Relative humidity
"M. plana" is a Lepidopteran moth and a major pest of oil palms in Malaysia. "M. plana" outbreaks in Malaysia are highly correlated with relative humidity. Relative humidity estimates based on satellite remote sensing data were fed into both regression models and neural networks. The predictions of both were found to be closely correlated with actual "M. plana" appearance on plantations, with the NN producing the best results.