JP2000135043A - Monitor of vermination of flyable harmful insect - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitor of vermination of flyable harmful insects improved in the precision of counting harmful insects attracted to fly to the monitor. SOLUTION: This monitor is designed to attract harmful insects 10 into a housing 2 by making a pheromone agent 22 disposed in the housing 2 flow out through windows 8 and 9 and then count the harmful insects 22 passing or creeping through the windows 8 and 9 by counting sections 12 and 14, thus enabling the counted number to monitor the vernimation. Counting the insects not yet killed results in raising the counting precision of the flyable insects.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring the occurrence of flying pests using an attractant such as sex pheromone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is extremely important to prevent tea insect damage and to grasp the occurrence of insect pests in order to increase the production of high quality tea leaves and the yield thereof. That is, it is possible to predict the generation time of the insect pest and to spray the insecticide at the most effective time, and it is possible to reduce the waste of the spraying of the insecticide. As tea pests, Chanomokumakimakimaki, Chahamaki, and Chanohosoga are known. For these pests, a device for monitoring the occurrence status by using a sex pheromone agent has been proposed, for example, Japanese Patent No. 268650.
No. 7 "Pheromone trap for automatic counting and printing of lepidoptera and other flying pests" and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-105878 "Electric insect killer".

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional pheromone trap, a method is employed in which the attracted and captured pests are killed by electric shock or the like, and the number of the killed pests is counted. When measuring the killed pests, for example, there is a method of counting by capturing the state of gravity drop. In the state where the pests are flying, it is easy to catch many pests individually, but a plurality of pests compensated by electric shock or the like are integrated, which causes a counting error.

In addition, there is a method of measuring the weight by collecting the pests that have been compensated, but the measurement timing and the occurrence of weight error cannot be ignored.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus with improved accuracy in measuring pests that are attracted and arriving.

[0006]

The flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus of the present invention uses an attractant (pheromone agent 22) installed in the body (2) to open the window (8, 9) of the body. The attractant is discharged to attract the pest (10) into the vessel, and the number of pests flying or crawling through the window provided on the vessel is counted by the measuring means (measuring sections 12, 14). It is possible to monitor the occurrence status of the pest from the count value. Therefore, since the pests are counted before they become dead, the measurement accuracy of the flying pests can be improved.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring the occurrence status of a flying pest, wherein a vessel (2) for capturing the flying pest (10).
And an attractant (pheromone agent 22) for attracting the pest into the vessel, and a window for releasing the attractant substance flowing out of the attractant to the outside air and passing the attracted pest into the vessel. (8, 9), and measuring means (measuring units 12, 14) for counting the pests entering the body through the window.

