A release device for a vaporizable and/or sublimateable pesticide is provided. The release device is suitable for use against subterranean pests (e.g. fire ants). The release device may be driven into and/or placed in a cavity within the soil or other substrate where the pests reside. The release device comprises a vapor injector which releases the pesticidal composition through apertures into the pest habitat, where it is distributed in vapor form.

A system and method for applying hydro-mulch and hydro-seed products stored underground through an irrigation system includes a first irrigation system, a second irrigation system, and a storage tank at least partially located underground, the storage tank being in fluid connection with the second irrigation system, wherein the storage tank is configured for storing and supplying the hydro-mulch and hydro-seed products to the second irrigation system.

An assay system for a repellent includes transparent tubing having end chambers; a central testing area positioned between the end chambers; small openings between the central testing area and end chambers; absorbent material positioned adjacent to the openings and being soaked in either a control substance or a repellent; and fruit flies are introduced into the central testing area and allowed to migrate through the openings and into either end chamber.

An insect suppression device, and further relates to a self-moving device, a charging station, and an automatic working system that are mounted with the insect suppression device are provided. The self-moving device moves in a working area, performs a working task, and includes: a body and a movement module that is mounted on the body and drives the self-moving device to move. The self-moving device includes: an insect suppression device, mounted to the body, and a control module, controlling the movement module to move and controlling the insect suppression device to work. The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: The self-moving device can move autonomously in the working area and perform an insect suppression task, and has a wide coverage area, flexible work, and high efficiency, so that automatic control can be implemented, thereby freeing a user from the harassment of insects.

An emanating device includes a substrate with a body having a first portion and a second portion, a foldable member, and first and second hinges along a longitudinal axis of the body and connected to the foldable member. The foldable member is movable between a first state, such that the member is co-planar with the first portion and second portion, and a second state, such that the foldable member is not co-planar with the first portion and the second portion.

There is provided a method for controlling San Jose scale using pheromone preparations comprising a pheromone substance of San Jose scale.

A method for controlling San Jose scale is provided, the method comprising at least a step of installing pheromone preparations in a field such that the number of the installed pheromone preparations ranges from 200 to 5,000 per hectare, each of the pheromone preparation comprising a pheromone substance of San Jose scale and a container for enclosing the pheromone substance therein, to allow the pheromone substance to permeate the container and to be released into the field.

A method of treating an area infested with bed bugs, includes applying to the infested area an amount of an isopropyl alcohol-denatured alcohol blend effective to kill the bed bugs. The alcohol blend composition is a bed bug control composition including, 25 vol. % to 33 vol. % denatured alcohol and 66 vol. % to 75 vol. % isopropyl alcohol.

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.

The present invention provides a porous sustained-release body in which transparency of a porous carrier changes. The porous sustained-release body includes an inorganic monolithic porous body 1 including a skeleton body 2 of an inorganic compound and air gaps 3,4 having a three-dimensional continuous network structure formed in the skeleton body 2, and a sustained-release liquid absorbed into air gaps 2, 3, wherein the inorganic monolithic porous body 1 is opaque at an initial state, which is a state before absorption of the sustained-release liquid in which air exists in the air gaps, and refractive index of the sustained-release liquid and refractive index of the skeleton body are the same within an error range within which a portion in which the sustained-release liquid is absorbed into the air gaps changes to transparent or semitransparent.

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.