EIP-SPINN – Digitala lösningar för precisionsbekämpning av spinnkvalstren i växthusgrönsaker

Julkinen hankekuvaus

Project summary

EIP-SPINN develops precision control of spider mites in greenhouse tomatoes and partly also in cucumbers using digital solutions. The spider mite problem has become worse in the absence of fast-acting chemicals. Biocontrol lacks information on threshold values that cause yield losses, and methods for systematically monitoring spider mites are not available. Two sub-innovations form the core of the project. The first is a camera, IoT- and AI-based quantitative monitoring method for spider mite damages from leaves in varying lighting and seasonal conditions. The second is a method to effectively detect spider mite infested spots in the crop with the help of greenhouse workers. Precision control with sub-innovations 1 and 2 is complemented by the development of threshold values that determine the timing of control measures. The potential of commercializing sub-innovation 1 will be evaluated.

The two-year EIP-SPINN project will be carried out by the Ostrobothnian Swedish Farmers’ Union (ÖSP) and the Natural Resources Institute (Luke) between April 2025 and March 2027. ÖSP owns the project. Luke is responsible for content planning and project management. Through procurement, ÖSP will recruit expertise in IoT and AI to develop Innovation 1. The project has an innovation group whose composition ensures that greenhouse firms and local advisors can continuously guide the project’s success with their feedback and assess the adaptability of the innovations to workflows.