Identification of Occurrence and Infestation of Pests in Crops

Nikitha Reddy Amaram
2020 International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology  
Pest detection using image processing methods is very effective to protect the crops against the insect infestation which otherwise would be detrimental to the crops. Pest detection and management is extremely necessary, notably from farmer's purpose of read. Pests like aphids and cutworms can affect the crops overnight, and destroy an enormous area of crops. Pest detection is extremely useful in saving the crops along with its yield. This paper aims at taking the observations before the crop
more » ... affected and crop images as soon as the crop is laid low with pests so that the farmers can be alerted. Also, when pests are affected in one space, the farmers of the encircling areas can take precautionary measures, in order to save their crop from pest attack. This research uses the Image cascading algorithm to spot the pest in the affected crops. This paper conjointly emphasizes on Rule based engine algorithm to discover whether there are any chances of the pest attacking the crop, based on symptoms.
doi:10.22214/ijraset.2020.31187 fatcat:wtw67qafejfa3pk2s5rkmuq5ki