Analyzing images of pests using a mobile device application

A system, comprising:

• a glueboard;
• and
• a mobile computing device including a non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to:
• receive, via a graphical user interface (GUI), location information input corresponding to a location of a glueboard;
• receive, via the GUI, an identification input of a pest type caught on the glueboard;
• receive, via the GUI, an image of the glueboard;
• analyze white and dark areas of the image to determine at least one of:
• 1) total dark surface area of the glueboard and 2) number and size of multiple contiguous dark surface areas of the glueboard;
• calculate a quantity of pests based on dark surface area and an average size of the pest;
• and
• output, to the GUI, the quantity of pests.

A method performed by a processor of a mobile computing device, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI) of a mobile computing device, location information input corresponding to a location of a glueboard;
• receiving, via the GUI, an identification input of a pest type caught on the glueboard;
• receiving, via the GUI, an image of the glueboard;
• analyzing white and dark areas of the image to determine at least one of:
• 1) total dark surface area of the glueboard and 2) number and size of multiple contiguous dark surface areas of the glueboard;
• calculating a quantity of pests based on dark surface area and an average size of the pest;
• and
• outputting, to the GUI, the quantity of pests.