Drawings with graphite
Fig harvest
One day in late summer, we were picking the matured figs at the back of our garden and our harvest was accompanied by louder-than-usual buzzing sounds. Around the overripe figs flew a lot of insects and landed on these already opened fruits: honey bees (Apis mellifera) and some fly species, such as the locust blowfly …
Data digging from photographs of moths using deep-learning-based object detection
Background Biodiversity decline disproportionally affects hyperdiverse, yet low and middle-income, tropical regions, and Lepidoptera are among the most impacted taxa. Whereas monitoring in these countries is essential, only implementing low-cost solutions can guarantee success. The recent automatic image analysing methods allow for fast and low-cost solutions in monitoring biodiversity. Lepidoptera monitoring is relatively simple and …
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Pollinator-friendly gardening or ecological traps: questionnaire-based studies on garden pesticide use
Background Pesticides are one of the most important anthropogenic-related stressors. In times of global pollinator decline, the role of integrated farming and that of urban gardens in supporting wild pollinators is becoming increasingly important. The gardens could be hotspots of biodiversity and could give refuge for pollinators in urban areas. The indicators of these gardens’ …