Interesting AI-powered trap that kills insects

This is a unique invention in the world with an AI-integrated trap used to kill harmful insects.

A New Jersey native, Selina Zhang is no stranger to the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species that has devastated local agriculture in the Garden State for years. Photo: @Selina Zhang.

Selina Zhang first discovered the pest while visiting a market near her home in primary school. She was intrigued by a swarm of colourful insects that resembled moths. But the spotted lanternfly’s alluring appearance, with its bright red lower wings protruding from its black polka-dot upper wings, can be deceiving. Photo: @ Invasive Species Centre.

Classified as a planthopper, the insect hops from tree to tree feeding on sap, affecting more than 70 different species of trees. And as it flies away, the tree is weakened, increasing its risk of disease. As the spotted lanternfly consumes large amounts of sugar from the sap, it secretes honeydew, a sticky liquid that accumulates on the tree, hindering photosynthesis and promoting the growth of sooty mold, which can damage the tree. Photo: @ Tree Pittsburgh.

The most common forms of control include pesticides and sticky tape, a strip of sticky material wrapped around the trunk of a tree to trap the pest. But both have serious ecological side effects. Photo: @Billy Penn at WHYY.

To avoid these negative consequences, combined with weeks of field observations, deep algorithmic programming skills, and an umbrella taken from her family’s porch, Selina Zhang built ArTreeficial, a solar-powered, self-cleaning, AI-controlled “synthetic tree.” Photo: @Selina Zhang.

The ArTreeficial system is capable of attracting spotted lanternflies, and destroying them with an electronic grid using bait made from Ailanthus altissima tree sap, a type of tree sap that spotted lanternflies are extremely fond of. Photo: @Selina Zhang.

First, Selina Zhang used ultrasound to emit a scent made from the essence of Ailanthus altissima resin to lure spotted lanternflies in. The next step was to design a diamond-shaped electric grid for the ArTreeficial System, which uses machine learning and AI to identify the insects and automatically trigger an electric shock when they fall into the trap. Photo: @Selina Zhang.

“The ArTreeficial project uses AI, uses chemistry, addresses climate change and solar energy. It is the perfect combination of the interdisciplinary nature of science and engineering in this project,” Maya Ajmera, president and CEO of the Society for Science, said in a statement. Photo: @Selina Zhang.

Julie Urban, an entomologist and spotted lanternfly expert at Pennsylvania State University, said Zhang's AI approach was "incredibly innovative" and could be useful in a variety of ecological settings. Photo: @Selina Zhang.

Dear Readers, please watch the video : 7 Greatest and Most Outstanding Scientists in Human History. Video source: TACA CHANNEL NEW.

Source: https://khoahocdoisong.vn/thu-vi-bay-chay-bang-ai-tieu-diet-con-trung-post1543917.html