Over the past two years, we have been part of the European ICT-Agrifood project HALY.ID – HALYomorpha halys IDentification: Innovative ICT tools for targeted monitoring and sustainable management of the brown marmorated stink bug and other pests.
As part of this research, we explored the potential of near-infrared hyperspectral imaging to detect feeding damage caused by Halyomorpha halys on pears, opening new perspectives for the early, non-invasive monitoring of pest damage. To learn more about this research, read our recent publications on this topic.
Ferrari, V., Calvini, R., Menozzi, C., Costi, E., Giannetti, D., Hoffermans, P., Maistrello, L. & Ulrici, A. (2025). NIR hyperspectral imaging to identify damage caused by Halyomorpha halys on pears: automated identification of regions of interest related to punctured areas. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 343, 126543. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2025.126543
Ferrari, V., Calvini, R., Menozzi, C., Costi, E., Offermans, P., Maistrello, L., & Ulrici, A. (2026). NIR hyperspectral imaging for the identification of damage caused by Halyomorpha halys on pears: development of classification models. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 277, 105817. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemolab.2026.105817