{"id":12843,"date":"2024-04-24T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_proj&p=12843"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:08:01","slug":"ai4leafhopper-automatic-green-leafhopper-infestation-alert-using-drone-footage","status":"publish","type":"iplantprotect_proj","link":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/iplantprotect_proj\/ai4leafhopper-alerta-automatico-de-infestacao-por-cigarrinha-verde-usando-imagens-de-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"AI4Leafhopper: Automatic warning of green leafhopper infestation using drone images"},"content":{"rendered":"

BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, the green leafhopper (scientific name Jacobiasca lybica<\/em>) has emerged as a key pest in Mediterranean vineyards. This pest causes early senescence of the leaves, first curling, then turning reddish in red varieties or yellow in white varieties and finally drying out, reducing the photosynthetic activity of the plants, productivity and quality of the grapes. In 2021, InnovPlantProtect (InPP) began monitoring this pest in some of Jo\u00e3o Portugal Ramos' vineyards in Estremoz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the data collected so far, it has been possible to understand the dynamics of the pest and some spatial patterns of infestation related to weather data and the presence of adults. InPP has developed a risk forecasting model capable of alerting the appearance of symptoms of critical severity 2 weeks in advance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next challenge is to find ways of using precision agriculture, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and drones, to support the risk prediction model and increase the accuracy of the spatial and temporal occurrence of leafhopper infestation in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the challenge of using digital technology in the field is to make it accessible and usable for farmers. Increasingly, the monitoring of plant pests and diseases will benefit from AI and automation (computerization), so one of the main challenges for producers is to integrate digital tools such as cell phones, drones, IoT sensors, webGIS applications into conventional monitoring plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AI4Leafhopper project was one of the 5 projects awarded by the ICAERUS project of Horizon Europe<\/a> within the scope of the first application dedicated to developing innovation. InPP will develop the innovative system that uses data collected at air and ground level, combining RGB and multispectral images from drones with leafhopper population data from conventional chromotropic traps. In addition, data from weather stations and a field spectrometer will be added to complete the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The system will be designed to inform the farmer when, where and with what intensity the leafhopper is attacking his vines, predicting the risk of the critical level of symptoms up to two weeks in advance and, hopefully, detecting symptomatic plants in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this way, the AI4Leafhopper solution will help wine producers control infestations by automatically providing both spatial and temporal indications of where leafhoppers are beginning to damage the vineyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The digital solutions proposed by AI4Leafhopper will enable wine producers:
1) minimize the environmental impact of pesticide application (by reducing phytochemical applications and CO2 emissions), due to the precise (spatial and temporal) application of these compounds;
2) reduce the costs of chemical pesticide applications and sugar inputs in the winery (necessary to correct the effect of the leafhopper on the grapes);
3) make better use of their working hours and resources, by reducing the time dedicated to pest surveillance and allowing faster decisions on pest control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this way, producers will be able to generate higher revenues, increasing production, yields and grape quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Develop a pipeline<\/em> of early detection of leafhopper symptoms, using multispectral data acquired by drones to automatically detect and classify the severity class of each vine's symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Develop a drone flight recommendation model, based on the InPP risk prediction model, to indicate whether drones should be deployed two weeks in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Develop a cell phone alert communication system that informs farmers about: predicting the risk of leafhopper symptom severity; recommending drone flight times; first symptoms of leafhopper infestation in vineyards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Monitoring of the leafhopper population and symptom levels with chromotropic traps and evaluation of nymphs at ground level.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Monitoring symptom levels due to airborne leafhopper attack.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Development of a model for automated processing and analysis of drone images<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Improvement of the risk prediction model based on meteorological and leafhopper population data.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Development of a warning system based on the integration of risk forecasting models and drone images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Promotion and demonstration of solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINANCING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BACKGROUND Nos \u00faltimos anos, a cigarrinha-verde (de nome cient\u00edfico Jacobiasca lybica) emergiu como uma praga chave nas vinhas mediterr\u00e2nicas. Esta praga provoca a senesc\u00eancia precoce das folhas, primeiro enrolando, depois ganhando colora\u00e7\u00e3o avermelhada nas variedades tintas ou amarelando nas variedades brancas e finalmente secando, reduzindo a atividade fotossint\u00e9tica das plantas, a produtividade e a qualidade […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12865,"template":"","estado_do_projeto":[23],"patologia":[],"class_list":["post-12843","iplantprotect_proj","type-iplantprotect_proj","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","estado_do_projeto-projetos-finalizados"],"acf":{"file":false,"file_source":{"label":"Ficheiro","type":"file","formatted_value":false},"viewer":"","viewer_source":{"label":"Documento","type":"text","formatted_value":""},"info":[{"row":{"label":"Designa\u00e7\u00e3o do Projeto \/Acr\u00f3nimo","value":"AI4Leafhopper: Alerta autom\u00e1tico de infesta\u00e7\u00e3o por cigarrinha-verde usando imagens de drone"}},{"row":{"label":"Programa\/Call","value":"ICAERUS PULL"}},{"row":{"label":"Estado","value":"Ativo"}},{"row":{"label":"Data de in\u00edcio","value":"01\/04\/2024"}},{"row":{"label":"Data de conclus\u00e3o","value":"01\/04\/2025"}},{"row":{"label":"Website","value":"NA"}},{"row":{"label":"Or\u00e7amento do CoLAB","value":"\u20ac 50.000"}},{"row":{"label":"Entidade L\u00edder","value":"InnovPlantProtect"}}],"info_source":{"label":"Ficha","type":"repeater","formatted_value":[{"row":{"label":"Designa\u00e7\u00e3o do Projeto \/Acr\u00f3nimo","value":"AI4Leafhopper: Alerta autom\u00e1tico de infesta\u00e7\u00e3o por cigarrinha-verde usando imagens de drone"}},{"row":{"label":"Programa\/Call","value":"ICAERUS PULL"}},{"row":{"label":"Estado","value":"Ativo"}},{"row":{"label":"Data de in\u00edcio","value":"01\/04\/2024"}},{"row":{"label":"Data de conclus\u00e3o","value":"01\/04\/2025"}},{"row":{"label":"Website","value":"NA"}},{"row":{"label":"Or\u00e7amento do CoLAB","value":"\u20ac 50.000"}},{"row":{"label":"Entidade L\u00edder","value":"InnovPlantProtect"}}]},"members":[{"member":"","position":"Coordenador de projeto, InPP"},{"member":2744,"position":"Co-coordenador de projeto, InPP"},{"member":"","position":"Investigadora, InPP"},{"member":2770,"position":"Investigador, InPP"},{"member":"","position":"Investigador, InPP"},{"member":12932,"position":"Investigadora, InPP"},{"member":10155,"position":"Gestor de Projeto, InPP"},{"member":6428,"position":"Gestora de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o, InPP"}],"members_source":{"label":"Membros","type":"repeater","formatted_value":[{"member":false,"position":"Coordenador de projeto, InPP"},{"member":{"ID":2744,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-01-05 10:48:23","post_date_gmt":"2021-01-05 10:48:23","post_content":"\n

