Insect monitoring for farmers

For farmers working toward nature-inclusive farming, biodiversity is becoming more and more important — and is increasingly asked for by supply chain partners and by subsidy and certification schemes. With the DIOPSIS insect camera, you can measure the insect life on your farm objectively.

Measurable biodiversity is in demand

Nature-inclusive farming, field margins, herb-rich grassland and other biodiversity-focused management deliver gains for insects — but those gains are hard to demonstrate. Supply chain partners, certification programs and schemes increasingly ask for evidence. Insects are an excellent, sensitive indicator for that purpose.

Objective measurement on your farm

The DIOPSIS insect camera photographs and counts insects automatically. Instead of a snapshot, you get a continuous time series for each site on your farm. The image recognition, managed by Naturalis, turns the images into species groups and counts — objectively and repeatably.

What you gain

With concrete insect data you can demonstrate the effects of your management, take part in schemes that require evidence, and make your biodiversity efforts visible to buyers and the local community. You also build up a multi-year picture of how biodiversity on your farm is developing.

Getting started

The camera can be installed in a matter of minutes and runs autonomously on solar power. It is available to buy or lease. Would you like to know what is possible on your farm? Get in touch.