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AssigneeAuburn University
InventorsMaurice M. Boyd, Ronald D. Neuman, Andrew B. Shelton, Wiley M. Cauthen, Ralph H. Zee
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Systems and methods to create and maintain desired geometrically shaped volumes of an effective dynamic mixture of volatile compounds encompassing an object of protection for very long times, up to one or more years, for control of pests and pest-borne diseases in open outdoor environments of importance to humans, animals and plants. The systems include a plurality of strategically positioned passive flow control nozzles containing mass-regulating barriers with retaining fixtures, connected to volatile compound-storage structures, for delivering the desired balance of individual and combined release rates of volatile compounds; individual passive flow control nozzles that dispense volatile compounds at continuous, predetermined, substantially constant and sustainable release rates over extended periods of time; means to replenish the volatile compounds; and appurtenances to monitor the biologically active threshold and the dynamic boundary of the geometrically shaped volumes of volatile compounds encompassing the object of protection.
A system to create and maintain desired geometrically shaped volumes of an effective dynamic mixture, like a cloud, of volatile compounds for very long times, up to one or more years, to control harmful pests impacting beneficial plants, domestic animals and humans in open outdoor environments comprising:
A method to create and maintain an effective dynamic mixture, like a cloud, of volatile compounds for very long times, up to one or more years, to control harmful pests impacting beneficial plants, domestic animals and humans in open outdoor environments comprising the steps of:
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