Deepa Bhagat
About 20-40% of crop yields are lost due to plant pests every year.
In particular, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) and Bactrocera oleae
pests are known to infect more than 150 crops across the world.
A recent approach for the effective insect pest detection can be
achieved using Nanosensors. Nanosensors are nanoscale devices
that are used to detect certain species of pests. Artificial Intelligence
in agriculture has brought an agriculture revolution by improving the
crop yield. In this line we have developed a silicon dioxide-based
microelectro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor for the selective
pest female sex pheromones detection of Helicoverpa armigera
and Bactrocera oleae. The products developed are easy, costefficient,
reusable, and eco-friendly. These systems are resourceful
to farmers for the early detection of pests and preventive measures
can be taken for crop protection, and in turn overcome reduction in
the food production