Diretor<\/strong>, Ci\u00eancia de Dados e Bioinform\u00e1tica<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doutorado em Biologia Evolutiva, pela Universidade de Edimburgo, Reino Unido<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1reas de compet\u00eancia:<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bioinform\u00e1tica; Biologia Evolutiva; Gen\u00f3mica microbiana\/ Metagen\u00f3mica; Estat\u00edstica<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun\u00e7\u00f5es anteriores:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigador P\u00f3s-Doutorado no projeto ONEIDA, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ci\u00eancia, Oeiras, Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigador P\u00f3s-Doutorado FCT no Instituto Gulbenkian de Ci\u00eancia, Oeiras, Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20<\/strong> publica\u00e7\u00f5es cient\u00edficas; \u00edndice h (Scopus): 1<\/strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duas publica\u00e7\u00f5es relevantes:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramiro, R. S.<\/strong>, Dur\u00e3o, P., Bank, C., and Gordo, I. (2020). Low mutational load and high mutation rate variation in gut commensal bacteria. PLoS Biology<\/em>, 18(3), e3000617, DOI: 10.1371\/journal.pbio.3000617<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sousa, A., Ramiro, R. S.<\/strong>, Barroso-Batista, J., G\u00fcleresi, D., Louren\u00e7o, M., & Gordo, I. (2017). Recurrent Reverse Evolution Maintains Polymorphism after Strong Bottlenecksin Commensal Gut Bacteria. Molecular Biology and Evolution<\/em>, 34(11), 2879-2892, DOI: 10.1093\/molbev\/msx221<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ricardo Ramiro","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ricardo-ramiro","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-02-24 10:12:42","post_modified_gmt":"2026-02-24 10:12:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_member&p=2744","menu_order":0,"post_type":"iplantprotect_member","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"position":"Co-coordenador de projeto, InPP"},{"member":false,"position":"Investigadora, InPP"},{"member":{"ID":2770,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2021-01-06 17:27:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-01-06 17:27:19","post_content":"\n

