Biology-Informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors

Most insects have the ability to modify the odor landscape in order to communicate with their conspecies during key phases of their life cycle such as reproduction. They release pheromones in their nearby environment, volatile compounds that are detected by insects of the same species with exception...

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Main Authors: Malou, Thibault, Parisey, Nicolas, Adamczyk-Chauvat, Katarzyna, Vergu, Elisabeta, Laroche, Béatrice, Calatayud, Paul-André, Lucas, Philippe, Labarthe, Simon
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author Malou, Thibault
Parisey, Nicolas
Adamczyk-Chauvat, Katarzyna
Vergu, Elisabeta
Laroche, Béatrice
Calatayud, Paul-André
Lucas, Philippe
Labarthe, Simon
author_facet Malou, Thibault
Parisey, Nicolas
Adamczyk-Chauvat, Katarzyna
Vergu, Elisabeta
Laroche, Béatrice
Calatayud, Paul-André
Lucas, Philippe
Labarthe, Simon
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description Most insects have the ability to modify the odor landscape in order to communicate with their conspecies during key phases of their life cycle such as reproduction. They release pheromones in their nearby environment, volatile compounds that are detected by insects of the same species with exceptional specificity and sensitivity. Efficient pheromone detection is then an interesting lever for insect pest management in a precision agroecological culture context. A precise and early detection of pests using pheromone sensors offers a strategy for pest management before infestation. In this paper, we develop a biology-informed inverse problem framework that leverages temporal signals from a pheromone sensor network to build insect presence maps. Prior biological knowledge is introduced in the inverse problem by the mean of a specific penalty, using population dynamics PDE residuals. We benchmark the biological-informed penalty with other regularization terms such as Tikhonov, LASSO or composite penalties in a simplified toy model. We use classical comparison criteria, such as target reconstruction error, or Jaccard distance on pest presence-absence. But we also use more task-specific criteria such as the number of informative sensors during inference. Finally, the inverse problem is solved in a realistic context of pest infestation in an agricultural landscape by the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda).
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spelling doaj-art-05fdaca738e94689b70ad4b5767b90c62025-02-07T10:34:51ZengPeer Community InPeer Community Journal2804-38712025-02-01510.24072/pcjournal.52010.24072/pcjournal.520Biology-Informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors Malou, Thibault0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3540-8789Parisey, Nicolas1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2439-3809Adamczyk-Chauvat, Katarzyna2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7953-9153Vergu, Elisabeta3Laroche, Béatrice4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7821-332XCalatayud, Paul-André5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-4646Lucas, Philippe6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-8248Labarthe, Simon7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5463-7256Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, MaIAGE, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, FranceINRAE, Institute of Genetics, Environment and Plant Protection (IGEPP—Joint Research Unit 1349), Le Rheu, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, INRAE, MaIAGE, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, INRAE, MaIAGE, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, INRAE, MaIAGE, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France; Université Paris-Saclay, Inria, 91120, Palaiseau, FranceInstitut de Diversité, Ecologie et Evolution du Vivant (IDEEV), Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, IRD, UMR Evolution, Génome, Comportement et Ecologie (EGCE), Gif-sur-Yvette, France; International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, KenyaInstitute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (iEES-Paris - Joint Research Unit 1392 - INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Sorbonne Univ., UPEC, Univ. Paris Cité), INRAE, 78000, Versailles, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, INRAE, MaIAGE, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France; Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, BIOGECO, 33610, Cestas, France; Univ. Bordeaux, Inria, INRAE, 33400, Talence, FranceMost insects have the ability to modify the odor landscape in order to communicate with their conspecies during key phases of their life cycle such as reproduction. They release pheromones in their nearby environment, volatile compounds that are detected by insects of the same species with exceptional specificity and sensitivity. Efficient pheromone detection is then an interesting lever for insect pest management in a precision agroecological culture context. A precise and early detection of pests using pheromone sensors offers a strategy for pest management before infestation. In this paper, we develop a biology-informed inverse problem framework that leverages temporal signals from a pheromone sensor network to build insect presence maps. Prior biological knowledge is introduced in the inverse problem by the mean of a specific penalty, using population dynamics PDE residuals. We benchmark the biological-informed penalty with other regularization terms such as Tikhonov, LASSO or composite penalties in a simplified toy model. We use classical comparison criteria, such as target reconstruction error, or Jaccard distance on pest presence-absence. But we also use more task-specific criteria such as the number of informative sensors during inference. Finally, the inverse problem is solved in a realistic context of pest infestation in an agricultural landscape by the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda).https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.520/Inverse problemData assimilationBiology-informed estimationPDEPest detectionPheromone
spellingShingle Malou, Thibault
Parisey, Nicolas
Adamczyk-Chauvat, Katarzyna
Vergu, Elisabeta
Laroche, Béatrice
Calatayud, Paul-André
Lucas, Philippe
Labarthe, Simon
Biology-Informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors
Peer Community Journal
Inverse problem
Data assimilation
Biology-informed estimation
PDE
Pest detection
Pheromone
title Biology-Informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors
title_full Biology-Informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors
title_fullStr Biology-Informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors
title_full_unstemmed Biology-Informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors
title_short Biology-Informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors
title_sort biology informed inverse problems for insect pests detection using pheromone sensors
topic Inverse problem
Data assimilation
Biology-informed estimation
PDE
Pest detection
Pheromone
url https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.520/
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