Joseph M Patt, Arty Makagon, Bryan Norton, Maclen Marvit, Phillip Rutschman, Matt Neligeorge, Jeremy Salesin
Sustainable and effective means to control flying insect vectors are critically needed, especially with widespread insecticide resistance and global climate change. Understanding and controlling vectors requires accurate information about their movement and activity, which is often lacking. The Photonic Fence (PF) is an optical system that uses machine vision, infrared light, and lasers to identify, track, and interdict vectors in flight. The PF examines an insect's outline, flight speed, and other flight parameters and if these match those of a targeted vector species, then a low-power, retina-safe laser kills it...
April 8, 2024: Scientific Reports