The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is one of the main insect pest species causing economic damage to several agricultural commodities worldwide and one of the worst threats to tree fruit crops in northern Italy, especially in the Emilia-Romagna region. Previous efforts in implementing H. halys surveillance at the regional level were mainly focused on studying the H. halys phenology, but they were not designed to provide a public service. In this paper, we propose a data-driven approach to support the application of Integrated Pest Management strategies against H. halys. The proposal is based on the experience of a three-year project in which a network of monitoring traps has been deployed throughout the whole Emilia-Romagna region and a data platform has been implemented to enable the real-time tracking of H. halys occurrence and distribution, integrating these information with multiple data sources, and analytical capabilities through a public website. Besides the real-time pest surveillance, the data platform allowed us to increase our understanding about H. halys seasonal invasion dynamics and the main factors contributing to its spread. The results will help individual growers in protecting their crops and the whole region in promoting more efficient usage of insecticides and more sustainable and healthy agricultural productions.
Forresi, C., Gallinucci, E., Golfarelli, M., Maistrello, L., Preti, M., Vaccari, G. (2024). A data platform for real-time monitoring and analysis of the brown marmorated stink bug in Northern Italy. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS, 82, 1-20 [10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102713].
A data platform for real-time monitoring and analysis of the brown marmorated stink bug in Northern Italy
Forresi, Chiara;Gallinucci, Enrico
;Golfarelli, Matteo;
2024
Abstract
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is one of the main insect pest species causing economic damage to several agricultural commodities worldwide and one of the worst threats to tree fruit crops in northern Italy, especially in the Emilia-Romagna region. Previous efforts in implementing H. halys surveillance at the regional level were mainly focused on studying the H. halys phenology, but they were not designed to provide a public service. In this paper, we propose a data-driven approach to support the application of Integrated Pest Management strategies against H. halys. The proposal is based on the experience of a three-year project in which a network of monitoring traps has been deployed throughout the whole Emilia-Romagna region and a data platform has been implemented to enable the real-time tracking of H. halys occurrence and distribution, integrating these information with multiple data sources, and analytical capabilities through a public website. Besides the real-time pest surveillance, the data platform allowed us to increase our understanding about H. halys seasonal invasion dynamics and the main factors contributing to its spread. The results will help individual growers in protecting their crops and the whole region in promoting more efficient usage of insecticides and more sustainable and healthy agricultural productions.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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