Web-based app identifies insects around the world and around the farm

A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to ...
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InsectNet technology identifies insects around the world and around the farm

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...
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The Average American Can’t Properly Identify These Common Insects

Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite ...
The Journal

Field Crop Insect Guide helps with identification, insect behavior and management

Crop farmers, agronomists and others who scout crops for insect injury can gain new insight through the latest version of Field Crop Insects. First published in 2012, the latest edition became ...
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From a vision of AI in plant science to the reality of Pest-ID in global agriculture

This illustration shows how the "Pest-ID" tool developed by Iowa State researchers can help farmers identify and manage pests of all kinds. Image courtesy of Iowa State's Translational AI Center. Nine ...
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What kind of bug is that? A way to identify plant insects in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — If you find a mystery bug on your plant, there’s a way here in Albuquerque to figure out what it is. The Bernalillo County Extension Office offers a bug identification ...
The Gazette

Marion man has documented thousands of insect species across Iowa. Here’s how he does it

Jim Durbin stands for a portrait with cecropia moths at his home in Marion on Aug. 9. Durbin has collected more than 18,000 physical samples and roughly 500,000 photographs. The samples range in size ...