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iTrapper: IoT Light Trap That Spares Beneficial Insects

8 July 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALiTrapper: IoT LightTrap That SparesBeneficial Insects8 July 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

A Hyderabad start-up built iTrapper, a smart light trap that removes crop pests but spares useful insects.

Key facts

  • Technology: multiwavelength LED bulb, IoT microcontroller, wavelengths programmed per crop.
  • Cotton: pink bollworm trap at sunset.
  • Paddy: gall midge trap after midnight.
  • Benefits: chemical-free, protects biodiversity, fewer pesticide sprays.
  • Export version: app, cloud integration, hourly camera images, AI-based advisories.

Significance

  • Cuts damage from indiscriminate traps; supports precision farming and AgriTech start-ups.

Exam angle

  • Partner university: PJTSAU.
  • Target pest in cotton: pink bollworm.

Test yourself

1. iTrapper, a smart light trap, is mainly meant to control what?

The device selectively eliminates crop pests such as pink bollworm.

2. As per the notes, which pest does iTrapper target in cotton, at sunset?

The cotton setting is a pink bollworm trap at sunset; paddy targets gall midge.

3. What does iTrapper do when beneficial insects are active?

It switches off during periods when beneficial insects are active, protecting them.

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