GIS Monitoring of Grape Moth
12,232-13,979 diffusers needed, 25 delta traps, 3 flight periods monitored
ProblemLobesia botrana causes severe economic damage to Douro vineyards, but effective, low-impact management needs to know where damage actually concentrates relative to terrain, not just how many moths were caught.
SolutionA GIS-based workflow combining terrain characterisation, a costed pheromone mating-disruption programme, a 25-trap monitoring network, and spatial capture-damage analysis across three flight periods.
ImpactA full cost breakdown (EUR 2,670.6-3,052.1) for mating disruption across 11 grape-variety blocks, and a spatial record of capture-damage relationships across the growing season for a real 42.97-hectare vineyard.
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