THE USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES TO DETECT PESTS AND DISEASES IN SOYBEAN CROPS

Abstract

Brazil is the largest soybean producer in the world, and for production in Brazil to grow more and more, it is necessary to be careful with the pests and diseases that attack the plantation, reducing productivity. For soybean production in Brazil to grow it is necessary to use new technologies and one of the technologies that has been gaining prominence in the fields are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This article aims to show the importance of using UAVs to detect pests and diseases in soybean plantations and how important this technology is for producers. information from scientific articles, websites, blogs and books on the subject. The result obtained in this work proves how important UAVs have been for producers, helping them in the early identification of the infestation of pests and diseases, thus being able to quickly, efficiently and assertively make the best decision and resulting in an increase in the productivity and profitability. The use of UAVs allows the producer to monitor hard-to-reach places, analyzing his entire property. In addition, the need to explore the crop behind pests or even failures are eliminated, increasing productivity and reducing costs. The producer saves up to 6% on pesticides, productivity per plot can increase by 16-20%, in two hours the UAV can map an area of ​​1,000 hectares, an employee would take about two days. That's why the use of UAVs is so promising.