Wednesday, 27 May 2015

TRAPVIEW AURA - a smart trap for monitoring which uses special light to attract insects

TRAPVIEW AURA uses a light lure that attracts insects by polarized UV light. Light trap is the most reliable method for monitoring of night moths, such as the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), which have a poor respond to chemical attractants. TRAPVIEW AURA enables combination of light and chemical lure in the same delta trap so that it is suitable for monitoring a wide range of pests.

TRAPVIEW AURA


TRAPVIEW AURA is an upgrade of the system TRAPVIEW. It allows to monitor the occurrence of pests with greater precision and less cost, since the user can anytime and anywhere monitor the status of pest populations in near real time.
The system is, like usual TRAPVIEW, upgraded with electronics which send pictures of lured pests to the cloud. All pictures are gathered, processed and securely archived. The recognized pests are automatically marked. The user can access the data via Internet or mobile applications.

Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Summer Fruit Tortrix (SFTM) – Adoxophyes orana

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Sumer fruit totrix moth is polyphagous and feeds on many varieties of pome and stone fruits, and on numerous  deciduous trees in hedgerows and woods. The primary hosts are in the Rosaceae family, more specifically, hosts include Prunus spp., Malus spp. and Pyrus spp. The SFTM is considered to be the most damaging leaf
roller in Europe.
This species is widely distributed throughout Europe and several countries in Asia (China, Japan, and Korea).

Adult moth

Images of Adoxophyes orana captured with TRAPVIEW system:

   



















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