Mousavi, S. F., Abbaspour-Fard, M. H., Aghkhani, M. H., Sadeghi Namaghi, H., Ebrahimi, E. (2017). Acoustic Detection Possibility of Different Stages of the Confused Flour Beetle (Triboium confusum) in Grain Bulks Using an Audio Sensor. , 19(7), 1551-1563.
S. F. Mousavi; M. H. Abbaspour-Fard; M. H. Aghkhani; H. Sadeghi Namaghi; E. Ebrahimi. "Acoustic Detection Possibility of Different Stages of the Confused Flour Beetle (Triboium confusum) in Grain Bulks Using an Audio Sensor". , 19, 7, 2017, 1551-1563.
Mousavi, S. F., Abbaspour-Fard, M. H., Aghkhani, M. H., Sadeghi Namaghi, H., Ebrahimi, E. (2017). 'Acoustic Detection Possibility of Different Stages of the Confused Flour Beetle (Triboium confusum) in Grain Bulks Using an Audio Sensor', , 19(7), pp. 1551-1563.
Mousavi, S. F., Abbaspour-Fard, M. H., Aghkhani, M. H., Sadeghi Namaghi, H., Ebrahimi, E. Acoustic Detection Possibility of Different Stages of the Confused Flour Beetle (Triboium confusum) in Grain Bulks Using an Audio Sensor. , 2017; 19(7): 1551-1563.

Acoustic Detection Possibility of Different Stages of the Confused Flour Beetle (Triboium confusum) in Grain Bulks Using an Audio Sensor

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Article 10, Volume 19, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1551-1563    PDF (567.92 K)
Authors
S. F. Mousavi1; M. H. Abbaspour-Fard1; M. H. Aghkhani* 1; H. Sadeghi Namaghi2; E. Ebrahimi3
1Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, International Campus of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
2Department of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
3Department of Mechanical Engineering Biosystems, Faculty of Agriculture, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract
Recent advances in computer technology as well as in signal processing and pattern recognition, provide the possibility of automatic identification of pests, based on their audio signals. In this research a sound reinforced piezoelectric sensor along with a detection circuit based on a database was designed in order to receive audio signals with intensity lower than human hearing limit (zero dB). The confused flour beetle, Triboium confusum was used in this experiment. The signals received from larvae, adult and the combination of these two stages, in wheat grain bulk at three distances of 10, 20 and 30 cm from acoustic sensors were investigated. In each experimental run the characteristics of signals frequency including range, time, amplitude and intensity were extracted. For all three distances the sound produced by the larvae had a peak intensity in the frequency range of 2.4 kHz (for feeding) and the adult insect’s sound had two peaks intensity in the frequency range of 2 kHz (for feeding) and 2.3 kHz (for walking). The differences between the frequency characteristics of sound produced at different stages might provide the possibility of identifying the life stages of the pest, pest distance to the sensor and approximate location of the pest. Based on these findings, the sound sensor and the audio circuit were designed to detect larvae, adult, or both at a distance of 30 cm. Further investigation is continuing to improve the audio system programming and the related circuits for more accurate detection of the pest.
Keywords
Acoustic; Insect; Sensor; Stored product; Triboium confusum
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