Today’s farmers face a significant obstacle in the presence of pests. Pest assaults cause crop failure for a significant number of farmers. Environmentally hazardous chemical fertilizers are nevertheless used by farms under its jurisdiction.
Realizing this issue, three agricultural students, Muslih Nur Husain, Muhammad Risywar Rasyid, and Shelfina Indrayanti, created a pest control device in the shape of a Farmer Doll based on the Internet of Things (IoT), or BonIoT. Today’s farmers face a significant obstacle in the presence of pests. Pest assaults cause crop failure for a significant number of farmers. Environmentally hazardous chemical fertilizers are nevertheless used by farms under its jurisdiction.
Realizing this issue, three agricultural students, Muslih Nur Husain, Muhammad Risywar Rasyid, and Shelfina Indrayanti, created a pest control device in the shape of a Farmer Doll based on the Internet of Things (IoT), or BonIoT.
According to Muslih, excessive use of pesticides causes bugs to develop resistance, therefore bigger dosages are required to manage pests. This will inevitably lead to additional issues, including environmental degradation and greater costs for farmers as a result of the increased dosages. Consequently, this device is designed as an eco-friendly pesticide.
BonIoT was developed utilizing a novel way for managing plant pests by integrating two current technologies, namely Light Trap and Ultrasonic Repellent. The Light Trap attracts insects at night by using light. The Ultrasonic Repellent is a pest-repellent device that employs a specific sound frequency.
“We incorporated a solar light sensor that automatically turns the Light Trap on at night and off during the day,” Muslih said on Tuesday (7/8).
The 2018 student continued, Ultrasonic Repellent is intended to generate music with two distinct frequency kinds simultaneously. The Ultrasonic Repellent is also fitted with an LDR sensor that controls the speaker.
The Ultrasonic Repellent’s sensor performs the same purpose as the Light Trap. During the day, the Ultrasonic Repellent sensor activates a frequency of 18-20 kHz to deter sparrows, however at night, the frequency changes automatically to 30-40 kHz to repel rats “he stated.
Dr. Abdul Aziz STP Msi, a Lecturer in the Agricultural Engineering Study Program at Hasanuddin University, oversaw the experiments and simulations conducted on Saturday (4/9) in the rice fields of Balocci District, Pangkep Regency.
During the experiment, the farmers reacted positively, according to Muslih, in light of the fact that pests were an issue that might be detrimental to farmers, particularly if the assault happened during the fruiting period or close to harvest time.
In addition, Muslih and his crew developed a remote monitoring system for the property. This solution incorporates a security camera installed on the gadget and soil moisture measurements transmitted straight to the farmer’s smartphone. The objective of this remote monitoring system is to minimize the frequency of farmer operations on the field.
Muslih said that a number of challenges were faced throughout the two-month assembly process, which included design, material procurement, assembly, and testing. He and his team struggled to choose the model, as well as how to merge all the technologies put in the gadget, such as Light Trap, Ultrasonic Repellent, cameras, and others.
Although testing in paddy fields remains the primary emphasis at now. Muhlih said that the usage of farmer dolls has the potential to be used in plantations with comparable pests, such as onion farms. “It is my hope that this farmer doll would be of use to the targeted partner farms. Additionally, we expect that this idea will continue to be enhanced and developed “He concluded.
Original Writers: Anisa Luthfia Basri
Translated by: Corvi Dipda S.
