Naslov
Remote sensing in invasive pest monitoring in Croatia

Autori
Zorić, Nikola ; Balenović, Ivan ; Matošević, Dinka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Https://iufro-lisbon2022.com/images/abstracts/_book- of-abstracts_iufro_forest-health_6_9-sept_2022.pdf / - , 2022, 173-173

Skup
The IUFRO All-Division 7 2022 Conference

Mjesto i datum
Lisabon, Portugal, 06.09.2022. - 09.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Alien invasive forest pest, remote sensing, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Polygraphus proximus

Sažetak
Monitoring of pests, native or alien invasive is a key activity in prevention of damages in forests. Conventional monitoring methods (pheromone traps, visual transects, glue rings etc) are time consuming and require significant financial inputs. Development of remote sensing sensors, GPS technology and geographic information systems (GIS) support novel approach towards detecting pests, which has the potential of accurately measuring pest damage and populations on a whole area basis. Accurate and efficient monitoring of insect populations is a key point to improve pest control and mitigate damages. Technical limitations of remote scouting, especially resolution of satellite and aerial images, have until recently precluded wide scale adoption. Recent technological advancements have increased resolution of visible and NIR sensors while also decreasing size and cost providing more affordable ways to assess forest health. Therefore, usage of small aerial vehicles or drones equipped with multispectral sensors could provide a better insight into forest stand health and damages caused by pests. With relatively low-cost platform, we have insight on the area with better resolution than with those from satellite. Surveys of quarantine pests in forests are being conducted in Croatia, and those are co-financed by European commission. European food safety authority (EFSA) is recommending usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a versatile remote sensing-based toolkit for monitoring forest health and occurrence of forest pests. Use of UAVs for monitoring of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and Polygraphus proximus has been applied in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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