With such a configuration, the vessel is installed in a field such as a tea plantation. The container constitutes a closed container, and a window is formed in the container. An attractant is installed in the container, and the attractant flowing out of the attractant flows out of the container through the window. Pests flying in the field are attracted by this attractant and enter the body through the window. The window is provided with a measuring means for counting the pests passing therethrough, and the pests passing through the window are counted by this measuring means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the counting of the number of the pests is performed while the pests passing through the window are flying. Alternatively, it is characterized in that the counting is performed during crawling. That is, it is possible to catch pests that pass through the window portion while flying or crawling, and to individually count the pests, thereby preventing occurrence of counting errors due to close contact between the pests, such as dead pests.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for monitoring the status of occurrence of a flying pest, wherein the apparatus for monitoring the status of occurrence of a flying pest further comprises an insecticide means (insect killer 24) for killing the pest after measurement. It is characterized by having. In other words, by reliably killing the insects after the measurement, it is possible to prevent the insect pests captured in the vessel from flying inside the vessel and filling the vessel.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the collecting means (collecting unit 2) collects the pests after the insects have been killed.
6, a guide body 28). That is,
By collecting dead pests, disposal is facilitated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the attractant is a sex pheromone (pheromone agent 22). And That is, any attractant, which is a means of attracting pests, can be used arbitrarily depending on the type of pest, but commercially available sex pheromones are available for pests such as chanokomakumanamaki, chanhamaki and chanohosoga. "Guide for the use of sex pheromone agents" issued by the Japan Plant Protection Association, issued on January 31, 1993
According to the report, "'Pheromones are produced and secreted by living organisms,
A chemical that causes another individual of the same type to perform a specific behavior or physiological response. Although widely found in animals and their effects are diverse, the most ubiquitous and well studied are pheromones that cause various insect behaviors. The main ones are sex pheromones (sexual behavior). Sex pheromones are particularly important pheromones because they govern sexual behaviors that are essential for leaving offspring. There are several types of sex pheromones. Among them, the sex pheromone that attracts the opposite sex (often a male) from a long distance is enormous. , So far, all are artificially synthesized of this type. "It is stated. Therefore, in this flying pest occurrence monitoring device, a specific sex pheromone agent selected for insects, ie, pests such as tea, can be used to attract male or female pests.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the attractant flowing out of the attractant is forced into the outside air from the window. It is characterized by having a blowing means (blowing fan 16) for allowing the air to flow out. That is, the attractant flowing out of the attractant flies in the air, but in order for the attractant to act on the pest flying in the outside air, the attractant forms a band from the window of the vessel to the flying point of the pest. It is effective that the substance flows. Therefore, by installing a blowing means and forcibly flowing out the attractant into the outside air from the window of the vessel, the effect of attracting pests can be enhanced.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the storage means (data logger 38) for accumulating the count value counted by the measuring means. ) And transmission means (data transmission device 40) for transmitting the count value stored in the storage means to a remote place. That is, the number of pests counted by the measuring means is stored and accumulated in the storage means, and the measured number can be transmitted to the administrator by the transmitting means. The storage means can be constituted by a data logger or the like, and the transmission means can be a wireless or wired communication means. As a communication means, an inexpensive transmission system can be configured by using a public telephone line.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the present invention. This flying pest occurrence monitoring device is provided with a cylindrical or rectangular tubular body 2, which is erected on a ground 5 in a field with a plurality of legs 3. A detachable roof 4 is provided on the upper part of the body 2, and an eave 6 is formed to protrude toward the side of the body 2 to prevent the side of the body 2 from being wet from rain or dew. ing. Windows 8 and 9 are formed on the upper side surface of the body 2. In this embodiment,
There are two opposing windows 8, 9 of the body 2. The windows 8 and 9 are prevented from inflow of rain and dew by the roof 4 and the eaves 6 projecting from the wall surface of the container 2.

In the vicinity of the windows 8 and 9, there are provided measuring units 12 and 14 as measuring means for detecting the pest 10 attracted into the vessel 2 and counting the number of the pests. A blower fan 16 is provided as a blower that blows air from the inside of the body 2 to the outside air. In this embodiment, a single blower fan 16 is provided.
It may be installed every time.

A guide member 18 having a conical shape is provided at the center of the interior of the vessel 2.
Is guided below the body 2. A pheromone agent 22 is provided below the guide body 18 as an example of an attractant for attracting the pest 10. Any attractant may be used as long as the attractant is caused to fly into the air and attract the pest 10. As the pheromone agent 22 used as an example, for example, a pest 10 to be attracted, that is, a chanococcus monmamaki, a sex pheromone agent that selectively acts on chahamaki can be used. It becomes possible to grasp. The attracting substance flowing out of the pheromone agent 22 is supplied to the blower fan 16.
As a result, the air flows out of the windows 2 and 9 to the outside of the body 2 as a band-like air flow.

Pheromone agent 22 on the inner wall of vessel 2
Is provided with an insecticide 24 as an insecticide means. As this insecticide 24, an electric shock insect that kills by electric shock due to a high-voltage electric shock, a mechanical insecticide that kills by mechanical impact, a drug insecticide that kills with a drug or a chemical substance, or the like can be used. .

A collecting section 26 is provided as collecting means for collecting the insect pests 10 after the insects are killed. The collecting section 26 is provided with a guide 28 having a conical shape. The dead pest 10 is guided by the guide body 28 and
Collected in 6.

