Iowa State University researchers, global partners create pest identification model

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 1,033

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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As machine learning and artificial intelligence programs have advanced over the past decade, Iowa State University researchers — alongside national and international colleagues — have likewise expanded efforts to use those tools in aiding farmers with finding solutions to their pest problems and in teaching the next generation how to go even further.

Pest-ID, an AI-driven tool for use in identifying insects and weeds and managing their presence, is the result of more than 10 …

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