AUTOMATED PEST DETECTION AND CONTROL USING ACOUSTIC SIGNAL IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK

Abstract

Agriculture is the heart of our civilization, but farmers are facing many problems for good yield because of pest infestation. To control the growth of pests, pesticides are sprayed in large quantities through the cultivation land. Due to this, humans consume only inorganic food which leads to serious health issues. Moreover manual inspection by the farmers is not possible during the different stages of growth of the plant. This necessitates the development of a novel technique which detects the presence of the pests and intimates the farmer to spray the pesticides to the particular area. In this project work, the acoustic signal of the pests which affect a particular plant will be captured, processed and detected. Once it has been detected, it will be initiated to the farmer to control the infestation. A real time hardware setup will be developed to detect and control the pest.