The pests 10 collected by the collecting section 26 are guided to a discharge section 30, and are automatically or manually discharged to the outside from the discharge section 30 and discarded.

Next, FIG. 2 shows an example of the counting of the number of pests 10, the display and the control mechanism in the flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus of the present invention. Measuring units 12, 14
Can be constituted by a light emitting element 12A and a light receiving element 12B, and a light emitting element 14A and a light receiving element 14B as optical detection means. The light emitting elements 12A and 14A are
2 is a light source which emits a light with a constant light emission amount by passing a drive current through the light source 2. The light receiving area of the light receiving element 12B provided for the light emitting element 12A corresponds to the window 8, and the light receiving area of the light receiving element 14B provided for the light emitting element 14A corresponds to the window 9, and the light receiving area flies. When the incoming pest 10 blocks,
The light receiving elements 12B and 14B detect the change in the amount of received light. Each received light amount is individually applied to the counting circuits 34 and 36 as a light reception signal, and the number of passing insects 10 can be counted based on the unit or width of the change in the light amount. The count output of each of the counting circuits 34 and 36 is applied to a data logger 38 and accumulated, stored or recorded. The integrated value of the number of pests recorded on the data logger 38 is added to and displayed on a display 39 installed on the body 2, and the integrated value data is transmitted through a data transmission device 40 as a transmission means. The data is transmitted to a data processing device on the administrator side through a public telephone line or the like.

When the insecticide 24 is constituted by an electric shock insecticide, a high voltage is applied to the insecticide 24 from the power supply 42.

The discharge section 30 is provided with an electric or mechanical discharge mechanism 44, which is driven by a drive section 46.

The driving circuit 32, the counting circuits 34, 3
6, data logger 38, data transmission device 40, power supply 42
The drive control of the drive units 46 and 47 is controlled by a control device 48. The control device 48 can be configured by, for example, a microcomputer, and includes a CPU that is an arithmetic control unit,
It is composed of a ROM, a RAM, etc. as storage means.

Next, the monitoring operation of the pest 10 using the flying pest occurrence monitoring device will be described.

The attractant that has flowed out of the pheromone agent 22 flows out of the vessel 2 through the windows 8 and 9 to form a strip-shaped airflow. In this case, the rotation of the blowing fan 16 can enhance the outflow effect of the attractant.

When the pest 10 touches the attractant, the pest 10 is attracted by the attractant in the form of a strip and is guided into the vessel 2 through the window 8 or 9. The pest 10 that flies and passes through the windows 8 and 9, stops on the body 2 and the roof 4, and walks on the crawl and passes through the windows 8 and 9 is a light receiving element 12 </ b> B or 14.
The light reception for B is momentarily interrupted, which is detected as a change in light reception. Each received light amount is individually applied to the counting circuits 34 and 36 as a light reception signal, and the number of the passing insects 10 is counted based on the unit or width of the change in the light amount. The count output of each of the counting circuits 34 and 36 is applied to a data logger 38, and is accumulated, stored, and recorded. The integrated value of the number of pests recorded in this data logger 38 is
The data is displayed on a display 39 provided on the housing 2 and visually displayed, and is transmitted to a data processing device on the administrator side through a public telephone line or the like through a data transmission device 40. The number of the pests 10 is, for example, an integrated value measured in days, and is several to two or three thousand overnight. This number is used to predict the occurrence of the pest 10, that is, the time of occurrence and the amount of occurrence. Since the display 39 is provided on the body 2, the field manager can immediately confirm the numerical value, perform measurement and monitoring at the site, and determine whether the number of animals is required to spray the insecticide, It can be used to determine the amount of application or the time of application.

Then, the pest 10 induced in the vessel 2
Is guided downward from the inclined surface 20 of the guide body 18, and is killed by, for example, an electric shock of the insecticide 24, and the harmful insect pest 10 falls from the guide body 28 to the collection unit 26. The pest 10 collected by the collection unit 26 is guided to the discharge unit 30 and can be automatically or manually discharged from the discharge unit 30 to the outside.

