A receptacle for use with an insect trap comprises a hollow body defining an open upper end for attaching to the insect trap and for receiving insects from the trap, and an open lower end. A floor of the receptacle is mounted to the lower end of the body and is movable between a closed position wherein the floor covers the open lower end, and an open position wherein the lower end is open and exposed to a surrounding environment.

The present invention provides an electrified garbage container cover that destroys insects that may attempt to access, or escape from a garbage container. The electrified garbage container cover includes a silicone cover configured to fit the opening of a garbage container, said cover having an opening; and an electrified top. The electrified top comprises a mesh frame portion, which supports an electrified mesh and is configured cover the opening; and an electrified mesh capable of electrifying insects; and a power source; wherein the electrified mesh comprises: a central mesh having a first side and a second side, the central mesh electrically connected to the power source and supported by the mesh frame portion; a first ground mesh located adjacent and spaced apart from the first side of the central mesh and electrically connected to the power source and supported by the mesh frame portion; a second ground mesh located adjacent and spaced apart from the second side of the central mesh and electrically connected to said power source and supported by the mesh frame portion.

The disclosure relates to the detection of arthropods (beneficial insects and/or pests) in a region in which plants grow via a camera.

The disclosure relates to the detection of arthropods (beneficial insects and/or pests) in a region in which plants grow via a camera.

The present invention relates to a device and a method for immobilizing and identifying pests. The present invention also relates to a device that can be filled with fluid to immobilize pests, means making sure that the level of the fluid in the device stays within defined limits.

An animal trap system includes a glue board, an animal trap accelerometer sensor, and a signal unit in close proximity to and in communications with the animal trap accelerometer sensor, wherein the signal unit also contains an accelerometer sensor. The animal trap system is capable of detecting capture events, non-capture events, false positives, and/or the type of animal captured by using differential signal analysis and machine learning techniques. When an acceleration is received by the animal trap accelerometer sensor above a pre-set acceleration threshold value, it sends a capture signal to the signal unit and if the signal unit does not receive such acceleration event, the signal unit transmits a capture signal to an off-site receiver. A method of trapping one or more animals using this system is also provided.

Optical remote sensing systems for quantifying aerial or aquatic fauna with respect to number of living organisms, such as animals, such as insects, birds, bats or aquatic organisms, and to biological specificity.

One variation of a method for interpreting pressures in plants includes: accessing a first image of a first set of sentinel plants in a field; accessing a second image of a second set of sentinel plants in the field, recorded during a first period; interpreting a first pressure of a stressor in the first set based on features extracted from the first image, captured during the first period; interpreting a second pressure in the second set based on features extracted from the second image; deriving a model associating pressure at the first set and pressure at the second set based on the first pressure and the second pressure; interpreting a third pressure in the first set based on features extracted from a third image captured during a second period; and predicting a fourth pressure in the second set during the second period based on the third pressure and the model.

The present invention is directed to a an isolated bacterial strain belonging to the genus of Pseudomonas having a nematode chemotaxis-inducing activity, a composition comprising same, and methods of using same, such as for attracting a nematode to a surface, or for protecting a plant from nematode-induced damage.

The present invention is directed to a an isolated bacterial strain belonging to the genus of Pseudomonas having a nematode chemotaxis-inducing activity, a composition comprising same, and methods of using same, such as for attracting a nematode to a surface, or for protecting a plant from nematode-induced damage.