Honey bee monitoring system for monitoring bee colonies in a hive
    1.
    发明授权
    Honey bee monitoring system for monitoring bee colonies in a hive 有权
    蜜蜂监测系统,用于监测蜂巢中的蜂群

    公开(公告)号:US06910941B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-28

    申请号:US10631175

    申请日:2003-07-30

    摘要: An integrated bee monitoring system for monitoring bee colonies in a hive has a central microprocessor, at least two input transducers and at least two output signals. Input transducers include sensors which report the status of the colonies including colony weight, temperature, and relative humidity. A bee counter can also be included in the system to indicate colony activity. A bee counter is disclosed which uses an amplifying, multiplexer hysteresis and debounce circuitry to enable rapid and accurate polling of a single passageway. Information collected can be retrieved by read-out or liquid crystal display. Alternatively, information ca be retrieved by telephone line or wireless communications. The bee monitoring system also can remotely control peripheral devices such as feeders or chemical samplers.

    摘要翻译: 用于监测蜂巢中的蜂群的综合蜜蜂监测系统具有中央微处理器,至少两个输入换能器和至少两个输出信号。 输入传感器包括报告菌落状态的传感器,包括菌落重量,温度和相对湿度。 蜂蜜计数器也可以包括在系统中以指示菌落活动。 公开了一种使用放大,多路复用器滞后和去抖动电路来实现单个通道的快速和准确轮询的蜂计数器。 收集的信息可以通过读出或液晶显示来检索。 或者,可以通过电话线或无线通信来检索信息。 蜜蜂监测系统还可以远程控制外部设备,如进料器或化学取样器。

    Method and apparatus for conditioning honey bees
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for conditioning honey bees 有权
    蜜蜂调理方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US06896579B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-24

    申请号:US10631176

    申请日:2003-07-30

    摘要: A method to condition honey bees to search for a non-rewarding producing target odor source enables bees to identify a number of chemical substances such as those associated with unexploded ordnances, land mines, and illicit drug laboratories. Further, the subject method can be used to increase pollination efficiency by conditioning the bees to search for a specific vapor from a target crop. The method includes conditioning the bees to the target odor by moving their hives into a staging area. The staging area is located at least two miles from the ultimate site to be searched. The target odor is applied to the hive. Bulk feeders containing the target odor are placed near the hive. The hives are reoriented to the bulk feeders for several days. The hives are then moved to the search site and feeding/conditioning trays containing the target odor are placed nearby. For the first, approximately 24 hours, the bees are fed from the feeding/conditioning trays. Thereafter, periods of feeding and starvation are alternated to encourage the bees to forage and identify the target source. There are several embodiments of the feeding/conditioning trays which present the target odor to the bee during conditioning. Additionally, an automated feeding controller is useful in the conditioning method.

    摘要翻译: 调查蜂蜜的方法是寻找一种无效的产生目标的气味源,使蜜蜂能够识别一些化学物质,如与未爆弹药,地雷和非法药物实验室有关的化学物质。 此外,本发明方法可用于通过调节蜜蜂以从目标作物中搜索特定蒸气来提高授粉效率。 该方法包括通过将蜂巢移动到分期区域来将蜜蜂调节到目标气味。 分期区距离要搜索的最终地点至少两英里。 目标气味应用于蜂巢。 含有目标气味的大量进料器放置在蜂巢附近。 麻醉剂重新定向到大量饲料几天。 然后将荨麻疹移至搜索站点,并将含有目标气味的饲料/调理盘放置在附近。 第一次约24小时,蜜蜂从喂食/调理托盘喂养。 此后,交替喂养和饥饿的时期,以鼓励蜜蜂饲草并确定目标来源。 饲养/调理盘的几个实施例在调理过程中向蜜蜂呈现目标气味。 此外,自动进料控制器在调理方法中是有用的。

    Honey bee acoustic recording and analysis system for monitoring hive health
    3.
    发明申请
    Honey bee acoustic recording and analysis system for monitoring hive health 有权
    蜜蜂声音记录和分析系统,用于监测蜂巢健康

    公开(公告)号:US20070224914A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-27

    申请号:US11651349

    申请日:2007-01-08

    IPC分类号: A01K47/06

    CPC分类号: A01K29/005 A01K47/06

    摘要: A hardware system for recording honey bee acoustics coupled with software for filtering, summarizing and analyzing acoustic data detects and identifies airborne toxics. Summary data is analyzed using routine statistical procedures to associate sound spectra with acoustic variations produced by specific airborne compounds. Honey bees produce unique acoustics upon exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of various airborne toxicants, as well as to other stressors such as predatory mites. The system profiles acoustic signatures of free-flying honey bee colonies, analyzes the resulting sounds, and identifies compounds based on specific properties of the acoustic recording, providing a solution to the problem of wide-area, atmospheric monitoring.

    摘要翻译: 用于记录蜂蜜蜂声学的硬件系统以及用于过滤,总结和分析声学数据的软件检测和识别空气中的有毒物质。 使用常规统计程序分析总结数据,以将声谱与由特定气载化合物产生的声学变化相关联。 蜂蜜在暴露于亚致死浓度的各种空气中的毒物以及其他压力源(如掠食性螨虫)时会产生独特的声学效果。 系统描述了自由飞行的蜂蜜蜂群的声学特征,分析所得到的声音,并根据声学记录的特定性质识别化合物,为广域,大气监测的问题提供了解决方案。