Bedbug detection, monitoring and control techniques
View Patent ↗One nonlimiting variation of a detection arrangement includes one or more sensors each structured to detect at least one biochemical substance indicative of biochemistry of one or more target insect species and provide a corresponding sensor signal, a controller responsive to the sensor signal of each of the one or more sensors to determine if the one or more insect species are present and generate a corresponding output signal, and an indicator responsive to the output signal to indicate the presence of the one or more insect species.
1. A method, comprising:
selecting a room to evaluate for presence of bedbugs;
receiving a substance from the room;
detecting a presence of nitrophorin in the substance; and
in response to the presence of nitrophorin, activating a device indicative, of the presence of bedbugs.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is an indicator.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the activating of the device includes providing an insecticide from the device to exterminate the bedbugs.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device includes an indicator and the activating of the device includes providing at least one of a colorimetric and fluorescence output.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device provides an aural output when activated.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting is performed with a sensing arrangement, the sensing arrangement and the device being included in a housing of a plug-in form with a plug member to provide electrical power to the sensing arrangement and the device, the plug member being structured to engage an electric socket and define a cantilever to support the device above floor level when engaged in an electric wall socket.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is of a hand-held portable form.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the substance includes obtaining the substance from a surface in the room.
9. A method for determining the presence of bedbugs in a room, comprising:
obtaining a sample of a substance from the room;
analyzing the sample to determine if nitrophorin is present in the substance; and
providing an indication of the presence of bedbugs in response to the determination of the presence of nitrophorin.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising exterminating bedbugs in response to the providing of the indication of the presence of bedbugs.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the exterminating of the bedbugs includes applying at least one insecticide.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the obtaining, analyzing, providing and exterminating are performed by a single device.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the device is of a plug-in form with a plug member structured to engage an electric socket and define a cantilever to support the device above floor level when engaged in an electric wall socket.
14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising networking a device that performs the obtaining, analyzing and providing to a remote location to monitor the presence of bedbugs from the remote location.