Investigador doutorado s\u00e9nior, Monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o Inteligente de Pragas e Doen\u00e7as<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doutoramento em Ecologia pela Universidade Aut\u00f3noma de Madrid, Espanha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1reas de compet\u00eancia:<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modela\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica; An\u00e1lise Espacial; Geoestat\u00edstica; Dete\u00e7\u00e3o remota<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun\u00e7\u00f5es anteriores:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigador contratado, Universidade de Coimbra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigador convidado no MED, Universidade de \u00c9vora<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigador P\u00f3s-doc da Rede REMEDINAL, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos\/ Universidad Autonoma de Madrid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 publica\u00e7\u00f5es cient\u00edficas; \u00edndice h (Scopus): 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duas<\/strong> publica\u00e7\u00f5es relevantes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hornero, A., Zarco-Tejada, P., Marengo, I., Faria, N.<\/strong> and Hernandez Clemente, R. (2024). Detection of oak decline using radiative transfer modelling and machine learning from multispectral and thermal RPAS imagery. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation<\/em>. 127 (103679). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jag.2024.103679<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faria, N<\/strong>. and Morales, M.B. (2022). Linking entomofauna and farmland management to enhance ecosystem services in Mediterranean drylands. Annals of Applied Biology<\/em>, 180(3), 407\u2013418. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/aab.12741<\/p>\n","post_title":"Nuno Faria","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nuno-faria","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-02-24 11:34:04","post_modified_gmt":"2026-02-24 11:34:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_member&p=2770","menu_order":0,"post_type":"iplantprotect_member","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"position":"Investigador, InPP"},{"member":false,"position":"Investigador, InPP"},{"member":{"ID":12932,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-05-06 17:13:23","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-06 17:13:23","post_content":"\n

Investigador mestre, Monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Diagn\u00f3stico de Pragas e Doen\u00e7as<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mestrado em Entomologia pela Universidade Harper Adams, Reino Unido<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1reas de compet\u00eancia:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entomologia; Sistem\u00e1tica de Insetos; Gest\u00e3o Integrada de Pragas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun\u00e7\u00f5es anteriores:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bolseira de investiga\u00e7\u00e3o no Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Tapada de Ajuda, Lisboa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colaborador externo do Centro de Ecologia, Evolu\u00e7\u00e3o e Altera\u00e7\u00f5es Ambientais (cE3c) na Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias da Universidade de Lisboa<\/p>\n","post_title":"Rita Morais","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rita-morais","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-18 14:29:00","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-18 14:29:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_member&p=12932","menu_order":0,"post_type":"iplantprotect_member","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"position":"Investigadora, InPP"},{"member":{"ID":10155,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2023-06-19 15:30:38","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-19 15:30:38","post_content":"\n

Gestor de Projeto, Administra\u00e7\u00e3o Financeira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Licenciado em Gest\u00e3o pela Universidade do Algarve<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1reas de compet\u00eancia:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contabilidade; Administra\u00e7\u00e3o<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun\u00e7\u00f5es anteriores:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00e9cnico de movimento na Frota azul algarve \u2013 Grupo Barraqueiro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00e9cnico de contabilidade na Junta de freguesia de Portim\u00e3o<\/p>\n","post_title":"Lu\u00eds Santos","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"luis-santos","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-06-19 15:30:38","post_modified_gmt":"2023-06-19 15:30:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_member&p=10155","menu_order":0,"post_type":"iplantprotect_member","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"position":"Gestor de Projeto, InPP"},{"member":{"ID":6428,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-07-01 14:59:54","post_date_gmt":"2022-07-01 14:59:54","post_content":"\n

Gestora de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o; Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o de Ci\u00eancia<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P\u00f3s-gradua\u00e7\u00e3o em Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o de Ci\u00eancia, NOVA FCSH\/ ITQB NOVA <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mestre em Gest\u00e3o e Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o de Recursos Naturais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c1reas de compet\u00eancia:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o de Ci\u00eancia; Gest\u00e3o de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o; Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Institucional; Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e Gest\u00e3o de Conte\u00fados; Plataformas Digitais<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun\u00e7\u00f5es anteriores:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comunicadora de Ci\u00eancia no Centro de Biotecnologia Agr\u00edcola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estagi\u00e1ria no Centro de Biotecnologia Agr\u00edcola e Agro-Alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Membro da equipa de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o da Rede Portuguesa de Ci\u00eancia Cidad\u00e3 (RPCC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educadora Ambiental na C\u00e2mara Municipal de Oeiras, museus de ci\u00eancia e quintas pedag\u00f3gicas<\/p>\n","post_title":"In\u00eas Ferreira","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ines-ferreira","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-18 14:43:32","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-18 14:43:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_member&p=6428","menu_order":0,"post_type":"iplantprotect_member","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"position":"Gestora de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o, InPP"}]},"members_external":null,"members_external_source":{"label":"Membros Externos","type":"repeater","formatted_value":false},"posts":null,"posts_source":{"label":"Posts","type":"repeater","formatted_value":false}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iplantprotect_proj\/12843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iplantprotect_proj"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/iplantprotect_proj"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iplantprotect_proj\/12843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18036,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iplantprotect_proj\/12843\/revisions\/18036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"estado_do_projeto","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/estado_do_projeto?post=12843"},{"taxonomy":"patologia","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/patologia?post=12843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}