Early detection of native and invasive insect pests is an urgent challenge for optimal action before infestation settles. PheroSensor will go beyond the current state-of-the-art solutions of artificial odor sensing by developing and evaluating innovative bioinspired sensors to detect insect pests.
Biological sensors
Screening antena electrophysiology of insects expressing the pheromone receptor.
Modelling strategy
Levaraging sensor signals to derive spatio-temporal risk maps.
Field studies
Assessing pheromone sensors in decreasingly controlled conditions, from green-house to fields.
Physical sensors
Grafting insect pheromone receptor on electronical transductors.
