SELF SUSTAINABLE NON-TOXIC LOCUSTS CONTROL USING ELECTRIC FIELD & REMOTE MONITRING USING ANDROID APPLICATION

The desert locust is the world's most dangerous migratory pest with a voracious appetite unmatched in the insect world. Locusts are known for breeding quickly and their capability to eat their own body weight of food every day. Hundreds of billions of desert locusts are set to start wreaking havoc o

Project Title

SELF SUSTAINABLE NON-TOXIC LOCUSTS CONTROL USING ELECTRIC FIELD & REMOTE MONITRING USING ANDROID APPLICATION

Project Area of Specialization

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Project Summary

The desert locust is the world's most dangerous migratory pest with a voracious appetite unmatched in the insect world. Locusts are known for breeding quickly and their capability to eat their own body weight of food every day. Hundreds of billions of desert locusts are set to start wreaking havoc on the farms in the Horn of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. A locust swarm can cover hundreds of square kilometers. In just a single day, these hungry insects can eat the same amount of food that 35,000 human beings would be capable of eating. And desert locusts are fast. They are known to travel about 130 kilometers a day.

This project will control locust swarm by implementing a device in the field. Controlling millions of locusts is a challenge. Basically, this device protects our field day and night. We are working on a device that is capable to perform multiple functions like generating a high electric field that will enough to unconscious the locust, ultra-violet light for the attraction of locusts, ultrasonic sound waves, controlling and monitoring system has been established. A solar system has been developed to energize it.

Project Objectives

OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT

Our project Objectives are:

 

1. Preventing crops from desert locust swarms.
2. To make a permanent and non-toxic solution for locust plague.
3. To make a cheaper and reliable device that could be used by anyone.
4. To introduce the new concept of controlling flying pest for the agriculture department.

Project Implementation Method

Firstly, a fully advanced trap is established which will be installed on different areas in the field. The insect-killing device is made in the form of vertical electrodes and a grid around a light decoy. When this zone gets hit by an electric discharge with a voltage of more than 2000 volts, insects enter the conical socket and then into the storage hopper.

The use of UV-absorbing plastic films that block near-UV light radiation (300–400 nm) in greenhouse cultivation has been shown to be effective for preventing different types of pests from entering greenhouses. Insect eyes are overly sensitive to near-UV light radiation and vision in the UV range is important for orientation in many species from our research in the night locust, do not fly in the air they take rest on moisture places like a tree. our trap will also contain a source of UV light that will attract the locust toward the trap.

When placing devices in a zone of mass accumulation of locust capable of flying, the maximum number of insects is calculated to determine the possible amount of effective removable capture for a period of 6 hours of the dark time of the day. The device, installed on an area of 0.5 ha, can catch from 1 to 2 kg of adult locusts in 1 hour, and during the shift from 6 to 12 kg or considering the average weight of an adult insect 10 g of 1200 g. Thus, the frequency of operation of the device in automatic mode is from 3 to 5 minutes. A single volume of locust caught averages 50 insects. The volume of the container is calculated on average for 10-12 kg of insects.

The locust trap is installed vertically, the plane of the solar panels is set with an inclination to the horizon of 30-35 degrees with an orientation to the south. In the daytime, solar panels charge the battery through the charge controller and power the control unit, the sensors of the device, and then the system operates in standby mode. During the day, the operation of the defeat devices.

The operation of the device in automatic mode begins with the onset of darkness or during the day with the inclusion of the remote control in test mode. When insects get into the illuminated zone of light decoy in an amount sufficient to trigger the locust presence detector, a high voltage generator is turned on, the affected insects freely fall into the socket and then into the container.

Benefits of the Project

As our project is a product-based project, we designed this device by observing the destruction caused by the locusts. The pesticide that is used to kill the locusts is toxic and expensive.

Generally, there are broad-spectrum chemical insecticides, such as pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, and organophosphates, which may pose a risk to human health and the environment. Chemical insecticides used for locust control are insecticides, which means they will not only just locusts, but also other insects and arthropods present in the environment, some of which could be beneficial ones such as honeybees, other pollinators, or natural enemies of locusts.

According to the farmer chemical insecticides that are being used to kill the locust are not efficient to protect their crops, but it is defecting their live stocks.

This product is non-toxic and much cheaper than chemicals. We do not need any laborers, an aerial sprayer, and economic technology. This product also presents the permanent and one-time investment method to get rid of this problem.

One of the important advantages is that the locusts will be captured in the bag so we can use it for chicken feed.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

TECHNICAL DETAILS

The following section will explain the technical details of each equipment:

FRAME STRUCTURE

The shape of the device is deliberately modeled as radar. Consist of a grid and sensor for detecting the human around it.

The gird consists of a 3m x 3m square shape with each string contains 2KV. It will be installed 5m-6m above the ground.

The string material is aluminum which is a good conductor of electricity.

HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR

The high voltage generators basically made up of three stages. The power supply stage, the oscillator stage, and the voltage booster stage.

Power rating: 36W

Output current: 18mA

Output voltage :2000V

Input volt: 5-12 VDC

UV LIGHT SOURCE

Ultraviolet A - Lighting technology to capture locusts and adults of plants damaging Insects and Pests.

Lamp use in this device is Philips 283861 - 15.9W - T8 - G13 Base - 18" - Blacklight. It Emits long-wave UV-A radiation in the 350-400 nm range.

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SOLAR PANEL

• 2 solar panels of a glass surface, with a direct current generating power of 50 to 100 watts.
• Mounting unit of the solar battery - swivel joint with clamping device.
• Solar charge controller - serial electronic device.
• Battery - a standard electrochemical source of direct current.

CONTROL BOX

This box will be installed at the bottom of the device and consist of different types of circuits. On the control panel, we have placed our main microcontroller Arduino Mega which will control all functions of the device and communicate with the android app.

Through this application we can control our device from a remote location it is used to monitor the temperature, rain rate, power from the solar panel, and charging stage of the battery. From the application, we will be able to protect our device during stormy weather.

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

Agriculture

Other Industries

Manufacturing

Core Technology

Internet of Things (IoT)

Other Technologies

Shared Economy

Sustainable Development Goals

Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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