METHOD FOR PEST MANAGEMENT USING PEST IDENTIFICATION SENSORSAND NETWORK ACCESSIBLE DATABASE

• Main Authors: MAFRA-NETO, AGENOR, COLER, REGINALD R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 07.11.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUSPLANTS; CALCULATING; CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ORIMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL; PHYSICS; SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRAPPING

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of pe st management by a grower. The method includes gathering pest sampling data in connection with a crop of the grower. The pest sampling data includes pest identification information gathered using a pest identification sensor. The pest sampling data further includes locational information thereof. The method further includes transmitting the gathered pest sampling data to a pest sampling database. The pest sampling database includes pest sampling data regarding respective crops from a plurality of other growers. The pest sampling database is in electric al communication with pest management analysis software for generation of pest management analysis. The method further includes electronically receiving th e generated pest management analysis.