Microclimatic and Meteorological Data from Orchards in South Tyrol – Project INSTINCT database

The monitoring campaign carried out within the Instinct project aims to analyze the correlation between insect population dynamics and environmental conditions through the collection of microclimatic and meteorological data in various orchards in South Tyrol. Sensors have been installed at several sites: Prato allo Stelvio, Vadena (Laimburg), Naz-Sciaves, Nave San Rocco, and Sinigo. The acquisition system is based on two platforms: STM32WL55JC1, which integrates a microcontroller and LoRa module, and Raspberry Pi Zero for managing meteorological sensors such as the anemometer (ATMOS 22), pyranometer (Hukseflux SR05), radar precipitation sensor (Luff WS100), and illuminance sensor (EKO ML-020-SO).
The data collected, together with trap measurements and phenological analyses, will enable the development of predictive models to understand the influence of climatic variables on the presence and evolution of insects in orchards.