{"id":39815,"date":"2025-04-14T06:22:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T06:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/?p=39815"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:59:52","slug":"from-reactive-to-proactive-how-edencore-and-stella-are-redefining-pest-detection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/from-reactive-to-proactive-how-edencore-and-stella-are-redefining-pest-detection\/","title":{"rendered":"From Reactive to Proactive: How EdenCore and STELLA are redefining pest detection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39815\" class=\"elementor elementor-39815\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c6c8a e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8c6c8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0944b20 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0944b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>By <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Dimitra Dafnaki | Agronomist | EdenCore<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>In modern agriculture, disease detection is not just about spotting symptoms\u2014it&#8217;s about staying ahead of outbreaks before they escalate. Traditional scouting methods, reliant on manual inspections, often fall short due to their inconsistency and labour-intensive nature. Eden Viewer, a pioneering technology within the STELLA Horizon EU Project, is designed to transform how farmers monitor plant health. By leveraging AI-powered analysis through a tractor-mounted camera system, EdenCore introduces a smarter, more efficient approach to disease detection, ensuring that no sign of infection goes unnoticed.<br \/>By seamlessly integrating into existing farm operations, Eden Viewer automates data collection while farmers perform routine tasks. This not only enhances efficiency but also aligns with STELLA\u2019s mission to advance agricultural technology, enabling proactive decision-making, reducing the risk of disease outbreaks, and minimising crop losses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2647a e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc2647a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c4af6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56c4af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Bringing AI to the fields: Eden Viewer\u2019s impact on STELLA<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b908be7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b908be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of the project, EdenCore has developed three proximal imaging protocols for close-range data collection, deployed the Eden Viewer across all European UCPs, and is set to deliver novel AI models. The following sections outline its key contributions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20c9bf e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a20c9bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc15527 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc15527\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3948403 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3948403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-1024x808.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-600x474.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-1536x1212.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-370x292.jpg 370w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-840x663.jpg 840w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor-410x324.jpg 410w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Eden-Viewer-MVP2-mounted-on-the-tractor.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 1: Eden Viewer (MVP2) mounted on the tractor. Source: EdenCore<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488b0c4 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"488b0c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2871f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da2871f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Seamless integration with routine farm operations<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ffc9c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7ffc9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eden Viewer is mounted on tractors, allowing for continuous data collection without disrupting farm workflows. As the tractor moves through the fields, high-resolution cameras scan crops in real-time, capturing detailed images for AI-based disease detection. This eliminates the need for labour-intensive manual scouting, ensuring every plant is monitored consistently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3915c96 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3915c96\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca0032 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca0032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for early pest detection<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b261711 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b261711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EdenCore plays a critical role in the STELLA project, by advancing AI applications for pest detection. Integrating computer vision models, enables the precise identification of pest infections and disease symptoms at an early stage, helping farmers take immediate action. By utilising deep learning architectures to analyse plant health indicators, the AI-driven models continuously assess plant stress factors, allowing for disease detection and more accurate decision-making.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6419b5 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6419b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e4c5c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02e4c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Close-up image collection for enhanced accuracy<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cd114 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2cd114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike aerial solutions, Eden Viewer captures close-up images from within the canopy, offering unparalleled detail on plant surfaces. This enables precise identification of early-stage disease symptoms, including discoloration, lesions, and fungal growth that might go unnoticed from a top-down perspective. The high-resolution imaging ensures even the smallest abnormalities are detected before they spread.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6e0fe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c6e0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>24\/7 monitoring with LED lighting<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e4345 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e4345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eden Viewer is equipped with LED lights, allowing it to operate efficiently regardless of the time of day. This 24\/7 monitoring capability ensures continuous disease scouting, even in low-light conditions or at night. Eliminating dependency on natural light provides uniform image quality and minimises inconsistencies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f308e1 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f308e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e6410 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39e6410\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7752e0a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7752e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Reliable performance in any weather<\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62c353 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62c353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Weather conditions can greatly impact traditional scouting methods and aerial-based monitoring systems. Eden Viewer mitigates these challenges by operating at a fixed distance from crops, reducing the impact of shadows, reflections, and varying sunlight intensities. This stability ensures reliable and standardised data collection across different times and weather conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75a9a3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f75a9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer-1024x592.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39818\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer-600x347.png 600w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer-370x214.png 370w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer-840x486.png 840w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer-410x237.png 410w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Detections-of-symptoms-by-Eden-Viewer.png 1236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 2: Detections of symptoms by Eden Viewer. Source: EdenCore <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752625d e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"752625d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf58db sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecf58db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>The future of Disease Detection in agriculture<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aec959 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aec959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agriculture is undergoing a technological revolution. AI-driven solutions are redefining how farmers approach disease detection and crop protection. Gone are the days of reactive farming\u2014precision agriculture now enables proactive and predictive strategies, minimising losses before they occur.\u00a0<br \/>By leveraging AI and Machine Learning, Eden Viewer allows farmers to anticipate risks, optimise treatments, and ensure healthier, more resilient crops. With AI-powered imaging, data analytics, and sustainable farming practices, the STELLA project is driving a new era of smart pest scouting\u2014one where every decision is informed, every treatment is precise, and every harvest is safeguarded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In modern agriculture, disease detection is not just about spotting symptoms\u2014it&#8217;s about staying ahead of outbreaks before they escalate.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":13,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-project-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}