Title :
Automated termite sensing
Author :
Wright, P. ; Green, P.R. ; Grieve, B.D. ; York, T.A. ; Hoppé, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
Abstract :
The paper describes a new sensor to detect termite activity. This is based on an optical light path that is normally blocked by "bait" but becomes transparent following termite activity. The sensor is integrated into a bait station which in turn is part of a wireless sensor network that is able to report status on-line to a host. The sensor has been tested in laboratory and field trials.
Keywords :
optical sensors; pest control; wireless sensor networks; automated termite sensing; bait station; optical light path; wireless sensor network; Costs; Crops; Europe; Moisture; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Protection; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Soil; Wireless sensor networks; optical light guide; termite detection; wireless sensor network;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors Applications Symposium, 2009. SAS 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2786-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2787-1
DOI :
10.1109/SAS.2009.4801786
