Teen invents AI solar-powered tree to safely rid city of invasive flies

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Teen invents AI solar-powered tree to safely rid city of invasive flies
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Find out how this high-schooler developed an AI tree equipped with a solar-powered trap designed to counter invasive Lanternflies.

An 18-year-old high schooler based in New Jersey has invented a solar-powered trap that could potentially end the tenure of the invasive lanternflies in the city. The 18-year-old Selina Zhang first noticed this pest in grade school.

This insect has a healthy appetite for most plants and can feed on most crops and trees. It feeds on various fruits, especially grapes, ornamental trees, and even woody trees. Zhang eventually realized that this insect posed a threat to Garden City and decided to do something about it. Most people opt for insecticides to manage this invasion, but this can leave harmful residues affecting crucial pollinators.

She created an ArTreeficial, solar-powered, self-cleaning, artificial-intelligence-driven “tree” that entices the spotted lanternfly. This trap could also eliminate the bug with an electronic mesh.observation, which lasted for weeks, observing the behavioral patterns of the bugs. She studied how they grew over time and navigated unfamiliar structures and areas they chose to cluster. of heaven as a trap and used an umbrella from her family’s patio.

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