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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2016
University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Gainesville, FL (US);
Byul Hur, Gainesville, FL (US);
William R. Eisenstadt, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to smart mosquito and insect trap devices, networks and method for detecting, counting, trapping and discarding a population of mosquitoes and/or insects. The mosquito species include the ones such asmosquito species that can cause Zika virus diseases. The device comprising a housing () having a directional force through a narrow path () to move an insect or mosquito in a predetermined direction. The device comprises one or more detectors () to detect a presence of an insect or mosquito along the path (). An isolated basket () or trap is included to trap the insect or mosquito at a location below or at an end of the path. A processor () tracks a count of a population in the basket based on detection of the presence of the insect or mosquito.