U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date of this Version
10-1973
Abstract
The idea of using radiofrequency (RF) electric energy for controlling insects is not new. Experiments in the United States to control insects with high-frequency electric fields date back at least 45 years, and reports indicate development of similar interests in Europe during the same period. Many researchers have explored the possibilities since then, and their findings have been reviewed in several publications (Thomas, 1952; Frings, 1952; Peredel'skii, 1956; van den Bruel et al., 1960; Watters, 1962; Nelson, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973). The purposes in preparing this paper are to summarize these findings in a general way, to discuss some of the fundamental principles, and to present recent data and interpretations which relate to the potential for applying microwave and lower frequency RF energy for insect-control purposes.
Comments
Published in Proceedings of the 3rd European Microwave Conference, 1973, Vol. 2 (Oct. 1973), pp. 1-4; doi 10.1109/EUMA.1973.331763.