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Main Authors: Badgujar, Chetan M, Swaminathan, Sai, Gerken, Alison
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01301
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author Badgujar, Chetan M
Swaminathan, Sai
Gerken, Alison
author_facet Badgujar, Chetan M
Swaminathan, Sai
Gerken, Alison
contents Biotic pest attacks and infestations are major causes of stored grain losses, leading to significant food and economic losses. Conventional, manual, sampling-based pest recognition methods are labor-intensive, time-consuming, costly, require expertise, and may not even detect hidden infestations. In recent years, the electronic nose (e-nose) approach has emerged as a potential alternative for agricultural grain pest recognition and monitoring. An e-nose mimics human olfactory systems by integrating a sensor array, data acquisition, and analysis for recognizing grain pests by analyzing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by grain and pests. However, well-documented, curated, and synthesized literature on the use of e-nose technology for grain pest detection is lacking. Therefore, this systematic literature review provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art e-nose technology for agricultural grain pest monitoring. The review examines employed sensor technology, targeted pest species type, grain medium, data processing, and pattern recognition techniques. An e-nose is a promising tool that offers a rapid, low-cost, non-destructive solution for detecting, identifying, and monitoring grain pests, including microscopic and hidden insects, with good accuracy. We identified the factors that influence the e-nose performance, which include pest species, storage duration, temperature, moisture content, and pest density. The major challenges include sensor array optimization or selection, large data processing, poor repeatability, and comparability among measurements. An inexpensive and portable e-nose has the potential to help stakeholders and storage managers take timely and data-driven informed actions or decisions to reduce overall food and economic losses.
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spellingShingle Electronic Nose for Agricultural Grain Pest Detection, Identification, and Monitoring: A Review
Badgujar, Chetan M
Swaminathan, Sai
Gerken, Alison
Signal Processing
Biotic pest attacks and infestations are major causes of stored grain losses, leading to significant food and economic losses. Conventional, manual, sampling-based pest recognition methods are labor-intensive, time-consuming, costly, require expertise, and may not even detect hidden infestations. In recent years, the electronic nose (e-nose) approach has emerged as a potential alternative for agricultural grain pest recognition and monitoring. An e-nose mimics human olfactory systems by integrating a sensor array, data acquisition, and analysis for recognizing grain pests by analyzing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by grain and pests. However, well-documented, curated, and synthesized literature on the use of e-nose technology for grain pest detection is lacking. Therefore, this systematic literature review provides a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art e-nose technology for agricultural grain pest monitoring. The review examines employed sensor technology, targeted pest species type, grain medium, data processing, and pattern recognition techniques. An e-nose is a promising tool that offers a rapid, low-cost, non-destructive solution for detecting, identifying, and monitoring grain pests, including microscopic and hidden insects, with good accuracy. We identified the factors that influence the e-nose performance, which include pest species, storage duration, temperature, moisture content, and pest density. The major challenges include sensor array optimization or selection, large data processing, poor repeatability, and comparability among measurements. An inexpensive and portable e-nose has the potential to help stakeholders and storage managers take timely and data-driven informed actions or decisions to reduce overall food and economic losses.
title Electronic Nose for Agricultural Grain Pest Detection, Identification, and Monitoring: A Review
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.01301