Testing with Invivo in wine crop summer 2020 and 2021
During last summer we partnered with the French agricultural cooperative group Invivo, looking at the activity of European grapewine moths and American grapewine leafhoppers in French wine crops.
Testing with Syngenta in flower strips and natural field margins, summer 2020
During July 2020 we tested our sensor technology with Syngenta at Lystrup gods in Denmark. Placing sensors in a natural field margin and in a planted flower strip.
John Deere Startup Collaborator Program
In January 2020 John Deere announced the participants of the second round of their startup collaborator program. FaunaPhotonics is one of 4 startup companies to take part in this program during 2020.
Industrial PhD – Biodiversity
In January 2020 our data analyst Klas Rydhmer, who has been part of the company since 2016, began an industrial PhD with the working title: Development of automated and non-intrusive monitoring of pollinators and insect biodiversity using optical sensor.
Innovation Post doc – Modelling and monitoring
In January 2020 Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Emily Bick started a 2-year project in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and FaunaPhotonics, funded in part by the Danish Innovationsfonden. The working title of the project is: The optimization of agricultural pest management strategies by combining modelling and digital insect monitoring.
Larval stage sea lice in aquaculture
We are working towards a sensor for real-time, automated detection and classification of larval stage salmon lice. Aiming for an early detection of the larval parasites before they attach to the host fish, we hope to improve the treatment planning and the use of preventive, non-medical treatment for the farmers.
Bee behavior in white clover
Since 2016, we have been collaborating with AU Flakkebjerg, investigating the behaviour of honey and bumblebees in white clover fields.
Field campaign Denmark – spring 2019.
For our Spring campaign we partnered with SEGES, AU Flakkebjerg, agricultural advisor VKST and Teknologisk Institut – Agrotech.