[Application of NIR spectroscopy technology in the field of insect pests detection]

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is the most rapidly developing and the most noticeable spectrographic technique in the 80's (the last century). Its principle in detection of insect pests was introduced. The applications of NIRS to the field of insect pests detection were mainly summarized. The applications of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) in detection of insect pests in stored-products, seed and forage or in leaves of plants are more active due to its rapid, timely, less expensive, non-destructive, and straightforward analytic characteristics. The applications of NIRS to the field of detection of insect pests in our country are rare and only on the beginning. So, there are still some further applications of NIRS in detection of insect pests in future, such as analyzing trace elements in fruit and biosecurity inspection. In the present paper, the authors analyzed the NIRS applications status home and abroad, and discussed the applied prospects to promote its applications to the field of research and practice of detection of insect pests in our country.