Hello Everyone,
More and more we are using very high quality auto montage stills to provide diagnostic images with almost unlimited depth of field e.g. http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPestDiagnosticImages.aspx?id=677
It only occurred to us recently when presenting to farmers that these images, while spectacular, are not much use in helping them identify farm pests by eye or with a hand lens.
We decided to take video of the pests because it gives farmers a better idea of what they are looking for. The movement of the insects can help distinguish them as can a backdrop of the environment where they are likely to be found.
We have now incorporated mpeg video into a number of our database-driven species profile pages. One of the links below has the video pop up in the player and the other should run embedded in the web page.
The range of stored grain protectants in Australia have varying efficacy against species so we expect farmers to be able to perform some rudimentary identification when deciding on a treatment.
We recently uploaded these videos to YouTube because... well... we could.
http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/agird/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=-991 113051
http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/pestweb/Query1_1.idc?ID=904621453
Regards,
Rob
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Rob Emery (Mr) (Senior Entomologist)
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