Choosing the Right Automated Insect Trap for Your Monitoring Program
- Amy Jancewicz
- Jul 31
- 3 min read
Selecting the right trap is one of the most important decisions in any insect monitoring program. Different pests behave differently, and no single trap is ideal for every situation. CropVue offers three autonomous trap platforms designed for different pest sizes, capture volumes, and monitoring objectives, while providing the same remote access and AI powered insights.
The CropVue Delta Trap is designed for large bodied flying insects where relatively low capture volumes are expected. It is well suited for use in orchards, vineyards, field crops, greenhouses, and tunnels.
The Delta Trap captures a daily image that is automatically analyzed by CropVue's AI models, providing daily pest counts, device health, and GPS location. Growers can monitor trap catches remotely without visiting the field, receive alerts when pest pressure begins to increase, and maintain complete digital records throughout the season.
Current AI supported pest models are available on the CropVue website and continue to expand as new models are released.
The Bucket Trap is intended for high volume insect captures, making it well suited for pests that require large capacity traps throughout the season.
Instead of counting individual insects, the Bucket Trap measures the percentage of trap fill using AI image analysis. Daily images, fill percentage, device health, and GPS information are available through the CropVue platform, allowing users to monitor trap performance remotely and identify when servicing is required.
The Bucket Trap is particularly valuable for large scale surveillance programs where frequent field visits would otherwise be costly and time consuming.
Vertical Trap - Coming soon!
The Vertical Trap is designed for small bodied flying and crawling insects where traditional sticky cards are commonly used. It is ideal for monitoring pests that require vertical sticky surfaces while maintaining the convenience of remote imaging.
Like the Delta Trap, it provides daily images, device health monitoring, and GPS location.
New AI models for the Vertical Trap are currently under development and will be released as they become available.
The Vertical Trap helps reduce scouting time, supports better spray timing, and eliminates paper based record keeping while making monitoring practical across large production areas.
Common Benefits Across All CropVue Traps
Regardless of the trap selected, every CropVue system is designed to reduce manual scouting while improving the quality and consistency of monitoring data.
Key benefits include:
Daily remote images from every trap
Automatic pest alerts as populations begin to develop
Better timing of management decisions
Reduced travel time and fuel costs
Digital record keeping for every monitoring location
Solar powered operation with integrated battery
Cellular communication with no local infrastructure required
Technical support included throughout the active subscription
What's Included
Each trap includes:
Solar powered monitoring device
Cellular connectivity
Cloud platform access
AI processing (where available)
Technical support during the subscription period
Lures, liners where applicable, hanging hardware, and the brief field assembly required before deployment are not included.
Selecting the Best Trap
Choosing the right platform depends on the target pest and monitoring objective.
Monitoring Need | Recommended Trap |
Large bodied flying insects | Delta Trap |
Small bodied flying or crawling insects | Vertical Trap |
High volume captures | Bucket Trap |
As CropVue continues to expand its library of AI detection models, each platform provides growers, researchers, and biosecurity organizations with scalable, autonomous monitoring that reduces labour while delivering timely field intelligence.
Summary of CropVue's Trap Offerings | |||
PRODUCT | DELTA TRAP | VERTICAL TRAP | BUCKET TRAP |
USED FOR | Monitoring large-bodied flying pests (low volume) | Monitoring small-bodied flying and crawling pests (low volume) | Capturing flying pests (high volume) |
USED IN | Field/row crops, orchards, vineyards, tunnels, greenhouses | Field/row crops, orchards, vineyards, tunnels | |
PEST MODELS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE | COMING SOON | ||
DATA AVAILABLE | Daily images, daily pest counts, device health and GPS | Daily images, daily % fill, device health and GPS | |
ADVANTAGES OVER MANUAL TRAPS | Remotely view daily images: saves time and gas. Automatic alerts: know when and where pest pressure begins. Reduce pesticides: effectively time sprays by area and life stage. AI processing: insect ID skills not required. Record keeping: automatic and paperless. | Remotely view daily images: saves travel time and gas. Reduce pesticides: effectively time sprays by area and life stage. Record keeping: automatic and paperless. | Remotely view daily images and % fill: saves travel time and gas. Automatic alerts: know when and where pest pressure begins. Reduce pesticides: effectively time sprays by area and life stage. Record keeping: automatic and paperless. |
PRICE (USD) | |||
SUBSCRIPTION | 1st year included with device purchase, renewed per device annually. | ||
POWER | Built-in solar panel and battery | ||
INCLUDES | Tech support for duration of subscription | ||
NOT INCLUDED | Lure, liners, hanging wires, assembly (1-2 min/trap) | Lure, hanging wires, assembly (1-2 min/trap) | |
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