Early Alert System of Vespa Attack to Honeybee Hive: Prototype Design and Testing in the Laboratory Condition
2017
Kim, B., Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea | Jeong, S., Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea | Kim, G., Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea | Jung, C., Andong National University, Andong, Republic of Korea
Vespa hornets are notorious predators of honeybees in Korean beekeeping. Detection of vespa hornet attacking on honeybee colony was tried through analysis of wing beat frequency profiling from Vespa mandarinia. Wing beat profiles of V. mandarinia during active flight and resting were distinctively different. From the wing beat profiling, algorithm of automated detection of vespa attack was encoded, and alert system was developed using Teensy 3.2 and Raspberry pi 3. From the laboratory testing, the prototype system successfully detected vespa wing beats and delivered the vespa attack information to the user wirelessly. Further development of the system could help precision alert system of the vespa attack to apiary.
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