Next, FIG. 3 shows a modification of the discharge section 30 shown in FIG. In this modification, a suction device 54 is provided instead of the discharge unit 30, and the pests 10 collected by the collection unit 52 are sucked by the suction device 54 and collected in the waste bag 56. The suction device 54 may use a suction mechanism similar to a vacuum cleaner, or may divert the vacuum cleaner itself.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the present invention. The window body 8 is formed on the front side of the container body 2 having a rectangular cylindrical shape.
The measuring unit 12 is provided on the inner surface. This body 2
A venting net 58 is attached to the center of the front and rear sides at a position where the vessel 2 is bisected, and an insecticidal chamber 60 is formed on the front side and a pheromone chamber 62 is formed on the rear side. Insecticide room 60
Is provided with an insecticide 64 at its upper part, and this insecticide 64 can be constituted by a microwave generator. The pheromone agent 22 is provided on the ceiling of the pheromone chamber 62.

On the floor side of the insecticidal chamber 60, a collecting container 68 which can be pulled out forward and backward is installed.
0 is stored in the collection container 68. By pulling out the collection container 68, the collected pests 10 can be discarded.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the present invention.
Instead of the ventilation net 58 and the insecticide 64 shown in FIG.
A fixed net 70 is provided as an insecticide means, and a movable insecticide brush 72 is installed on the fixed net 70. This movable insecticidal brush 72 is a fixed net 7
The insecticide brush piece 76 is attached to a plurality of arms 74 that cover the rotation of the motor 82, a timing belt 86 is hung between a sprocket 80 attached to a rotating shaft 78 thereof and a sprocket 84 on the motor 82 side. The piece 76 is configured to rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow N. Fixed net 70 attracted by pheromone agent 22
The insect pest 10 that has stopped is caught between the rotating insecticidal brush piece 76 and the fixed net 70 to be killed by pressure, and the harmful insect pest 10 falls to the collection container 68 and is collected.

Next, FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of a flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to the present invention. The movable insecticidal brush 72 shown in FIG. 5 is changed from a rotary type to a vertically movable type. The pest 10 attracted to the pheromone agent 22 and stopped on the fixed net 70 is, for example, sandwiched between the insecticide brush piece 76 moving downward and the fixed net 70 and is killed by pressure. Drops to the side and is collected.

Next, FIG. 8 shows a fifth embodiment of the flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus of the present invention. A rectangular cylindrical body 2 is used, and a window 8 and a window 8 are provided on both end faces in the longitudinal direction.
The light emitting element 12A and the light receiving element 12 are formed on the inner surface thereof as optical detecting means forming a measuring section of the pest 10.
B, a light emitting element 14A and a light receiving element 14B are installed, and insecticidal nets 90 and 92, which are insecticidal means, are installed at an intermediate portion with an installation space 88 for the pheromone agent 22 interposed therebetween. Since each of the insecticidal nets 90 and 92 has air permeability, the attracting substance flowing out of the pheromone agent 22 flows to the outside of the container 2 from the windows 8 and 9.

The insect pests 10 which are killed by the insect nets 90 and 92 and fall are dropped and dropped on the adhesive tape 98 which is a collecting and conveying means from the falling ports 94 and 96 of the body 2. The adhesive tape 98 is wound around the rollers 100 and 102, and the attached pests 10 can be discarded by winding.

