Using Lidar to detect and track flying insects

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Dear all,

I am a university professor. My team is exploring the possibility of detecting and tracking flying insects (locusts, flies, or even mosquitos) using pulse Lidar. If we could develop such a device, it would be revolutionary in the entomological field. Ultimately we would like to couple it with a laser to shoot down the pests, which will be very beneficial (for example, during locust seasons).

I've found a few papers online: Observations of movement dynamics of flying insects using high resolution lidar | Scientific Reports, https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.221557, but their systems are only good for detecting but not tracking down the positions of the insects.

I've seen someone asked a similar question 5 years ago on this forum: Detection of flying tiny Objects - #21 by Idahowalker, but there was no good answer that could serve this purpose. With the rapid technology development in the Lidar field in the past 5 years, I would like to see if anyone can possibly point me in the right direction now.

btw, I am not a radar expert but I've done some homework on this.

Thank you very much! I appreciate any constructive input.

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what scan rate do you get out of the best 3D Lidar those days and how many points does it represent?

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Your project reminds me of this
Laser Mosquito Zapper

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I also thought of the mosquito zapper story. Someone claimed years ago that a $50 laser device could even eliminate mosquito born malaria. I did not believe it at the time, and never saw a follow up. Here is the 2021 version.

There there is the idea that playing Cardi B music underwater will kill mosquito larvae, so, eliminate them before they can fly, which saves a lot of trouble, expense, and possible eye damage!

A fun idea, for sure.

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