Predictive Classification for Integrated Pest Management by Clustering in NN Output Space

  • Authors:
  • Moisés Salmerón;Diego Guidotti;Ruggero Petacchi;Leonardo Maria Reyneri

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IWANN '01 Proceedings of the 6th International Work-Conference on Artificial and Natural Neural Networks: Bio-inspired Applications of Connectionism-Part II
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

In this paper we consider the successful hybridation of a two modern computational schemes, Clustering and Neural Networks, for the Predictive Classification of the future value of insect infestation levels for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of olive groves. The predictive classification techniques employed allow managers to improve their work in two ways: first, by reducing sampling demands of the variables involved, which is a costly process; and second, by recognizing potential infestation problems a up to two weeks beforehand, in order to optimize the use of pesticide chemical products and thus reduce financial costs.