrates with machine learning methods

L Wührl, C Pylatiuk, M Giersch, F Lapp… - Molecular ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Invertebrate biodiversity remains poorly understood although it comprises much of the
terrestrial animal biomass, most species and supplies many ecosystem services. The main …

New trends in detection of harmful insects and pests in modern agriculture using artificial neural networks. a review

D Popescu, A Dinca, L Ichim… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Modern and precision agriculture is constantly evolving, and the use of technology has
become a critical factor in improving crop yields and protecting plants from harmful insects …

Machine learning for expert‐level image‐based identification of very similar species in the hyperdiverse plant bug family Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

A Popkov, F Konstantinov, V Neimorovets… - Systematic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Deep learning algorithms and particularly convolutional neural networks are very successful
in pattern recognition from images and are increasingly employed in biology. The …

Image‐based taxonomic classification of bulk insect biodiversity samples using deep learning and domain adaptation

T Fujisawa, V Noguerales… - Systematic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Complex bulk samples of insects from biodiversity surveys present a challenge for
taxonomic identification, which could be overcome by high‐throughput imaging combined …

Image-based automated species identification: can virtual data augmentation overcome problems of insufficient sampling?

M Klasen, D Ahrens, J Eberle, V Steinhage - Systematic Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Automated species identification and delimitation is challenging, particularly in rare and thus
often scarcely sampled species, which do not allow sufficient discrimination of infraspecific …

The specimen data refinery: a canonical workflow framework and FAIR digital object approach to speeding up digital mobilisation of natural history collections

A Hardisty, P Brack, C Goble, L Livermore, B Scott… - Data …, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
A key limiting factor in organising and using information from physical specimens curated in
natural science collections is making that information computable, with institutional …

DiversityScanner: Robotic discovery of small invertebrates with machine learning methods

L Wührl, C Pylatiuk, M Giersch, F Lapp, T von Rintelen… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Invertebrate biodiversity remains poorly explored although it comprises much of the
terrestrial animal biomass, more than 90% of the species-level diversity, supplies many …

Artificial neuronal networks are revolutionizing entomological research

M Hartbauer - Journal of Applied Entomology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in entomological research has gained significant
attention in recent years. This review summarizes the current state of research on the …

The Genus-Level Identification of Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) From Habitus Images with Convolutional Neural Network Classification

M Tokmak, İ Şen - … Journal of Applied Mathematics Electronics and …, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Identifying an organism requires taxonomic expertise, time, and often adult specimens of
that organism. Accurate identification of organisms is of great importance for sustainable …