Arthropod pest outbreaks are unpredictable and not uniformly distributed within fields. Early
outbreak detection and treatment application are inherent to effective pest management …

This review discusses the economically important pest mites (Acari) of greenhouses,
aspects of their biology, and the acarine predators that attack them as well as various insect …

Strawberries are an important and high-value crop in the United States. The total value of
strawberry production in the United States was $3.42 billion in 2021. However, a major pest …

Spider mites are important pests that cause severe economic damage to cotton. They feed
on underside of leaves, piercing the chloroplast-containing cells, resulting in foliar damage …

BACKGROUND The tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici, is a major pest in tomato crops,
causing damage through leaf and stem browning, defoliation and russeting of fruit …

Monitoring Tetranychus urticae Koch in cotton crops is challenging due to the vast crop
areas and clustered mite attacks, hindering early infestation detection. Hyperspectral …

This study uses an image-processing technique to determine the damage level caused by
two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) to cucumber plants and changes in the …

BACKGROUND Detection and diagnosis of emerging arthropod outbreaks in horticultural
glasshouse crops, such as bok choy and spinach, is both important and challenging. A …

Highlights•Damage to the underside of a leaf can be spectrally detected from its upper
side.•Early identification of two spotted spider mites damage to leaves by hyperspectral …

In the mass production systems of microalgal species, it is important to ensure the safety and
quality of the biomass and product. This requires effective monitoring tools that are sensitive …