A mobile culture assembly for feeding larvae of black soldier fly includes a mobile vehicle, a breeding device disposed in the mobile vehicle, and a turning device disposed on the breeding device. The breeding device includes spaced-apart breeding bodies, each of which defines a breeding space for accommodating feed materials and larvae. The turning device includes a base movably disposed on the breeding body, a feeding unit adapted to introduce the feed materials to the breeding space, a turning unit disposed under the base, a scrapping unit disposed at one end of the base, and a heat dissipating unit disposed on the base. The turning device serves to stir the feed materials and the larvae and also dissipate heat accumulated in the breeding space to thereby provide a preferable growing environment for the larvae, reduce feeding costs, and increase a reproductive rate and quality of the larvae effectively.

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.

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 insect trap (10) and a method for attracting and/or trapping insects (12) are disclosed. The trap (10) has an intake (14) leading into an interior space (20) of the insect trap (10), which intake (14) continues into a suction duct (16) where an air flow (18) provides a negative pressure at the intake (14). Furthermore, the trap (10) has a portion surrounding the suction duct (16) in the vicinity of the intake (14) and enveloping the suction duct (16) such that the suction duct extends into the interior space (20) of the trap (10). The portion is at least partially permeable to outflowing air (24) and forms at least part of an outer wall (22). In addition, a front side (28), adjoining the outer wall (22), is largely impermeable to air and is at least slightly spaced from an outlet (30) of the suction duct (16).

A flying insect trap formed of an ingress chamber having a light source to attract flying insects and a fan to create an air stream to direct insects into a capture chamber. The trap has an upper illumination chamber to project light upward in order to enhance the trap's attractiveness to flying insects. The upper illumination chamber is formed of a plate containing light emitting devices that face upward and project light through a translucent cover.

A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. A pest control device includes a sensor having a sensor cell and a controller. A surface of the sensor cell is coated with an agent that reacts with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests. The controller is coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor cell indicative of a rate of change in sensor mass detected on the surface of the sensor cell, determine whether the rate of change in the sensor mass based on the received sensor data exceeds a predefined threshold rate, and transmit a pest detection alert notification to a server in response to a determination that the rate of change exceeds the predetermined threshold rate.

An attracting element (14) attachable to a flying pest trap (10), the attracting element (14) comprising: a plurality of LEDs (42) arranged on a support section (41), wherein the support section (41) is configured to be detachably secured to a receiving section of the flying pest trap (10), the receiving section having higher thermal conductivity than the support section (41), so as to transfer heat generated by the LEDs (42) to the receiving section.

The present disclosure relates to the sensor based observation of arthropods in a region where plants grow. The subject matter of the present disclosure is a device, system, method and computer program product for the sensor based observation of arthropods, by means of a camera.

The present disclosure relates to the sensor based observation of arthropods in a region where plants grow. The subject matter of the present disclosure is a device, system, method and computer program product for the sensor based observation of arthropods, by means of a camera.

The invention relates to a live trap for catching living insects, particularly fruit flies, comprising a catch container, a base and a funnel-shaped insert in the catch container having a plurality of slits in the funnel wall and a funnel exit opening, the insects to be caught being able to slip through the funnel exit opening, but not through the slits. Furthermore, the live trap comprises an attractant container in the catch container and/or in the base having a liquid attractant and a wick. The insects are attracted by the scent of the liquid attractant evaporating from the attractant container and fly or crawl through the funnel exit opening into the catch container, where they become trapped. The user can then carry the live trap outside, remove the funnel-shaped insert, and release the captured insects alive outside. In this way, the insects can be kept out of human living and working spaces without killing the insects.