| Title: | Potential application of digital image-processing method and fitted logistic model to the control of oriental fruit moths (Grapholita molesta Busck) |
| Author(s): | Zhao ZG; Rong EH; Li SC; Zhang LJ; Zhang ZW; Guo YQ; Ma RY; |
| Address: | "College of Agronomy,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801,China. Center of Laboratory,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801,China. College of Forestry,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801,China" |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0007485315001145 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1475-2670 (Electronic) 0007-4853 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Monitoring of oriental fruit moths (Grapholita molesta Busck) is a prerequisite for its control. This study introduced a digital image-processing method and logistic model for the control of oriental fruit moths. First, five triangular sex pheromone traps were installed separately within each area of 667 m2 in a peach orchard to monitor oriental fruit moths consecutively for 3 years. Next, full view images of oriental fruit moths were collected via a digital camera and then subjected to graying, separation and morphological analysis for automatic counting using MATLAB software. Afterwards, the results of automatic counting were used for fitting a logistic model to forecast the control threshold and key control period. There was a high consistency between automatic counting and manual counting (0.99, P < 0.05). According to the logistic model, oriental fruit moths had four occurrence peaks during a year, with a time-lag of 15-18 days between adult occurrence peak and the larval damage peak. Additionally, the key control period was from 28 June to 3 July each year, when the wormy fruit rate reached up to 5% and the trapping volume was approximately 10.2 per day per trap. Additionally, the key control period for the overwintering generation was 25 April. This study provides an automatic counting method and fitted logistic model with a great potential for application to the control of oriental fruit moths" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/*methods Insect Control/*methods Logistic Models Moths/*physiology Population Density Population Dynamics Sex Attractants Grapholita molesta Busck automatic counting image processing sex pheromone trap;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineZhao, Z G Rong, E H Li, S C Zhang, L J Zhang, Z W Guo, Y Q Ma, R Y eng England 2016/04/19 Bull Entomol Res. 2016 Aug; 106(4):457-63. doi: 10.1017/S0007485315001145. Epub 2016 Apr 18" |
