Hornet Detection Automated
Invasive hornets are a growing threat to native ecosystems. VespAI applies deep learning to meet that threat.
VespAI combines artificial intelligence with a versatile visual monitoring system to provide automated surveillance capabilities for European, Asian, and Oriental hornets.
Why are invasive hornets a concern?
Learn about the ecological and economic risks posed by non-native hornets, and why surveillance is crucial.
How does VespAI provide a solution?
VespAI is an advancement beyond the visual surveys and traps that traditionally form the backbone of hornet monitoring. Learn how the platform’s AI-based approach provides a more accurate, comprehensive, and ecologically sustainable alternative as outlined in our videos and press coverage.
What can you do to get involved?
We are actively developing VespAI to ensure the widest possible user base. Sign up to the mailing list for development updates as VespAI evolves, learn how to identify and report invasive hornets, and build your own VespAI system.
How was VespAI developed?
VespAI was developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers based at the University of Exeter.
“VespAI could be a gamechanger. It is crucial to spot the arrival of Asian hornets in an area early before new queens are produced.”
— The Guardian