The high-altitude monitoring light enables automatic nighttime trapping and data uploading of migratory pests

Designed specifically for monitoring migratory pests such as the fall armyworm, the high-altitude monitoring light uses a 1000W insect-attracting light source to automatically attract insects, kill them with far-infrared radiation, take photos, and upload data. It is suitable for unattended monitoring operations on rooftops, elevated platforms, or pest observation sites.

The high-altitude monitoring light is a plant protection device specifically developed for monitoring the migration dynamics of high-altitude migratory pests such as the fall armyworm. The fall armyworm is a major agricultural pest with long-distance migratory capabilities, damaging more than 80 kinds of crops, including corn, sugarcane, and sorghum. It has a large feeding capacity and can cause yield losses of up to 70%. It is a major migratory pest under global early warning by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. High-altitude monitoring lights can be installed on rooftops, elevated platforms, or in pest observation areas. They automatically emit a 1000W metal halide lamp at night to attract migrating pests at altitudes ranging from 500 to 2000 meters, effectively trapping swarms of insects taking off, migrating, passing through, or landing.

The high-altitude monitoring lights automate the entire process of attracting, killing, treating, and uploading data. Under the illumination of the light source, migrating pests are attracted to the equipment, collide with the glass screen, and fall into the collection chamber. The built-in far-infrared insect treatment chamber uses a double-layer heating and drying structure. After 15 minutes of operation, the temperature reaches 85±5℃, achieving a mortality rate of no less than 98% and a survival rate of no less than 95%. The insects, after high-temperature treatment, are transported by conveyor belt to a high-definition thermal imaging system for photographing. The camera has a resolution of over 5 megapixels, clearly distinguishing the species and morphological characteristics of each insect.

The high-altitude monitoring light integrates a rain-insect separation device, allowing it to operate normally even in rainy weather without missing peak pest migration periods. Rainwater is automatically drained through a drainage system, preventing water accumulation inside the enclosure. The device features both light-controlled and time-controlled operating modes, automatically turning off during the day for standby and automatically turning on for detection at night. Even sudden bursts of strong light at night will not alter the device's operational status. IoT functionality enables remote management; the device uploads environmental meteorological data and pest images to an agricultural cloud platform in real time via 4G or Ethernet. Users can view real-time monitoring data, pest trend analysis charts, and early warning information via a mobile app or web interface. It also supports remote manual control of components such as the insect-attracting lamp, insect-killing chamber, and camera.

The high-altitude monitoring light can be widely used in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, vegetable farming, tobacco, tea, medicinal herbs, landscaping, orchards, urban greening, and quarantine. In agricultural plant protection work, this equipment can accurately determine the entry time, migration route, entry quantity, and exit time of migratory pests such as fall armyworm, guide scientific prevention and control, and help plant protection departments to issue timely pest forecasts and warnings, so as to achieve early detection, early warning, and early control and minimize the threat of migratory pests to crop production.