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That depends. Our demonstration project illustrates the significant advantages of using a wireless monitoring system to detect the presence of termites.
In the past, pest control providers have used the barrier method to control termites. By surrounding a home with a ring of pesticide (perhaps as much as 200 gallons), they sought to create a barrier that would kill any termites approaching the house.
This much pesticide poses risks to the homeowners, their pets and the ground water. Current methods use a baited trap approach that rings a house with bait. Through physical inspection, the baited traps are examined for termite activity. If termites are detected, poison is placed in the traps. Termites view the trap as a source of food and continue visit the trap and take the poison back to the nest.
The baited trap method uses less pesticide and is safer. However, physical inspection of the traps is a time consuming process.
Enabling the baited traps with wireless sensors would allow pest control providers to monitor many more homes while providing a higher level of service.
When sensors detect termite activity, they can report the activity via the wireless network to a receiving station inside the home. The receiving station connects to the pest control provider via the home's broadband connection or phone lines. It simply reports the activity and location. The pest control provider can then respond with a service call to poison the traps.
ZigBee and 802.15.4 are ideal technologies for this application because of the low power consumption and low data requirements.
By only responding to actual termite activity instead of performing inspections,pest control providers can service many more homeowners with the same or fewer resources.
Both homeowners and pest control providers win:
Ease of installation: Using long lived battery powered sensors and wireless technology, sensors are easily and quickly deployed without special procedures or training.
Continual Monitoring: Low powered sensors can provide round the clock monitoring providing peace of mind for homeowners and rapid response from service providers.
Earliest Possible Detection: Sensors can report detection of pests at the earliest practical time minimizing damage and providing a higher level of service.
Reduced pesticide use: Pesticides are used only when and where pests are detected.
This wireless sensing project was designed by Software Technologies Group to illustrate the value that wireless solutions can bring to common applications. It is currently in the early stages of product development.
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