DocumentCode
2998011
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
fYear
2009
fDate
17-19 Feb. 2009
Firstpage
99
Lastpage
104
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SAS.2009.4801786
Filename
4801786
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