UF researchers use AI, lasers to pioneer precision spraying to combat mosquitoes

Researchers from the UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL) and the Florida Museum of Natural History are working to revolutionize mosquito control by using artificial intelligence to improve the precision of mosquito control. Their research aims to make it easier to apply larvicide effectively but in targeted areas, meaning less larvicide gets used where it isn’t needed, benefitting mosquito control programs through cost-savings and environmental protection.

Assistant Professor Lindsay Campbell of FMEL and Professor Robert Guralnick, the Curator of Biodiversity Informatics at the Florida Museum of Natural History, are researching the development of precision larvicide applications, using AI and advanced geospatial technologies such as LiDAR as a new tool to help target mosquito breeding areas with more accuracy than current methods, Campbell said.

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