Method of treating an insect infestation of a tree

1 . A method of treating an insect infestation of a tree, comprising:

drilling a first hole and a second hole into the tree;

inserting a microwave emitter probe of a pest control device into the first hole;

placing a temperature monitor probe of the pest control device into the second hole;

emitting microwave radiation from the microwave emitter probe to increase a temperature in the tree; and wherein the pest control device comprises:

an electronic controller, wherein the electronic controller is cuboidal, has a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side; a microwave generator disposed in the electronic controller, wherein the microwave generator is connected to the microwave emitter probe via a coaxial cable, wherein the microwave emitter probe is connected at the top side of the electronic controller, wherein the microwave emitter probe is cylindrical with a microwave emitter probe length of 5 to 50 cm and a microwave emitter probe diameter of 0.25 to 5 cm; the temperature monitor probe is connected to the left side of the electronic controller via a flexible cable, wherein the temperature monitor probe is cylindrical with a temperature monitor probe length of 1 to 25 cm and a temperature monitor probe diameter of 0.5 to 5 cm, wherein the temperature monitor probe comprises an infrared sensor to detect the temperature inside the tree; a temperature monitoring system disposed at the front side of the electronic controller, wherein the temperature monitoring system comprises a feedback circuit to display a thermogram and to adjust a microwave frequency, an alert system with a temperature threshold limit, and an user interface panel, wherein the user interface panel displays the temperature, the microwave frequency, and a microwave operation time; at least one or more cooling fans disposed at an apex of the left and right sides of the electronic controller; a control unit positioned below the user interface panel at the front of the electronic controller, wherein the control unit comprises a microwave intensity button, a power supply button, and a microwave operation time button.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising

ceasing an emission of the microwave radiation when the temperature threshold limit is reached and activating the alert system.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the microwave radiation from the microwave emitter probe creates a heating zone having a diameter of 5 to 15 cm centered on the microwave emitter probe.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the insect is a red palm weevil.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the tree is a palm tree.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pest control device comprises:

an electronic controller having a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side;

a microwave generator disposed in the electronic controller, wherein the microwave generator is operatively connected to the microwave emitter probe,

wherein the microwave emitter probe is connected at the top side of the electronic controller,

wherein the microwave emitter probe is cylindrical;

the temperature monitor probe is operatively connected to the left side of the electronic controller,

wherein the temperature monitor probe is cylindrical,

wherein the temperature monitor probe comprises an infrared sensor to detect the temperature inside the tree;

a temperature monitoring system disposed at the front side of the electronic controller,

wherein the temperature monitoring system comprises a feedback circuit to display a thermogram and to adjust a microwave frequency, an alert system with a temperature threshold limit, and an user interface panel, and

a control unit comprising a microwave intensity button, a power supply button, and a microwave operation time button.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the microwave generator is configured to emit a frequency of 2.0 to 4.0 GHz.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the microwave emitter probe comprises a plurality of emission slots disposed on an exterior of the microwave emitter probe.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of emission slots has rectangular geometry with dimensions of 12 mm in length and 1.2 mm in width.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of emission slots is an array of slots, the array comprising a circumferential band of slots equally spaced about an exterior circumference of the microwave emitter probe.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coaxial cable comprises a central conductor and an outer conductor separated by a dielectric layer, wherein the central conductor is made of a solid copper or silver-plated copper material.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the infrared sensor is disposed at a top end of the temperature monitor probe and is configured to detect infrared radiation in a wavelength range from approximately 0.74 μm to 14 μm.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback circuit is configured to convert and display the detected infrared radiation into the thermogram on the user interface panel of the temperature monitor system.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature threshold limit for the alert system is set between about 40 to 60° C.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface panel comprises a touch screen configured to display the thermogram, temperature ranging from 23° C. to 100° C., microwave frequency ranging from 0 to 10 GHz, and microwave operation time ranging from 0 to 120 minutes.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is manually adjustable, comprising;

the microwave intensity button is configured from 0 to 10 GHz;

the microwave operation time button is configured from 0 to 120 min;

the power supply button is configured from 250 to 1500 Watts.