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.

https://doi.org/10.48784/dd235795-c770-4709-bd4a-d468db07298d

Field campaign sites, coordinates, installed sensors, and installation dates The monitoring campaign was conducted between 16 May 2025 and 10 December 2025 in the following orchards in South Tyrol: Prato allo Stelvio Coordinates: UTM 46.622558 N, 10.598891 E, 915 m a.s.l. Installation date: 29 May 2025 Installed sensors: leaf wetness sensor (Phytos 31), temperature and humidity sensor (E+E HTP201), anemometer (ATMOS 22), pyranometer (Hukseflux SR05SR05-D1A3), radar precipitation sensor (Luff WS100), lux sensor (EKO ML-020-SO) Vadena (Laimburg) Coordinates: UTM 46.379635 N, 11.287197 E, 243 m a.s.l. Installation date: 16 May 2025 Installed sensors: leaf wetness sensor (Phytos 31), temperature and humidity sensor (E+E HTP201), anemometer (ATMOS 22), pyranometer (Hukseflux SR05SR05-D1A3), radar precipitation sensor (Luff WS100), lux sensor (EKO ML-020-SO) Naz-Sciaves Coordinates: UTM 46.755127 N, 11.683657 E, 772 m a.s.l. Installation date: 4 August 2025 Installed sensors: temperature and humidity sensor (E+E HTP201) Nave San Rocco Coordinates: UTM 46.163380 N, 11.1047965 E, 207 m a.s.l. Installation date: 2 July 2025 Installed sensors: temperature and humidity sensor (E+E HTP201) Aldino Coordinates: UTM 46.3476717 N, 11.3403352 E, 750 m a.s.l. Installation date: 2 July 2025 Installed sensors: temperature and humidity sensor (E+E HTP201) Sinigo Coordinates: UTM 46.640054 N, 11.171469 E, 325 m a.s.l. Installation date: 25 July 2025 Installed sensors: temperature and humidity sensor (E+E HTP201) Note: from October 2025 to approximately January 2026, the sensors were recalled to the laboratory for maintenance and calibration, resulting in discontinuous data during this period.

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