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- Title
Estimating Leymus chinensis Loss Caused by Oedaleus decorus asiaticus Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
- Authors
Du, Bobo; Ding, Xiaolong; Ji, Chao; Lin, Kejian; Guo, Jing; Lu, Longhui; Dong, Yingying; Huang, Wenjiang; Wang, Ning
- Abstract
Oedaleus decorus asiaticus is one of the dominant harmful pests in central Inner Mongolia, China. Large-scale outbreaks of this pest create many serious problems in animal husbandry and agriculture. Therefore, understanding the underlying mechanisms between plant losses and Odecorus at different density levels and growth stages can guide the development of monitoring and prediction measures to reduce damage. In this study, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying a camera was employed to collect multi-spectral data. Further, nine vegetation indices (VIs) were analyzed to explore the most suitable indices for estimating plant loss caused by O. decorus in different growth stages. The following results were obtained: (1) The second instar nymphs of O. decorus could promote vegetation growth. As the density level in each cage increased, the biomass of each cage increased (nymph density < 30 nymphs/m2) and then decreased (nymph density ≥ 30 nymphs/m2). When nymph density was greater than 60 nymphs/m2, the biomass in those cages decreased significantly. (2) With respect to the control group, large damage began to emerge during the third instar nymphal stage. In particular, the largest vegetation loss was caused by fourth nymphal larvae. (3) The ratio vegetation index (RVI) appeared as the most excellent index for reflecting Leymus chinensis loss caused by O. decorus at different growth stages. Nevertheless, the difference vegetation index (DVI) was better than the RVI in the fifth instar nymphal stage.
- Subjects
INNER Mongolia (China); CHINA; THEATRICAL scenery; ANIMAL culture; DRONE aircraft; THEMATIC mapper satellite
- Publication
Remote Sensing, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 17, p4352
- ISSN
2072-4292
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/rs15174352