Described are devices and methods for pest control, including devices useful to place pest control devices at locations of use such as at a crop (e.g., at a branch of a tree), certain embodiments of devices including a capsule and a tether that can become tangled or caught in a tree or other crop location.

An animal trap (T) has an attached chain (C) and anchor (A). A driver (10) for driving the anchor into the ground has a shaft (12) with upper and lower sections (12A, 12B), the upper section having a smaller diameter than the lower section. The bottom (14) of the shaft is contoured to mate with the anchor. A handle (16) facilitates removal of the shaft from the ground after the anchor is driven into place. The handle has a sleeve (18) slidably fitting over the upper section of the shaft and an arm (22) extending outwardly from the sleeve for grasping by a user of the driver. A cap (24) fits onto the upper end of the shaft and is struck by a tool used to drive the shaft into the ground and set the anchor in place.

A rodent bait station has a base with a hinged cover which is lockable to the base to define an interior volume which can receive a ballast weight of three to twenty-four pounds which biases a floor of the base against a support surface. At least one rodent access opening in the bait station allows a rodent to pass into the interior volume. A bait or a rodent trap is positioned within the interior volume such that a rodent can move freely within the interior volume so as to access the bait or rodent trap.

A rodent bait station has a base with a hinged cover which is lockable to the base to define an interior volume which can receive a ballast weight of three to twenty-four pounds which biases a floor of the base against a support surface. At least one rodent access opening in the bait station allows a rodent to pass into the interior volume. A bait or a rodent trap is positioned within the interior volume such that a rodent can move freely within the interior volume so as to access the bait or rodent trap.

A pest surveillance system comprising at least one pest monitoring apparatus and a main server is provided. The pest monitoring apparatus comprises an image capturing device, an environmental status sensing device, a controller and a network transmitter. The at least one pest monitoring apparatus is disposed in at least one space. The image capturing device is used for capturing an image of a pest catcher and generating an original image. The environmental status sensing device is used for detecting environmental status and generating an environmental parameter. The network transmitter is coupled to a network. The main server is connected to the network and receives the at least one original image and the at least one environmental parameter. An image processor of the main server calculates each original image according to each environmental parameter and generates a pest status data.

A remote notification electronic rodent trapping system and method is provided having a plurality of rearming electronic rodent trapping devices configured to wirelessly communicate trap information to a base station that is in communication with a cloud server. When a trap is activated by a rodent trigger it changes from a set state to a kill alert state and initiates a killing cycle. The trap waits a first time period and then sends a notification signal to the base station of trap activation which the base station forwards to the cloud server. The cloud server waits a second predetermined time period before sending a pushed notification to a remote user of the trap's kill alert state. If the trap rearms prior to expiration of the second time period, it alerts the base station which notifies the cloud server. The cloud server updates trap status to the set state and does not send a notification to the user.

A remote notification electronic rodent trapping system and method is provided having a plurality of rearming electronic rodent trapping devices configured to wirelessly communicate trap information to a base station that is in communication with a cloud server. When a trap is activated by a rodent trigger it changes from a set state to a kill alert state and initiates a killing cycle. The trap waits a first time period and then sends a notification signal to the base station of trap activation which the base station forwards to the cloud server. The cloud server waits a second predetermined time period before sending a pushed notification to a remote user of the trap's kill alert state. If the trap rearms prior to expiration of the second time period, it alerts the base station which notifies the cloud server. The cloud server updates trap status to the set state and does not send a notification to the user.

A wireless monitoring device configured to monitor for triggering of a pest or animal trap with which the device is associated is disclosed. The device may be configured to detect either (or both): (1) the motion of the trap when triggered/actuated; and (2) the motion of a trapped organism. The device may be configured to transmit, in response to detecting the motion, a radio frequency (RF) signal including data pertaining to the status of the trap, allowing for easy determination of whether the trap is in an armed or triggered state. The RF signal may be received by any wireless infrastructure, such as a gateway or computing device (or other reader), within range, and information from the RF signal may be delivered through the internet/cloud to a server database. Information stored at the server database may be accessed to monitor and track trap status and control overall system operation.

A land animal snare barrier comprising a first layer of netting and a second layer of netting. The first layer defining a first plurality of through holes of a first size. The second layer defining a second plurality of through holes of a second size. Each layer has a width that measures between 9 inches and 24 inches.

A land animal snare barrier comprising a first layer of netting and a second layer of netting. The first layer defining a first plurality of through holes of a first size. The second layer defining a second plurality of through holes of a second size. Each layer has a width that measures between 9 inches and 24 inches.