Plant Protect. Sci., 2016, 52(4):270-276 | DOI: 10.17221/185/2015-PPS

Monitoring infestations of oak forests by Tortrix viridana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) using remote sensingOriginal Paper

Leila Gooshbor1, Mahtab Pir Bavaghar1,2, Jamil Amanollahi3, Hamed Ghobari4
1 Department of Forestry,
2 Center for Research & Development of Northern Zagros Forests,
3 Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, and
4 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

We tested the suitability of Landsat images to track defoliation by insect herbivory with focus on the oak leaf roller, Tortrix viridana (Lep.: Tortricidae). Landsat images from the period before (2002) and after the T. viridana infestation (2007, 2014) were compared in oak forests of Zagros in western Iran. The Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was calculated for the test area from Landsat 5, 7, and 8 images. Because the red and near-infrared spectral bands of Landsat 8 OLI sensors are different from the other two, a model for the calibration of Landsat OLI NDVI was developed. The proposed model with a correlation coefficient of 0.928 and root mean square error of 0.05 turned out to be applicable and the NDVI decreased significantly during the observation period. Taking into account the protection status of the area and small fluctuations in temperature, the decrease in NDVI could be attributed to T. viridana damage.

Keywords: oak leaf roller; Marivan city; Landsat satellite; Quercus brantii; Quercus infectoria

Published: December 31, 2016  Show citation

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Gooshbor L, Bavaghar MP, Amanollahi J, Ghobari H. Monitoring infestations of oak forests by Tortrix viridana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) using remote sensing. Plant Protect. Sci. 2016;52(4):270-276. doi: 10.17221/185/2015-PPS.
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