Title: | Bark beetles as lidar targets and prospects of photonic surveillance |
Author(s): | Li M; Jansson S; Runemark A; Peterson J; Kirkeby CT; Jonsson AM; Brydegaard M; |
Address: | "Department of Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Animal Welfare and Disease Control, Copenhagen University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark. Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Norsk Elektro Optikk AS, Prost Stabels vei 22, Skedsmokorset, Norway" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1864-0648 (Electronic) 1864-063X (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Forestry is raising concern about the outbreaks of European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, causing extensive damage to the spruce forest and timber values. Precise monitoring of these beetles is a necessary step towards preventing outbreaks. Current commercial monitoring methods are catch-based and lack in both temporal and spatial resolution. In this work, light scattering from beetles is characterized, and the feasibility of entomological lidar as a tool for long-term monitoring of bark beetles is explored. Laboratory optical properties, wing thickness, and wingbeat frequency of bark beetles are reported, and these parameters can infer target identity in lidar data. Lidar results from a Swedish forest with controlled bark beetle release event are presented. The capability of lidar to simultaneously monitor both insects and a pheromone plume mixed with chemical smoke governing the dispersal of many insects is demonstrated. In conclusion, entomological lidar is a promising tool for monitoring bark beetles" |
Keywords: | Animals *Coleoptera Pheromones *Picea Plant Bark Ips typographus bark beetle coherent scattering entomological lidar environmental monitoring target characterization thin films; |
Notes: | "MedlineLi, Meng Jansson, Samuel Runemark, Anna Peterson, Jonathan Kirkeby, Carsten Thure Jonsson, Anna Maria Brydegaard, Mikkel eng 2019-850463/ERC_/European Research Council/International Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2020/11/30 J Biophotonics. 2021 Apr; 14(4):e202000420. doi: 10.1002/jbio.202000420. Epub 2020 Dec 14" |