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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth W Vick, Glen Dale, MD (US);
Carl A Litzkow, Newberry, FL (US);
Dennis Shuman, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73587 ; 367136 ; 367180 ;
Abstract
A device and a method for locating and counting insects in agricultural commodities has been developed. Acoustic sensors pick up sounds emanating from adult and or larval insects. The electrical outputs of the sensors are amplified and analyzed to determine (1) the first sensor to detect the sound, (2) the second sensor to detect the sound and (3) the time difference between the first and second detection. These determinations are used to calculate the locations and numbers of insects in the agricultural commodity samples.