Mice - the well-known problem of farmers, since granaries and livestock rooms are an ideal environment for these pests, providing nesting and abundance of feed.
However, gratitude from the gray tenants to wait should not be: mice spoil the feed, wiring and equipment are nibble, but most importantly, represent a serious threat to the biosafety of livestock, since they are carriers of diseases such as leptospirosis and salmonella. Farmers It is important to control the populations of rodents, for example, one pair of rats and their offspring can produce 800 cubs for 9 months.
Bayer's latest technology is aimed at preventing the spread of these pests.
The Bayer digital system connects a series of strategically placed intelligent traps to determine the "hot spots" and the need for an anti-wide gain.
Gary Nicholas, who heads the introduction of a digital pest control system for Bayer, commented: "The future of pest struggle is to use data collected in digital form to make more informed decisions based on accurate information. No longer need to spend time on a daily inspection of traps - you already have data to compile individual struggle plans. "
The system involves sensors that automatically send alerts to capture the enemy in real time so that users know exactly when and where the mechanical trap worked.
Then the information enters the application on the user's telephone, where all round-the-clock system notifications are collected and stored.
Data is transformed into a thermal map to identify foci of rodent activity, which means the possibility of making more targeted prevention and control measures.
Wi-Fi is not required to work the system, the Lorawan low-power network is used instead - it connects to a small modem that provides Bayer. Sensors in traps work from batteries and have a service life of about 4-5 years.
Nicholas Palmer is led by a pest control business called Agripest in West Yorkshire and provides services to farmers. He noted that the rigid regulation of agrochemistry in the country makes it difficult to fight rodents.
"Farm is a real magnet for rats and mice, and we are very limited in which relatedcides can be applied. Rativecides are the last remedy, the most important thing is to see how rodents fall into the territory, maybe there is a fence nearby or the obvious path to which they penetrate the buildings, "he said.
Palmer added that digitalization can really help the industry: "This is equivalent to checking, maintenance and reporting from all traps 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The application gives farmers and pest anti-pests. Understanding what is happening until they are. It is important that you can proceed to the trap immediately after it is triggered and remove dead animals. "
However, mouse digitalization - the pleasure is not cheap. For the use of the system, the annual subscription in the amount of 2400 pounds sterling is paid (250,587 Russian rubles), and the traps themselves can be bought immediately. Trap for mice costs about 60 pounds sterling (6264 Russian rubles), and a trap for rats is 70 pounds sterling (7308 Russian rubles).
(Source: www.farminguk.com).