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Program Symposium

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

Empowering Insect Science, Management and Conservation Through Emerging Technologies

In-field autonomous sensors for real-time pest monitoring and the revolutionary potential of AI/ML for sustainable pest management systems

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM MST

Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 124 AB, PCC

Presenting Author(s)

LH

Leslie Hickle

FarmSense, Inc.
Yuma, Arizona

Co-Author(s)

SS

Shailendra Singh

FarmSense, Inc.
Riverside, California
EK

Eamonn Keogh, Ph.D.

Co-Founder, CSO, FarmSense; Professor
University of California, California
CK

Cliff Kitayama, Ph.D.

VP Field R&D
FarmSense, Inc.
Riverside, California
TE

Tracy Ellis, Ph.D.

FarmSense, Inc.
Riverside, California

Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been used in agriculture since the 80’s although the term itself was first coined a decade later. Real-time sensor technology promised more accurate water, nutrient, pest and weather detection creating a foundation for precision farming. Autonomous insect pest sensors were built to save labor, time, and create an objective historical record that seamlessly feeds into predictive models which AI/ML would continue to refine with ongoing data collection. Yet today, the use of in-field IoT sensors has failed to meet expectations and/or be accepted by the ag community. We recap FarmSense’s journey in developing the first autonomous pseudo-acoustic pest sensor and explore the factors that impeded and supported our product’s development to a commercial product. We also discuss the potential synergies with other IoT sensors that provide additional information for determining pest development and economic impact and how the IoT system might look in the future.