More efficient and environmentally-desirable means of detecting insects entering lure-baited traps or attractive areas
First Claim
1. Method of facilitating detection of insects (or other life forms) of a given species in agricultural or other areas by placing inside each lure-baited trap a microchip that will detect the presence of an insect of that species (usually by the sound it makes), and then send an electronic signal (digitized sound preferred) via satellite, internet, or antennae to a central monitoring station equipped with software that will identify positive trap responses and their locations as well as map locations of the positive responses.
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Abstract
Detection and monitoring of insects of a given species can be facilitated by placing inside each lure-baited trap a microchip assembly that can sense the presence of that species (usually by the sound it makes); and then send electronic signals by satellite, internet, or antennae to a central monitoring station equipped with software that will identify locations of the traps (usually by trap number) as well as map locations of positive trap responses. Variations in the foregoing are: selection of species sound range may be made by microchip or by software at central monitoring station, use of multi-lure traps, periodic transfer of trap responses, method of determining whether the system is working properly, and use of microchip assembly units without traps to monitor sound-emitting life forms at sites attractive to the targeted species.
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- 1. Method of facilitating detection of insects (or other life forms) of a given species in agricultural or other areas by placing inside each lure-baited trap a microchip that will detect the presence of an insect of that species (usually by the sound it makes), and then send an electronic signal (digitized sound preferred) via satellite, internet, or antennae to a central monitoring station equipped with software that will identify positive trap responses and their locations as well as map locations of the positive responses.
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