Region: East Africa > Kenya
Categorized: Biology, monitoring, surveillance and scouting
Tagged: #AI #Detection
Open call for FAW experts to validate our phone based AI Detection
We have built and tested AI engines for detecting FAW (L1 to L6). We are now running global tests, to validate the high accurces we are getting. App and phone attachment will be provided for selected validators.
If you are interested pls register here : https://www.gomicro.co/faw-detection-evaluation/
Hi Sivam,
I can’t help you validate the app I’m afraid as I don’t have a culture of fall armyworm at the moment, and thankfully the UK is the one place the FAW hasn’t yet reached. However, perhaps
Subramanian Sevgan and 
Robert Meagher might be able to help you find people who do have cultures to photograph.
I believe you have also been in touch with James Bell about using some of the photographs we have from the Smart Armyworm project, which we will of course send to you with pleasure.
Hi Sivam,
Thank you Aislinn for the referral. Yes, I have a colony of FAW and I could provide pictures if you want. Email me at rob.meagher@usda.gov to let me know how to proceed.
Thas Super Robert. Will email you.
Hi Sivam
Calatayud Paul-Andre 
Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame 
Ovide Nuambote 
Sharanabasappa Deshmukh might help in validating the app.
I believe
Thanks Geoffrey.
Thanks, Aislinn for your pointers. Will follow them up.
This is interesting and I will love to test this app. Currently at the Plant Protection And Regulatory Services Directorate, Ghana lab.
Have FAW and other non FAW larvae. samuelmensah1a@gmail.com
Thanks Samuel, Get email you.
Dear Sivam,
I work with FAW for many years and would like very much to collaborate. I run a lab where we rear FAW as well as we usually have trials in the field in Brazil. Therefore, we may be able to help you out by using the app on lab and field populations, if you will.
Excellent. Can you please provide me with your email address.
Please can you enlighten me on the procedures in rearing FAW in the lab? Thanks.