RU2785577C1 - Method for extermination of swarms of locusts - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: biotechnology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of biotechnology, and it is a method for extermination of locusts on the ground surface and during a flight period, which is performed by impact on locusts, and which consists in “shooting” locust masses with toroidal vortices. As striking elements, pressure drop in passage of a vortex through a locust concentration, sufficient for striking, is used. A device for implementation of the method for extermination of locusts includes cross-country vehicle 1 with platform 3 and vortex cannon 2, while vortex cannon 2 is fixed on platform 3, wherein fixation makes it possible to partially change its direction. The method for extermination of locusts and the device for its implementation work in the following way: cross-country vehicle 1 with platform 3 arrives to a place of a high locust concentration, then, vortex cannon 2 fixed on platform 3 is directed to the locust concentration, the vortex cannon is turned on for a time sufficient for striking locusts. In this case, the vortex cannon can change a direction for increasing the striking efficiency. At the same time, the vehicle with the operating vortex cannon can move along the terrain, where locusts live, treating the surface until complete extermination.

EFFECT: proposed invention increases the mobility of technical means for extermination of locusts, gives a possibility of “spot” extermination of their nesting sites, reduces costs, and is the most environmentally friendly among all known methods for control of this pest.

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Description

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to the field of extermination of harmful insects. The method of destroying locust swarms is aimed at combating pests of agricultural crops. When implementing the method of remote destruction of locusts, the locusts are affected by toroidal vortices. Toroidal vortices are directed to a section of the visible contour of the flock, fixed in the selected area for the time during which all individuals of the flock located in the area of the flock inside the aperture of the radiation of the vortex gun passing through the flock are defeated.

The method can be implemented using a vortex gun complex with a guidance system placed on any vehicle.

State of the art

A known method for the destruction of locusts on the ground, in places of accumulation, consisting in the spraying of pesticides from an aircraft. See, for example, the site http://indasad.ru/zashchitnye-meropriyatiya/3543-borba-s-saranchoj. The method is quite effective, but environmentally hazardous.

A known method for the destruction of migrating locust swarms based on the use of laser radiation, see https://new.fips.ru/iiss/document.xhtml?faces-redirect=true&id=2dd545ec8bba7b0e3d6d5b312505d1f1 The use of laser radiation may pose a risk of damage to the retina.

A device for the destruction of locusts and a method for the destruction of locusts by exposing the locust to a concentrated / focused flow of solar energy are known, see https://new.fips.ru/iiss/document.xhtml?faces-redirect=true&id=2830fb7b47bd09f2ab302d063b07c4e3

Disclosure of invention

The essence of the proposed method of destruction consists in the "shooting" of masses of locusts with toroidal vortices. As striking elements, a pressure drop is used during the passage of a vortex through a cluster of locusts, sufficient to defeat one adult locust weighing 20-25 g, and growing juveniles.

The device for implementing the method of locust extermination includes a cross-country vehicle on a wheeled or caterpillar track with a platform on which a vortex gun and a stand are fixed, and the vortex gun is fixed on the stand with the possibility of changing its direction of action in three-dimensional space, for example, using a ball joint.

After aerial reconnaissance with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles and determining the habitats of locusts and assessing their numbers, vehicles equipped with a device for destroying locusts are moved to the place.

The method of destruction of locusts on the surface of the earth and during the flight is carried out by influencing the locusts and consists in "shooting" masses of locusts with toroidal vortices. As striking elements, a pressure drop is used during the passage of a vortex through a cluster of locusts, sufficient to defeat.

The device for implementing the method of killing locusts (see figure 1) includes a cross-country vehicle 1 with a platform 3 and a vortex gun 2, while the vortex gun 2 is fixed on the platform 3, and the fastening allows a limited change in its direction.

The method of destruction of locusts and the device for its implementation works as follows.

Off-road vehicle 1 with platform 2 arrives at a place of high concentration of locusts, then the vortex gun 2, fixed on the platform 3, is directed to the accumulation of locusts, the vortex gun is turned on for a time that will be sufficient to defeat the locusts. In this case, the vortex cannon can change direction to increase the effectiveness of the defeat. At the same time, a vehicle with a working vortex cannon can move around the area where the locust lives, processing the surface until it is completely destroyed.

The proposed invention increases the mobility of technical means of locust extermination, makes it possible to "point" the destruction of its nests, reduces costs and is the most environmentally friendly among all known methods of combating this pest.

Claims (1)

A method for killing locusts on the ground and in the air, characterized in that the destruction is carried out using a device for killing locusts, including a cross-country vehicle with a platform and a vortex gun, which is fixed on the platform, and the vortex gun is fixed with the possibility of changing its direction, it affects the locust with toroidal vortices, which are directed to the area of the visible contour of the swarm, fix it on the selected area of the earth's surface or airspace for a time during which all individuals of the swarm located in the area of toroidal vortices are inside the aperture of the radiation of the vortex gun passing through the swarm, get defeated.

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