Selective detection of bed bugs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022017551-A1
Application number	US-201917295316-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 20, 2019
Priority date	Nov 21, 2018
Publication date	Jan 20, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. A pest control device includes a sensor having a sensor cell and a controller. A surface of the sensor cell is coated with an agent that reacts with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests. The controller is coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor cell indicative of a rate of change in sensor mass detected on the surface of the sensor cell, determine whether the rate of change in the sensor mass based on the received sensor data exceeds a predefined threshold rate, and transmit a pest detection alert notification to a server in response to a determination that the rate of change exceeds the predetermined threshold rate.

First claim

1 - 115 . (canceled)

116 . A thiol of the formula V

or a tautomer thereof, wherein
X is S or O;
Z 3 and Z 4 are each independently O or S;
R 7 and R 8 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkylene-O—(C 1 -C 4 alkylene) q R 9 and C 1 -C 4 alkylene-S—(C 1 -C 4 alkylene) z R 10 ;
R 9 and R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl, C 6 -C 10 aryl, and a polymeric bulking group; and
q and z are each independently an integer from 0 to 10.

117 . The thiol of claim 116 wherein each of R 7 and R 8 is C 1 -C 4 alkylene-O—(C 1 -C 4 alkylene) q R 9 .

118 . The thiol of claim 116 wherein each of R 7 and R 8 is C 1 -C 4 alkylene-O—(C 1 -C 4 alkylene) q R 9 and wherein q is zero.

119 . The thiol of claim 116 wherein each of R 7 and R 8 is C 1 -C 4 alkylene-O—(C 1 -C 4 alkylene) q R 9 , wherein q is zero, and wherein R 9 is C 1 -C 8 alkyl.

Assignees

• Dow Agrosciences Llc

Inventors

• Giampietro Natalie C
• Beach Mark W
• Shankar Ravi
• Spomer Neil A

Classifications

• Y02A50/30

  Against vector-borne diseases, e.g. mosquito-borne, fly-borne, tick-borne or waterborne diseases whose impact is exacerbated by climate change · CPC title

• C07F9/65742

  non-condensed with carbocyclic rings or heterocyclic rings or ring systems · CPC title

• C07F9/1651

  with hydroxyalkyl compounds with further substituents on alkyl · CPC title

• C07F9/17

  with hydroxyalkyl compounds without further substituents on alkyl · CPC title

• A01M1/02 Primary

  with devices {or substances, e.g. food, pheronones} attracting the insects · CPC title