Internet of Things (IoT) To Control The Two-Spotted Spider Mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch in Green houses | ||||
Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, F. Toxicology & Pest Control | ||||
Article 11, Volume 9, Issue 3, December 2017, Page 119-128 PDF (361.92 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsf.2017.17033 | ||||
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Author | ||||
Rania Ahmed Abd El-Wahab | ||||
Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Internet of things (IoT) technology declared its effects in agriculture generally and for pests’ control specifically. IoT is able to do many tasks in greenhouses which were infested with the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae. The full automated system depended on the wireless protocol that used sensors, Arduino, geographic information system (GIS), global system for mobile communication (GSM), etc., for data collection, processing, and others. It could be effective for pest monitoring, then data transference and finally decisions related to the activation of the distinctive procedure automatically. Such technology can direct even light or sound or both to let particular predator come and victual its prey with little efforts than occurred in control. Drone with light emitting diodes (LEDs) caused more than 90% reduction of infestation with most used colors by attracting specific predators to both exposed types, green and red, of T. urticae. Also but with little difference, recorded voices of adult females of T. urticaein the case of high infestations, showed their effectiveness to attract predators to cause reduction with about 80%. In other words, the precision agricultural system is so close for being applied to control mites through IoT as an advanced technology in both open fields and greenhouses successfully. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Internet of Things; Tetranychus; Arduino; Diodes; Voices; Predators | ||||
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