Beetle Sound Tube

The sooner insects are discov­ered in grain stock, the better. It increases the like­li­hood that only a small part of the stock is infested and that the farmer can success­fully combat the pests. The Beetle Sound Tube System is designed to detect the greedy little animals by making them audible.

March 2022

Text: Annina Werths
Illustration: Gernot Walter

To discover how the system of the “Beetle Sound Tube” works, move the mouse over the plus symbols of the indi­vidual parts.

 

Here you can listen to the sound that the sensi­tive micro­phones record as soon as the bugs fall into the trap.

Inno­va­tion project

Project led by agrathaer GmbH, Julius Kühn-Institut and 11 part­ners.

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