Weather-based forecasting model for the presence of Metisa plana in oil palm plantation using feature selection in artificial neural network

• Main Authors: Salim, Muhammad Zafrullah, Mohd Zahir, Mohammad Hilmi, Muharam, Farrah Melissa, Adam, Nur Azura, Omar, Dzolkhifli, Husin, Nor Azura, Syed Ali, Syed Mohd Faizal
• Format: Article
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102619/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/article/view/51881
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Bagworm is the most important insect defoliator of oil palm. The bagworm larvae scrape off the leaflets’ epidermis while the older larvae chew the leaflets and leaving multiple holes and causes the palm to lose its photosynthetic capability. A bagworm census should be carried out quickly to determin...