Note that the display 39 takes visual display means as an example, but the number of heads may be displayed by audio or the like using an auditory display means.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The following effects are obtained. a. Since flying pests are attracted by an attractant into a vessel installed in a field such as a tea plantation and the pests passing through the window are counted, the pests can be reliably recognized and the counting accuracy of the pests can be increased. From the counted value, the situation of the occurrence of the insect pest can be grasped, and it can be effectively used for determining the necessity of spraying the insecticide, the spraying amount, and the spraying time. b. By catching the window where the flying pest enters the inside of the vessel, the pests can be counted individually, and compared to the counting of dead pests, the occurrence of counting errors due to close contact between the pests can be prevented, and the counting accuracy Can be increased. Compared with the conventional method of measuring the weight of a dead pest, there is no inconvenience of erroneously measuring a substance other than the pest, and the measurement accuracy can be improved. c. By providing insecticide means to kill pests after measurement, the insects can be reliably killed after measurement, so they have a function as an insecticide, so the pests captured in the body can fly in the body, There are no inconveniences such as pests being filled or escaping to the body side. d. By providing the collecting means for collecting the dead pests, the dead pests can be collected, and the disposal can be facilitated. e. There are a wide variety of pest attractants, but sex pheromones are high pheromones that are indispensable for leaving offspring, and by using specific sex pheromone agents selected for insects such as tea, sex It can be effectively attracted, and the count value can be used as valuable and reliable information for knowing the status of pest occurrence. f. By providing a blowing means for forcibly flowing out the attractant flowing out of the attractant from the window into the outside air, the attractant can be forced to flow out into the outside air from the window of the container, and the outside air can be removed. The attractant can be made to act on flying pests effectively, and the effect of attracting pests can be further enhanced. g. Storage means for accumulating the count value counted by the measurement means,
A transmission means for transmitting the count value stored in the storage means to a remote location, whereby the number of pests counted by the measurement means is stored, recorded, or stored in the storage means, and the measured number is managed by the transmission means. Can be transmitted to the
The occurrence status of pests can be known at a location away from the field, and field management can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of a flying pest occurrence monitoring device of the present invention.
It is a figure showing an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control mechanism of the flying pest occurrence monitoring device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a modified example of the flying pest occurrence monitoring device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
It is a figure showing an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a third embodiment of the flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
It is a figure showing an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an insect killing and removing mechanism in the flying pest occurrence monitoring device of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a fourth embodiment of the flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
It is a figure showing an embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows a fifth embodiment of the flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus of the present invention.
It is a figure showing an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Body 8, 9 Window 10 Pest 12, 14 Measuring unit (measuring means) 12A, 14A Light emitting element 12B, 14B Light receiving element 16 Ventilation fan (blowing means) 22 Pheromone agent (attractant) 24 Insecticide (insect killing means) 26 Collection Unit (Collection Unit) 28 Guide Body (Collection Unit) 30 Discharge Unit 34, 36 Counting Circuit 38 Data Logger (Storage Unit) 40 Data Transmission Device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hideaki Takaoka 347-8 Kanayagawara, Kanaya-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture Inside Kawasaki Kiko Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akihiko Muroya 347-8 Kanayagawara, Kanaya-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture Inside Kawasaki Kiko Co., Ltd. (72) Fumio Nakano, 347-8 Kanaya Kawahara, Kanaya-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture Inside Kawasaki Kiko Co., Ltd. (72) Toshimitsu Nagai, 347-8 Kanayagawara, Kanaya-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture Kawasaki F-term in Kiko Co., Ltd. (reference) 2B121 AA12 BA11 BA41 BA46 CC02 CC14 DA05 DA06 DA10 DA18 DA63 EA26 FA14

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A container for taking in a flying pest, an attractant for attracting the pest into the container, an attractant flowing out of the attractant is released to the outside air, and the attracted pest is passed through. And a measuring means for counting the number of the pests entering the body through the window. 2. The flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the counting of the pests is performed while the pests passing through the window are flying or crawling. 3. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an insecticidal means for killing the pest after the measurement. 4. The flying pest occurrence monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a collecting means for collecting the insect pests after the insects are killed. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attractant is a sex pheromone. 6. The flying pest occurrence monitoring device according to claim 1, further comprising a blower for forcibly causing the attractant flowing out of the attractant to flow out of the window into the outside air. 7. The storage device according to claim 1, further comprising: storage means for storing the count value counted by said measurement means; and transmission means for transmitting the count value stored in said storage means to a remote location. For monitoring the status of flying pests.