A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. The system includes an active infrared sensor including infrared emitters and photodetectors. The active infrared sensor is configured to determine an active infrared signature for a monitored space, determine whether the active infrared signature is outside a predetermined window in relation to a baseline signature, and activate a controller in response to determining that the active infrared signature is outside the window. The controller is configured to perform a pest control action in response to activation. The pest control action may include notifying a remote system. The active infrared sensor may be included in a housing having a first opening, a second opening, and a passage sized to receive an insect. The active infrared sensor may be coupled to the housing such that the active infrared sensor is positioned to illuminate part of the passage.

A replaceable insert for an insect trapping device is provided. The insert has an upper end region, a lower end region, and a first longitudinal centerline extending from the upper end region to the lower end region. The insert has an elongate, substantially planar adhesive surface for trapping an insect and a substantially planar, elongate tab positioned in the lower end region of the insert and extending away from the elongate, substantially planar adhesive surface. The tab has a first side edge, and a second side edge, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge converge at a proximal end of the tab. The tab comprises a second longitudinal centerline that is laterally offset a distance of from about 11 mm to about 15 mm from the first longitudinal centerline. The insert is asymmetric about the first longitudinal centerline.

An ambulatory pest trapping device (1) includes an upper sheet (2) on which ambulatory pests B is capable of crawling, a lower sheet (4) which is provided to face the upper sheet (2) and on which the ambulatory pests B is capable of crawling, and an adhesive sheet (8) provided between the upper sheet (2) and the lower sheet (4) and in which an intermediate sheet (3) is covered with an adhesive (5). The ridged pointed protrusions (7) made of the adhesive (5) covering the ends of the intermediate sheet 3 are provided for the adhesive sheet (8). The tip radius of curvature of each pointed protrusion (7) is 0.001 mm to 1.0 mm.

A pod includes a receptacle having a compartment configured to house an insect attractant, a membrane designed to fit over the top of the receptacle, and a removable foil lid designed to fit over the top of the membrane.

A system for sterilizing a physical space, such as a hotel room. The system generates and distributes heated air to the physical space to elevate the temperature of the space to a level sufficient to achieve a desired sterilization effect of eradicating insects and microoganisms. The system is portable and self-contained. The system includes a hydrogen fuel cell that generates electrical power. An electrical system conditions and stores the electrical power and supplies stored electrical power to the system components and peripherals. System components include a source of hydrogen, a heater, an air distributor, and a filter. Peripherals include a UV light source and an aerosol dispenser. The combination of heat, UV light and aerosol disinfectant effectively eradicates insects, microorganisms, allergens, and odors in the physical space.

An apparatus for dispensing biological control agents, the apparatus comprising: a hopper for containing biological control agents, the hopper comprising an orifice arranged to allow the dispensation of the biological control agents therethrough; and a valve wheel arranged outside the hopper and adjacent to the orifice, the valve wheel being arranged to rotate about a valve wheel axis to move the biological control agents away from the orifice.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of pest capturing in protection of tea trees, in particular to a pest trap for tea planting. The pest trap includes a trap framework and a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp; an upper end of the trap framework is provided with a support which is used for clamping the LED lamp; a board for trapping pests coated with sex pheromone on a surface is arranged inside the trap framework; a heating source is arranged on one side of the board for trapping pests and is used for making the sex pheromone to be volatilized faster and farther; a mesh enclosure used for trapping pests is arranged on an outer side of the trap framework; and a small circular hole is formed in a bottom of the mesh enclosure.

An insect capture device is used to monitor, capture, and/or kill insects. The device has a raised portion to create a gap between a surface and the device to entice insects to pass under. At the raised portion, a glue board includes an adhesive facing the surface. As the insect passes under the raised portion, the insect can unknowingly become attached to the adhesive portion and stuck thereto. To aid in installing the glue board, one or more sections of the glue board can be free of adhesive to connect or fit to a part of the device to hold the glue board in place, while also allowing for easy removal to replace the glue board with a new one, free of captured insects.

Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a computer-implemented method of insect monitoring by capturing at least one image of one or more insects; transmitting the at least one image to a computing device, where the computing device includes an artificial intelligence model operable to identify insects, and where the artificial intelligence model is trained on previously collected insect images via an unsupervised domain adaptation technique; and utilizing the artificial intelligence model to generate insect data related to the one or more insects from the at least one image. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a system for insect monitoring.

An extendable and adjustable insect entrapment apparatus reaches insects and pests in hard to reach areas through a multi-jointed elongated rod that hinges and pivots into various configuration to reach and entrap the insects with a pad of stacked, singular sticky sheets. The rod has a proximal end with a formed hole for hanging the apparatus from a distal end. At least one joint in the rod is fixedly set at a desired angle and orientation. The sticky sheets retain any insects which travel or fall into a base at the distal end of the rod. Each sheet is coated with a mild compression adhesive material that entraps an insect in response to an application of force against the insect. Each sticky sheet can be separated individually. Upon entrapment of an insect, the outermost sticky sheet restraining the insect is separated, folded to encase the insect, and disposed of.