Satellites, AI could help detect infestations

Feb 4, 2024
Feb 4, 2024

Pest tech — Fall aerial view of the University of Minnesota's West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris.
Photo courtesy David Hansen/University of Minnesota

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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL — Satellite-based remote sensing allows us to see much more than we can see when standing on the ground. New research from the University of Minnesota found, when combined with artificial intelligence, remote sensing could dramatically improve management of soybean aphid.

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