Abstract
: Problem Statement: Pecan weevil is one of the most destructive pests of Oklahoma. The scope of this study is to develop a recognition system that can serve in a wireless imaging network for monitoring pecan weevils. Approach: The recognition methods used in this study are based on template matching. Five recognition methods were implemented: Normalized cross-correlation, Fourier descriptors, Zernike moments, String matching and Regional properties. The training set consisted of 205 pecan weevils and the testing set included 30 randomly selected pecan weevils and 74 other insects which typically exist in pecan habitat. Results: It was found that Region-based methods were better in representing and recognizing biological objects such as insects. Different recognition rates were obtained at different order of Zernike moments. The optimum result among the tested orders of Zernike moments was found to be at the order 3. The results also showed that using different number of Fourier descriptors may not significantly increase the recognition rate of this method. Conclusion: The most robust and reliable recognition rate was achieved when the Zernike moments and Region properties recognition methods were used in a combination. A positive match from either of these two independent tests would yield reliable results. Therefore, 100% recognition could be achieved by adopting the proposed algorithm. The processing time for such recognition is 0.44 sec.
Highlights
IntroductionPecan weevil is one of the most destructive pests of Oklahoma pecans
More than twenty types of insects can attack the pecan tree
Based on these above findings and a careful analysis of the system requirements, it is concluded that the application of the two methods Zernike Moments and Region properties would yield the desired success rates for identifying
Summary
Pecan weevil is one of the most destructive pests of Oklahoma pecans It is considered as the most serious late-season pest because it attacks the nut (Harris, 1979). As soon as the adult pecan weevils emerge, they feed on pecan nuts, mate and oviposition eggs in the nuts. These eggs will hatch and larvae will be developed in 30 days. After their complete formation, the larvae would chew a hole in the nut, fall to the ground and burrow into the soil where it will pupate in 3 weeks and remain as an adult for one or two years before emerging on the pecan tree
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