Research Article

Pest Identification and Counting of Yellow Plate in Field Based on Improved Mask R-CNN

Table 5

Mask R-CNN and manual counting metric scoring.

Mask R-CNNManual counting

Accuracy99.4%Inversely proportional to task load and working time
ConsistencyStandard, repeatableInversely proportional to task load and working time
Operational requirementsNo special skills requiredNeed to be familiar with the characteristics of a variety of insects
Spend time3FPS30 s–120 s variable depending on the picture condition
ScalabilityCan be trained to recognize other types of insects or extended to other application scenariosNot applicable
CostDaily office equipment and negligible electricity billsHuman resources expenses