Apparatus and system for pest detection, and method for detecting pest damage

• Main Authors: Shim Jong Heon, Go Hyeong Sun, Choe Byung Hak, Jeong Hyo Tae, Lee Byoung Hoon
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.06.2017
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUSPLANTS; BUILDING; CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; CEILINGS; FISHING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; FORESTRY; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; ROOFS; TESTING; TRAPPING; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS

Provided are apparatus and system for pest detection and a method for detecting pest damage to prevent pest damage in wooden building structures. The apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a post-shaped main body extending in a set direction and formed therealong, and comprising a plurality of holes distanced from each other with a wall therebetween, the wall comprising timber which can be despoiled by pest; and a sensor unit allowing attachment and detachment to and from the upper end of the main body. Here, the sensor unit may comprise: a light-emitting unit comprising at least one light-emitting body for irradiating the interior of at least one hole among the plurality of holes; a sensing unit for sensing the light, emitted from the light-emitting unit, in the interior of at least one hole from among the plurality of holes; and a detection unit for outputting a light signal received from the sensing unit as an electrical signal.