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Associated Press Rob Baan of Koppert Cress uses drones to kill moths, whose larvae eat the plants in his greenhouse in Monster, Netherlands. When cameras detect a moth, a drone is set on a collision course with the insect, destroying the bug with its rotors. Previous Next Monday, March 08, 2021 1:00 am Drones help protect plants from moths MIKE CORDER | Associated Press MONSTER, Netherlands – Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest ...

Updated: March 08, 2021 13:48 IST The drones themselves are basic, but they are steered by smart technology aided by special cameras that scan the airspace in greenhouses. Share Article AAA The drones instantly kill the moths by flying into them, destroying them in midair.   | Photo Credit: AP The drones themselves are basic, but they are steered by smart technology aided by special cameras that scan the airspace in greenhouses. (Subscribe to our Todays Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of...

Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops. “I have unique products where you don’t get certification to spray chemicals and I don’t want it,” Baan said in an interview in a…

Drones vs hungry moths: Dutch use hi-tech to protect crops MIKE CORDER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6A moth-killing drone hovers over crops in a green house in Monster, Netherlands, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. A Dutch startup is using drones to kill moths in midair as a way of protecting valuable crops in greenhouses that are damaged by caterpillars. PATS Indoor Drone Solutions emerged from the work of a group of students looking for ways to kill mosquitos in their dorm...

The tiny moth-sized drones instantly kill the moths by flying into them, destroying them in midair.