Light Traps – SMARTRAPS

SMARTRAPS LIGHT TRAP

The SMARTRAPS Light Trap is a specialized pest control system designed to attract and capture nocturnal insect pests such as the Brown Rice Hopper using artificial light. This trap integrates modern IoT features for real-time pest monitoring while ensuring sustainable and long-lasting operation in field conditions. The primary objective of the SMARTRAPS Light Trap is to provide farmers with an efficient, non-chemical pest control solution that works continuously throughout the night, ensuring accurate pest data collection and effective management.

Key Features:

1. Light Source: The trap uses UV light or specialized LED bulbs that emit wavelengths known to attract nocturnal insects, including the Brown Rice Hopper. These light sources are optimized for low power consumption while maintaining high efficiency in attracting pests.

2. Battery Management for Night-Long Operation: The SMARTRAPS Light Trap is equipped with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, designed to provide consistent power for the trap’s light and IoT components throughout the night.

Solar Charging: The system incorporates solar panels to recharge the battery during daylight hours, ensuring that the trap can function for the entire night without interruption. This feature makes it suitable for continuous deployment in remote field locations.
Optimized Power Consumption: The light trap’s energy-efficient LED or UV bulbs, combined with smart power management systems, allow for night-long operation with minimal battery drain. The trap enters low-power modes during periods of inactivity to conserve battery life.
Battery Monitoring: A built-in battery management system (BMS) monitors battery charge levels and power usage in real-time. This system helps optimize charging cycles, preventing overcharging and extending battery life.

3. Trap Mechanism: Once attracted to the light, insects are captured using a specialized trap housing designed to prevent pests from escaping. This housing features carefully structured funnels and chambers that guide the insects into a confined space, where they are trapped. The design ensures that once pests enter, they cannot fly or crawl back out. The smooth, angled surfaces and narrow openings within the trap prevent the pests from finding an exit, ensuring that they remain inside for monitoring or removal. This mechanism ensures a high capture rate and prevents repeated counting of the same pests in subsequent detection cycles.

4. IoT Integration and Real-Time Monitoring: The SMARTRAPS Light Trap is integrated with IoT sensors that continuously monitor and count the pests captured in the trap. This data is transmitted in real-time to a centralized platform, enabling farmers and researchers to assess pest populations and take timely action. The trap can be programmed to send alerts or notifications when certain pest thresholds are met, helping optimize pesticide application based on actual pest activity.

5. Durability and Weather Resistance:

Designed for long-term outdoor use, the SMARTRAPS Light Trap is built with weather-resistant materials that can withstand extreme field conditions, including rain, dust, and humidity. The solar panels and battery enclosure are also designed for durability to ensure reliable performance over time.

Testing For Brown Rice Hopper

The SMARTRAPS Light Trap is currently being tested in rice fields for its effectiveness in capturing the Brown Rice Hopper, a major pest that can cause significant crop damage. Early field tests are aimed at evaluating:

Attraction Efficiency: How well the light attracts Brown Rice Hoppers in various environmental conditions.
Battery Longevity: Assessing the ability of the battery system to sustain night-long operation with consistent light output.
Pest Monitoring Accuracy: Evaluating the accuracy of the IoT sensors in detecting and recording the captured Brown Rice Hoppers.

The combination of efficient light-based attraction, robust battery management, and real-time monitoring capabilities positions the SMARTRAPS Light Trap as a highly effective tool for sustainable pest control and data-driven agriculture. The ongoing field testing will further refine its features, ensuring it provides maximum benefit to farmers by reducing crop damage and minimizing pesticide use..

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Testing For Brown Rice Hopper

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