Autonomous camera traps for insects provide a tool for long-term remote monitoring of insects. These systems bring together cameras, computer vision, and autonomous infrastructure such as solar panels, mini computers, and data telemetry to collect images of insects.
With increasing recognition of the importance of insects as the dominant component of almost all ecosystems, there are growing concerns that insect biodiversity has declined globally, with serious consequences for the ecosystem services on which we all depend.
Automated camera traps for insects offer one of the best practical and cost-effective solutions for more standardised monitoring of insects across the globe. However, to realise this we need interdisciplinary teams who can work together to develop the hardware systems, AI components, metadata standards, data analysis, and much more.
This WILDLABS group has been set up by people from around the world who have individually been tackling parts of this challenge and who believe we can do more by working together.
We hope you will become part of this group where we share our knowledge and expertise to advance this technology.
Check out Tom's Variety Hour talk for an introduction to this group.
Learn about Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects by checking out recordings of our webinar series:
- Hardware design of camera traps for moth monitoring
- Assessing the effectiveness of these autonomous systems in real-world settings, and comparing results with traditional monitoring methods
- Designing machine learning tools to process camera trap data automatically
- Developing automated camera systems for monitoring pollinators
- India-focused projects on insect monitoring
Meet the rest of the group and introduce yourself on our welcome thread - https://www.wildlabs.net/discussion/welcome-autonomous-camera-traps-insects-group
Group curators
- @tom_august
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Computational ecologist with interests in computer vision, citizen science, open science, drones, acoustics, data viz, software engineering, public engagement
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- @Mathilde
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Natural Solutions
Engineer, I work for a web development company on web application projects for biodiversity conservation. I'm especially interested by camera traps, teledetection and DeepLearning subjects.
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I am an evolutionary geneticist exploring insect seminal proteins, the microscopic keys to insect reproduction. My main research focuses on the manipulation of these proteins through genetic engineering to create environmentally friendly solutions for insect pest management.
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- @Markbowler
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University of Suffolk
Wildlife distributions and the effects that human activity has on populations. Spatial ecology of Amazonian mammals through audio and camera surveys. Hunter and gun tracking in Peru. Bats in suburban and agricultural landscapes in the UK
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I am a biologists interesesd in ecology and evolution, especially in alpine plants and insects. I develop computer vision and field hardware solutions to automate pollinators monitoring.
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- @NightLife
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Student researcher at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, specializing in the development of automated insect monitoring systems. Our current project integrates computer vision technology to accurately classify insects, aiming to push forward entomological research.
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Interested in automated insect monitoring.
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- @kadambarid
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Dr. Kadambari Devarajan is an engineer-turned-ecologist working on biodiversity monitoring. (Website - http://kadambarid.in/)
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- @bcknr
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PhD entomology student at Harper Adams using machine learning to research monitoring oak processionary moth
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- @SS_Henriques
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Join the NightLife team where you'll blend entomology expertise with technological innovation using automated insect monitoring.
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Thanks a lot for this detailed update on your project! It looks great! |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 6 months 1 week ago | |
It depends on which scientists you talk to. I am an favor of just doing a timelapse and doing a post-processing sort afterwards. There's not much reason i can see for such motion... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 6 months 1 week ago | |
For anyone interested: the GBIF guide Best Practices for Managing and Publishing Camera Trap Data is still open for review and feedback until next week. More info can be found in... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Camera Traps | 6 months 1 week ago | |
This is super cool! Me and @Hubertszcz and @briannajohns and several others are all working towards some big biodiversity monitoring projects for a large conservation project here... |
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AI for Conservation, Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Camera Traps | 7 months 2 weeks ago | |
Plasticy substances like polyester can be slippery, so I imagine that's why cotton is most often used. White is good for color correction, while still reflecting light pretty well... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 7 months 4 weeks ago | |
I agree, this would be great for canopy work! |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Camera Traps, Emerging Tech, Marine Conservation | 9 months ago | |
Hi Ross, Where exactly did you put the UV paint? Was it on the petals or the actual middle of the flowers? I would recommend switching from sugar paste to sugar water... |
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Camera Traps, Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
Greetings, everyone! I'm thrilled to join this wonderful community. I work as a postdoctoral researcher at MeBioS KU Leuven having recently completed my PhD on "Optical insect... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
A new COST action has been announced which will focus on the use of computer vision for monitoring insects.InsectAI will run for 4 years... |
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AI for Conservation, Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Camera Traps | 10 months 1 week ago | |
Hi there,I am also trying to get some visuals from wildlife cameras of insects visiting insect hotels. Was wondering if you had gained any further information on which cameras... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 11 months 2 weeks ago | |
Would be great to hear more. We found that the lepiLED was great! The ento mini did not attract as much, but if compensated with many nights of deployment it would probably work... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 1 year ago | |
Further to @htarold 's excellent suggestion, you can replace that entire PCB with a simple USB breakout board (e.g. USB micro attached below) by removing the red wire and... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 1 year ago |