Evaluation of off-the-shelf technologies for their potential to track Asian Hornets (Vespa velutina)
What the buyer wrote
The overall aim is to test whether off-the-shelf insect tracking technology can be used to track Asian hornets in the wild, flying from forage sites to their nests, and thus aid nest detection. We have the following objectives: 1) Interview key Asian hornet scientists in Europe to review latest methods that have been evaluated for finding nests 2) Test effectiveness of Biotrack & RECCO tracking technologies in a range of habitats and environments likely to be suitable for Asian hornet nesting. 3) Optimise Biotrack PicoPip tag (antennal length, orientation, attachment method) for use on ~200mg flying insect 4) Optimise RECCO radar tag (antennal length, orientation, attachment method…
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- What the buyer calls it
- Evaluation of off-the-shelf technologies for their potential to track Asian Hornets (Vespa velutina)
- How they are buying
- Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
- Type
- services
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 1 Mar 2017
- Work ends
- 30 Nov 2017
- Kind of work
- Technology and digital, Research, evaluation and insight
Who the buyer named
Network Procurement was the named contact on this notice.