{"id":39732,"date":"2025-03-18T06:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T06:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/?p=39732"},"modified":"2025-04-03T10:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:01:57","slug":"engaging-communities-the-power-of-citizen-science-in-agricultural-pest-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/engaging-communities-the-power-of-citizen-science-in-agricultural-pest-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging Communities: The Power of Citizen Science in Agricultural Pest Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39732\" class=\"elementor elementor-39732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f5154 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9f5154\" 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-565944e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"565944e\" 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><strong><em>By Heiner Denzer | Head of R&amp;D | Pessl Instruments\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In today\u2019s digital age, <\/span><b>citizen science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> empowers communities to actively contribute to scientific research, enhancing data collection and fostering local engagement. By participating in a Citizen Science App, users contribute valuable observations and data points, collectively building a robust data-set that informs analysis and research. This collaborative approach not only broadens our understanding of complex issues but also accelerates the development of effective solutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of successful citizen science initiatives include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Tracking bird migration patterns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to identify critical habitats for conservation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Monitoring water quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to detect pollution hotspots, informing environmental remediation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Mapping light pollution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to shape policies protecting nocturnal wildlife.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-3cef8f5 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cef8f5\" 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-52833b2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52833b2\" 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><b>Technology and Collaboration: The Role of iScout Mobile App<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central to STELLA\u2019s citizen science approach is the use of the <\/span><b>iScout mobile app<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a powerful tool that empowers users to actively participate in pest detection. Currently, the app is being deployed in <\/span><b>two Use Case Pilots (UCPs):<\/b><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/use-case-pilots\/ucp-3-arable-lithuania\/\">Potatoes<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17px; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--theme-color-bg_color); color: var(--theme-color-text); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> (Lithuania) \u2013 Supporting pest surveillance by detecting vectors related to potato diseases. <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/use-case-pilots\/ucp-1-vineyard-france\/\">Vines<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 400; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--theme-color-bg_color); color: var(--theme-color-text); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> (France) \u2013 Enhancing monitoring capabilities for vineyard pest management.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-cb0d997 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb0d997\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f984351 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f984351\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25c056 elementor-widget__width-inherit sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f25c056\" 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\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iScout-Mobile-App_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iScout-Mobile-App_1.png 273w, https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iScout-Mobile-App_1-7x12.png 7w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-c4baf5e e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4baf5e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c9bf2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c9bf2\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/metos.global\/en\/iscout-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">iScout mobile app<\/a><\/span> allows users to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Administrate insect traps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by specifying trap type, targeted insect, and precise location using the mobile phone\u2019s GNSS sensor.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\" class=\"translation-block\"><b>Capture and upload photos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of sticky cards from traps, which are then analyzed by <\/span><b>FieldClimate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> servers using <\/span><b>AI-powered insect detection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-5af1f0c e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5af1f0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7122a38 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7122a38\" 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\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/iScout-Mobile-App_2-r308yzf6wpar1gyko1flbp3n4ar1eic6d8nlqm9cgc.png\" title=\"iScout-Mobile-App_2\" alt=\"iScout-Mobile-App_2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f6f61 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85f6f61\" 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-5e9bb49 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9bb49\" 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 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Figures 1 &amp; 2: iSCOUT\u00ae Mobile app by Pessl Instruments<\/span><\/em><\/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-e0d9761 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0d9761\" 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-cefcba2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cefcba2\" 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><b>A Collaborative Future for Plant Health<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By integrating citizen science with advanced digital technologies, STELLA bridges the gap between research and real-world application. This collaborative approach not only empowers local communities but also contributes to <\/span><b>sustainable agriculture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>food security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>environmental protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As STELLA continues to engage growers and stakeholders, it paves the way for a more resilient agricultural ecosystem.<\/span><\/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-d78719d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d78719d\" 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\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pest-manage.jpg\" title=\"pest manage\" alt=\"pest manage\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-a454579 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a454579\" 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 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Figure 3: iSCOUT\u00ae Mobile app by Pessl Instruments<\/span><\/em><\/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 today\u2019s digital age, citizen science empowers communities to actively contribute to scientific research, enhancing data collection and fostering local engagement<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":10,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-project-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stella-pss.eu\/lt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}