What is it about?
Artificial intelligence can automatically detect and identify insect pests in real time by analyzing images and environmental data from traps, sensors, or drones, replacing slow and labour-intensive field scouting with faster, more precise, and scalable monitoring.
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Why is it important?
Faster, more accurate detection reduces unnecessary pesticide use, slows the development of resistance, cuts costs, and protects beneficial insects and ecosystems, while helping farmers adapt pest management to the increasing pressures of climate change.
Perspectives
We hope this article encourages researchers, farmers, and policymakers to see AI not as a gadget, but as a shared tool that can reshape pest management toward fairer, smarter, and more sustainable agriculture.
Edel Perez-Lopez
Universite Laval
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This page is a summary of: AI for accurate insect pest monitoring: A path toward resilient agriculture, PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, January 2026, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pstr.0000216.
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