INSECTRONICS
AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF STORED PRODUCTS INSECTS
AUTOMATIC MONITORING OF STORED PRODUCTS INSECTSStored-grain pitfall traps are typically used for monitoring several species of stored-grain beetles (Coleoptera) in silos, warehouses and processing plants. They are placed inside the bulk grain near the surface. The cone-shaped device is made of clear plastic and has a removable perforated lid, which allows insects to enter, but not escape. As in the case of the funnel trap, various pheromone lures targeting different species may be used.
Counts as well as environmental parameters and a time stamp are transmitted wirelessly and uploaded to a server. These traps organize their own network (LoRA/WAN) and pass their counts from node to node until they reach the gateway to internet. It is compact, weatherproof.
Targeted pests: stored-product pests is silos
ELECTRONIC FUNNEL TRAP (E-FUNNEL TRAP)
ELECTRONIC FUNNEL TRAP (E-FUNNEL TRAP)A funnel trap that counts and transmits the number of captured moths (Lepidoptera). It is used in conjunction with pheromones.
Pests fly around the pheromone dispenser until they are exhausted. Once they fall through the funnel they interrupt the flow of light from emitter to receiver and thus are counted. The user can set the expected size of the targeted insect through its account in the Insectronics server.
The pack includes a funnel trap, the optical counter and the power cable to charge its internal rechargeable battery. The device has an embedded communication modem, a GPS and an SD card. It is compact, weatherproof and fits to a common funnel traps without any need to modify the trap.
All information is available on the server that also includes a map.
The trap has a GPS and a battery and lasts up to 30 weeks with a single charge.
Targeted pests: All Lepidoptera with available pheromones (cotton, grapes, olives, tomato, peaches etc): Lobesia botrana, Tuta absoluta, Prays oleae, Helicoverpa armigera, Pectinophora gossypiella, Grapholita molesta, Adoxophyes orana
ELECTRONIC TRAP FOR FLIES AND WASPS (E-FLY TRAP)
ELECTRONIC TRAP FOR FLIES AND WASPS (E-FLY TRAP)ELECTRONIC TRAP FOR FLIES AND WASPS (E-FLY TRAP)
A flytrap that counts and transmits the timestamped number of captured flies or wasps. It is used in conjunction with food baits (cat/dog-food, fish, meat, vinegar).
The user can set the size of the targeted insect through its account in the Insectronics server. It is compact, weatherproof and fits to common fly traps without any need to modify the traps.
The pack includes a fly-trap, the optical counter and the power cable to charge its internal rechargeable battery. The device has an embedded communication modem, a GPS and an SD card.
Targeted pests: flies, wasps
REMOTE MONITORING OF BEETLES (LINDGREN OR MULTI-FUNNEL TRAP)
REMOTE MONITORING OF BEETLES (LINDGREN OR MULTI-FUNNEL TRAP)Pine Beetle Lindgren Trap is a form of a funnel trap. Lindgren pheromone traps are widely used to attract the pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
They are used either as monitoring traps or for mass trapping to reduce the populations of pine beetles in conjunction with pheromones.
They come with different numbers of funnels that form a tree-mimicking silhouette.
The optoelectronic counter of insects is the white torus on the left. It transmits counts and the associated time stamps to the Insectronics server. It is compact, weatherproof and fits to the Lindgren trap without any need to modify the trap.
Targeted pests: Beetles
REMOTE MONITORING OF RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS (RED PALM WEEVIL)
REMOTE MONITORING OF RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS (RED PALM WEEVIL)Classical, Picusan traps are modified to include a sensor that senses adult pests falling in the trap. The e-trap is used in conjunction with an aggregation pheromone.
The falling beetle interrupts a flow of infrared light and thus it is counted. The counts of the pests are accumulated through the day and the counts are transmitted via the mobile network to the INSECTRONICS server.
It is compact, weatherproof and fits to the Picusan trap with minor fixes.
Included: Picusan trap, embedded optical counter, power charger, global SIM card
Targeted pests: Rhynchophorus ferrugineus also known as the Red Palm Weevil
THE WOODOSCOPE
THE WOODOSCOPEThe Woodoscope is a piezoelectric probe that senses vibrations. It does not penetrate the wooden surface (i.e., is not invasive) and, therefore, it is ideal for assessing the state and value of timber as it only touches a surface. It is a plug and play cable that connects to the USB input of a laptop or to the micro-USB input of a mobile phone. It is like a stethoscope but for wooden structures that cannot be drilled (i.e. timber, wooden floors, wooden frames in museums, furniture, porches).
Once connected to a laptop or a mobile phone you need an application that records through the USB port and analyzes audio (this is not provided).
It is meant to record vibrations originating from wood-boring insects, but, it can also be used to record vibrations on any surface in the range of 0-8kHz (e.g. vibes originating from moving parts of a machine).
Tree monitoring with seismic-sensor
Tree monitoring with seismic-sensorREMOTE VIBROACOUSTIC SURVEILLANCE OF TREES AND WOODEN STRUCTURES AGAINST BORERS
Listening to the trees: We introduce a remotely controlled device that records and wirelessly transmits on a scheduled basis, short recordings of the internal vibrations of a tree to a server.
In short, it contains a piezoelectric transducer (i.e. not a microphone, rather a ‘seismometer’) that turns into recordings the vibrations originating from pests feeding and moving inside the tree (borers).
Two modes of operation: a) listen in situ through earphones, or b) transmit the recordings to the INSECTRONICS server. Customers have free access to the server.
The user can listen remotely to infer the infestation state of the tree with wood-boring insects that feed or move inside the tree. The recordings can be downloaded from the server. It is compact and weatherproof, suitable for functioning in the field.
No need to recharge, it has an embedded solar panel that provides enough power for its low-power electronics.
Included: 2 drill bits, 2 adapters for drill bits that also function as waveguides, 2 independent waveguides, earphones, a device.
We also provide a touch prove so that one does not drill (e.g. for timber evaluation).
Targeted pests: Xylotrechus chinensis, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Red palm weevil), mountain bark beetle, Rhynchophorus palmarum, Aromia bungii (Red necked longicorn), Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian longhorn beetle) and Anoplophora chinensis (Citrus longhorn beetle).
WINGBEAT RECORDER OF FLYING INSECTS
WINGBEAT RECORDER OF FLYING INSECTSThe device’s intended use is to automatically record insects’ wingbeating events as they cross the sensor’s probe volume.
It is an optoelectronic device for lab use based on infrared light not visible to human eye. The emitter and the receiver are based on Fresnel lenses. The device senses whatever moves between emitter and receiver, records the light fluctuations due to the casted shadow of the wings and produces an audio snippet in wav format that is stored along with temperature, humidity and a time-stamp of the event. The snippets are stored automatically in its SD card and can be processed with any audio processing program including Matlab and Python. Data can also be automatically uploaded to the Insectronics and retrieved from there.
It has been extensively tested to record the wingbeat of Aphides, Culicoides, fruit flies, bees and mosquitoes. Typically, the sensor is inserted in a BugDorm type insectary cage or in conjunction with a transparent confinement enclosure as seen in the accessories or tethered using a inverted tweezer.
Targeted insects: Any flying insect
