Optimizing pest surveillance using small UAS

Описание: The future of effective and efficient biosecurity surveillance programs, and pest management in general, will require a higher level of automation and technical sophistication and an increased dependence on affordable technologies. Reliable yet effective sampling efforts are imperative to the future of plant biosecurity and food security in general.

Our team is currently investigating sensitivities and capacity of emerging unmanned aircraft systems (small UAS) and imaging technologies for biosecurity surveillance in viticulture, horticultural and grains industries. The overarching aim is to investigate the use of these technologies to support claims of pest freedom and low pest prevalence compared to commonly deployed surveillance practices and utility to inform pest management decisions for established species.