A newly devised plasma field screen for avoidance of insects

• Project/Area Number: 22580290
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Agricultural environmental engineering
• Research Institution: Kinki University
• Principal Investigator: MATSUDA Yoshinori 近畿大学, 農学部, 教授 (30268453)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: プラズマ / 害虫防除 / 防虫ネット / 静電場スクリーン / プラズマフィールド / 害虫防除システム

Research Abstract

A plasma field screen (plasma repeller) was proposed to physically exclude insect pests from greenhouses, food factories and warehouses. All insects were completely prevented from passing through the screen. In addition, the capability of the plasma field to capture insects that enter inside the screen was clarified in this study.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] An oppositely charged insect exclusion screen with gap-free multiple electric fields (2012)
  • Author(s): Yoshinori Matsuda, Koji Kakutani, Teruo Nonomura, Junji Kimbara, Shin-ichi Kusakari, Kazumi Osamura, and Hideyoshi Toyoda
  • Journal Title: 1. Journal of Applied Physics Volume: 112 Issue: 11 Pages: 116103-116105
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4767635
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An electric field screen prevents captured insects from escaping by depriving bioelectricity generated through insect movements (2012)
  • Author(s): Koji Kakutani, Yoshinori Matsuda, Kayo Haneda, Dai Sekoguchi, Teruo Nonomura, Junji Kimbara, Kazumi Osamura, Shin-ichi Kusakari, Hideyoshi Toyoda
  • Journal Title: Journal of Electrostatics Volume: 70 Issue: 2 Pages: 207-211
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2012.01.002
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Insects are electrified in an electric field by deprivation of their negative charge (2012)
  • Author(s): Koji Kakutani, Yoshinori Matsuda, Kayo Haneda, Dai Sekoguchi, Teruo Nonomura, Junji Kimbara, Kazumi Osamura, Shin-ichi Kusakari, Hideyoshi Toyoda
  • Journal Title: Annals of Applied Biology Volume: 160 Issue: 3 Pages: 250-259
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2012.00538.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Practical application of an electric field screen to an exclusion of flying insect pests and airborne fungal conidia from greenhouses with a good air penetration (2012)
  • Author(s): Koji Kakutani, Yoshinori Matsuda, Teruo Nonomura, Junji Kimbara, Kazumi Osamura, Shin-ichi Kusakari, Hideyoshi Toyoda
  • Journal Title: Journal of Agricultural Science Volume: 4 Issue: 5 Pages: 51-60
  • DOI: 10.5539/jas.v4n5p51
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An electric field strongly deters whiteflies from entering window-open greenhouses in an electrostatic insect exclusion strategy (2012)
  • Author(s): Teruo Nonomura, Yoshinori Matsuda, Koji Kakutani, Junji Kimbara, Kazumi Osamura, Shin-ichi Kusakari, Hideyoshi Toyoda
  • Journal Title: European Journal of Plant Pathology Volume: 134 Issue: 4 Pages: 661-670
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10658-012-0014-5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A newly devised electric field screen for avoidance and capture of cigarette beetles and vinegar flies (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshinori Matsuda, Teruo Nonomura, Koji Kakutani, Yoshihiro Takikawa, Junji Kimbara, Yoshihiro Kasaishi, Kazumi Osamura, Shin-ichi Kusakari, Hideyoshi Toyoda
  • Journal Title: Crop Protection Volume: 30 Issue: 2 Pages: 155-162
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2010.09.001
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] A newly devised electric field screen for avoidance and capture of greenhouse in sect pests (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshinori Matsuda, et al
  • Organizer: Advanced technologies & management towards sustainable greenhouse ecosystems
  • Place of Presentation: ギリシャ
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-08
• [Presentation] A dielectric dipolar screen with oppositely polarized insulators for protecting tomato seedlings on a nursery hydroponic culture bed from whiteflies (2010)
  • Author(s): Yoshinori Matsuda, et.al.
  • Organizer: International symposium of tomato diseases
  • Place of Presentation: ナポリ(イタリア)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-30