Dow Agrosciences LLC

Ecolab USA Inc.

Corteva Agriscience LLC

Neil A Spomer

Ravi B Shankar

Natalie Christine Giampietro

Phillip J Howard

Sukrit Mukhopadhyay

Thomas G Patterson

Andrey N Soukhojak

William L Winniford

Andrew J Pasztor, Jr

Mark William Beach

Ronda L Hamm

Mary D Evenson

Shane L Mangold

Jeremy Chris P Reyes

Bruce A Jacobs

Michael K Hanson

Edward Gerard Beistle

Joseph A Langmaid

Christopher J Siler

Richard V Baxter, Jr

Joseph J Demark

Douglas K Brune

Christian Guy Becker

Piyush Soni

Nathaniel Welch

Eva Chin-Heady

Juan Llauro

Meredith Paige Oliver

Jeffrey D Nagle

Mark W Beach

Jeremey Chris P Reyes

A chemical agent useful for controlling pests is disclosed. The agent can be a thiol, such as a cyclic thiol according to Formula I. The agent can be used to react with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests, such as bed bugs, to provide an adduct. The agent can be useful in a pest control device, system, or method for detecting pests, which can involve use of a controller and a sensor cell coated with composition containing the agent. The disclosure also describes the adduct obtained from the agent and the analyte, as well as a composition containing the agent or adduct.

Selective detection of bed bugs

A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. The system includes an active infrared sensor including infrared emitters and photodetectors. The active infrared sensor is configured to determine an active infrared signature for a monitored space, determine whether the active infrared signature is outside a predetermined window in relation to a baseline signature, and activate a controller in response to determining that the active infrared signature is outside the window. The controller is configured to perform a pest control action in response to activation. The pest control action may include notifying a remote system. The active infrared sensor may be included in a housing having a first opening, a second opening, and a passage sized to receive an insect. The active infrared sensor may be coupled to the housing such that the active infrared sensor is positioned to illuminate part of the passage.

Adaptive active infrared sensor hardware and software in the detection of pests with pest detection station

A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. A pest control device includes a sensor having a sensor cell and a controller. A surface of the sensor cell is coated with an agent that reacts with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests. The controller is coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor cell indicative of a rate of change in sensor mass detected on the surface of the sensor cell, determine whether the rate of change in the sensor mass based on the received sensor data exceeds a predefined threshold rate, and transmit a pest detection alert notification to a server in response to a determination that the rate of change exceeds the predetermined threshold rate.

The present disclosure relates to devices for controlling pests, and, more specifically, to devices for monitoring and communicating the presence of pests, and eliminating pests. The pest control system comprises a frame configured to be removeably positioned in a pest control station, a panel pivotally coupled to the frame, and pest control device positioned in the frame.

Pest control system and method of operating same

This invention is based on the discovery that 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) can cause feeding stimulation byworkers. Provided are pest baits comprising one or more compounds of Compound A and one or more pesticide for pest management. In one embodiment, the pest baits are useful against termites. Also provided are methods for attracting and/or controlling pests, using the pest baits provided herein.

Methods and compositions for pest bait

Selective detection of bed bugs pheromones

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Carmel, IN, United States of America

Neil A Spomer