Radiating systems for affecting insect behavior

摘要

An insect decoy is provided that includes a vapor-isolated vessel, a chemical compound disposed within the vapor-isolated vessel, and an excitation energy source. The chemical compound may have one or more absorption bands at a set of absorption wavelengths and have one or more emission bands at a set of emission wavelengths. The excitation energy source may be configured to produce electromagnetic radiation at the absorption wavelengths so as to fluoresce the chemical compound and release photons at the emission wavelengths. The vapor-isolated vessel may be configured with at least one infrared transmissive window that is substantially transparent to the released photons at the emission wavelengths of the chemical compound.

主权项

1. An insect trap, comprising:
an outer vessel comprising
a housing having an opening configured to allow one or more insects to enter the outer vessel while preventing the one or more insects from exiting the outer vessel; a closed, vapor-isolated inner vessel disposed within the outer vessel and comprising at least one infrared transmissive window aligned with the opening of the housing of the outer vessel; and a chemical compound disposed within the vapor-isolated inner vessel, the chemical compound having one or more absorption bands at a set of absorption wavelengths and having one or more emission bands at a set of emission wavelengths, wherein the at least one infrared transmissive window is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the absorption wavelengths and electromagnetic radiation at the emission wavelengths, and wherein the chemical compound releases photons at the emission wavelengths when electromagnetic radiation at the absorption wavelengths is received by the chemical compound.