Challenges and opportunities of unmanned aerial vehicles as a new tool for crop pest control

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Zhang, Ruirui

作者： Zhang, Ruirui;Chen, Liping;Li, Longlong;Tang, Qing;Zhang, Ruirui;Chen, Liping;Li, Longlong;Tang, Qing;Hewitt, Andrew J.

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关键词： UAV sprayer; on target; canopy penetration; modeling; crop protection; pesticide application; pest control; spray deposition; spray drift

期刊名称：PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE （ 影响因子：4.1； 五年影响因子：4.4 ）

ISSN： 1526-498X

年卷期： 2023 年

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摘要： The application of pesticides is not simply delivering chemicals to the target area. It also involves considering the negative aspects and developing strategies to deal with them during the application process, to ensure the maximization of pesticides use efficiency and the maintenance of the ecosystem. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sprayers demonstrate unique advantages compared to traditional ground sprayers, particularly in terms of maneuverability and labor intensity reduction, showed great potential for chemical application in pest control. It is undeniable that there exist challenges in the practice of UAV spraying, such as higher potential risks of pesticide drift or pathogen transmission, uncertainty canopy deposition for different crops, and unexpected leaf breakage induced by downwash flow. Maximizing the utilization of downwash flow while avoiding lateral air movement outside the intended target crop area is a major issue for chemical application with UAV sprayers, particularly in light of the increasingly apparent consensus on the need for enhanced environmental protection during the chemical application process. It must be considered that the operation strategy in different scenarios and for different crop targets is not the same, unique requirements should be given on nozzle atomization, flight parameters, adjuvants and aircraft types in specific working situations. In future, the implementation of spray drift prediction, technical procedures development, and other solutions aimed at reducing pesticide drift and improving deposition quality, is expected to promote the adoption of UAV sprayers by more farmers. & COPY; 2023 Society of Chemical Industry. As a new tool that replaces knapsack sprayer and supplements ground sprayer, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used in pest control in the recent 10 years. We investigate the challenges existing in the application process of UAV sprayers, and proposed potential solutions from the aspects of operation characteristics of UAVs, crop targets, chemicals and environment.image

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