Lans adopts smart TrapEye technology for advanced pest monitoring
Lans, a prominent tomato grower in the Netherlands, has embraced artificial intelligence to modernize pest management across its 88-hectare greenhouse operations. Supported by the Dutch cooperative Harvest House U.A., the company implemented Biobest’s Trap-Eye™ system to replace manual sticky trap monitoring.
This innovative, AI-driven solution captures images of sticky traps using solar-powered cameras installed throughout the greenhouse. These images are automatically analyzed to identify and count insects, providing growers with precise data through a cloud-based dashboard. This allows Lans to detect pest population trends early and act quickly to prevent outbreaks.
Vincent van der Lans, Director of Cultivation & Energy, highlighted the benefits of this innovation, saying that Trap-Eye™ provides reliable, fast insights into insect activity, helping the team make quicker and better decisions.
Lans faced growing challenges due to reduced access to crop protection products and fewer skilled workers available for manual scouting. By switching to Trap-Eye™, the company not only improved efficiency but also enhanced consistency and objectivity in pest tracking.
The system’s plug-and-play setup and automated operation made installation simple and reduced time spent on manual tasks. Within a year, the Lans team fully adapted to the digital system, using weekly dashboard reviews and heatmaps to track pest patterns and guide timely interventions.
Trap-Eye™ has now been deployed across all seven of Lans’s locations. It has reduced pest pressure, optimized biological control methods, and supported consistently high crop quality. Biobest continues to enhance the AI platform, expanding detection capabilities to cover additional pest and beneficial insect species.
Lans’s adoption of Trap-Eye™ demonstrates how AI technology can make agriculture more efficient, sustainable, and resilient for the future.
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