Smart system helps farmers battle insects

Facial recognition technology used in monitoring app

Facial recognition technology is being used to identify what type and how many pests there are in the fields of East China's Jiangsu province.

When Zhu Youli, deputy head of Zhenjiang Plant Protection and Inspection Station in the province, opens a special app on his mobile phone, an interface with text and images immediately pops up showing not only the real-time photos of insects, but also detailed data about them.

It is one of the achievements of an intelligent monitoring system for crop diseases and pests developed by the station, and plays a big part in ensuring a good harvest.