DESC:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to agricultural insect pest management system using artificial intelligence (AI). The present invention provides an insect communication system to alter the behaviour of insects, causing the harmful insect pests (herbivorous and omnivorous insects) to aggregate near the signal source of the AI insect communication system. The present invention provides an insect communication system to alter the behaviour of carnivorous insects, parasitoid and nectar pollen feeding bees to disperse from the signal source of the AI insect communication system. The present invention also provides an electronic device based on the insect communication system to exterminate the insect pests by electrocution.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Insects are the most diverse species of animals living on earth. The majority of insects are directly important to humans and environment, for example, several insect species are predators or parasitoids of other harmful pests, others are pollinators, decomposers of organic matter or producers of valuable products such as honey and silk. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, less than 0.5% of the total number of known insect species is considered pests. Insect pests inflict damage to human, animals and crops. Herbivorous insects are said to be responsible for destroying one-fifth of the world’s total crop production annually (FAO).
Mankind has devised multiple ways to deal with the insect pests and to protect the crop from the harmful insect pest. These ways include the use of synthetic, organic, microbial, herbal and biochemical pesticides, light trap technology, pheromone trap technology among others.

Pesticides are detrimental to the environment and produce considerable damage to ecosystems. Pesticides may be harmful to non-target species of insect pests. Pesticides pollute the air, water and soil, affecting considerably natural biological equilibrium. Pesticides diminish biodiversity, disrupt nitrogen fixation, contribute to the disappearance of pollinators, threaten aquatic animals, and destroy bird and animal habitats.

Conventionally, a lighting apparatus for trapping insect pests including a light source to emit light containing ultraviolet rays have been known. Japanese Patent No. 4197969, International patent No. WO 2012/098484Al, and United States Patent No. 3348332 are based on lighting apparatus for trapping insect pests. This apparatus attracts and traps insects that are having positive phototaxis to ultraviolet rays. Ultraviolet rays emitted from the light source is UV-A (wavelength component: 320 to 380 nm), while the peak positive phototaxis wavelength range of most the insects lies between the range of 350 to 375 nm.

Further, the light emitted from the apparatus is effective in attracting insect pests in the night time but is not suitable for attracting insects in agriculture that are active in the daytime and hardly active in the nighttime (hereinafter, referred to as diurnal agricultural insect pests) such as aleyrodes, thrips, agromyzidaei, and shieldbugs, because the apparatus light has a low intensity of UV-A in ultraviolet rays wavelength component compared with sunlight. That is if the apparatus is used in the daytime, diurnal agricultural insect pests cannot visually recognize the contrast of ultraviolet rays and so diurnal agricultural insect pests cannot be trapped in large quantities.

The light trap technology is a total failure on multiple fronts, such as light source used in the traps, attracting all type flying insects such as herbivorous, omnivorous, much needed beneficial insects including predatory carnivorous insects, parasitoid and nectar and pollen feeding bees viz. honey bees, bumblebees, having positive phototaxis behaviour. The attraction and killing off the beneficial insects lead to a drastic reduction in the natural enemies of insect pests harmful to the crops and a substantial decrease in the population of insects necessarily required for pollination and proper crop setting. For this reason, the light traps considered even worse than spraying toxic chemical pesticides.

The prior art also teaches insect pest trapping apparatus including a colour reflector and pheromones, such as Japanese Patent No. 3541217. The apparatus attracts and traps diurnal agricultural insect pests in the daytime by a combination of visible light contained in the sunlight reflected by the colour reflector and aggregation pheromone contained in the pheromones.

However, because a commercial colour reflector has low attraction performance, the apparatus cannot attract a large number of diurnal agricultural insect pests in the day time and thus, the apparatus cannot be used as an insect pest-controlling apparatus and can be used only as a monitoring apparatus.

Pheromones are usually derived from the semiochemicals in female glands of particular species of insect to attract and target male insects of same species. Further, because aggregation pheromone contained in the pheromones attracts only specific diurnal agricultural insect pests and thus, the apparatus cannot attract all diurnal agricultural insect pests in large quantities.

Hence, this technology has certain limitations such as having effective only on particular target species of the insect pest, attract and target only male insects of selected species, requiring the deployment of multiple types of pheromones to protect crops from various species of insect pests. Practically it is not possible to deploy numerous type pheromones in the same field since mixing of pheromone scents will lead to failure in achieving the desired results. Further, unless more than 95% male insect population is controlled, there would be no effective control over the next generation population of insect pest, which is practically difficult to achieve by using pheromones. The other variable factors like the height of the trap, the prevailing weather conditions, and the time of day affect the catch of insect pests by using pheromones.

CN107094734A discloses an invention of energy automatic identification and the laser mosquito killer killed off the insect pests. The invention is based on the laser science and technology according to image recognition, first, by the image of insect(Including its ovum, larva or nymph, pupa, adult different times different shape)It is stored in the database. During work, the product first scans the insect on the crop, and the insect image of the image received and then the database is compared if comparing successfully and illustrate to scan is an insect, then launches high energy laser and targetedly irradiate insect and burnt to death. The limitation of this technology is insect pests hidden underneath a leaf and other obstacles will remain alive, many notorious pests who feed on the underside of the leaf

CN106212415A discloses Grainhouse injurious insect and control technical field specifically discloses a kind of Grainhouse injurious insect monitoring trapping system. This Grainhouse injurious insect monitoring trapping system includes the worm monitoring device being arranged on outside storehouse and the multiple insects capturing devices being arranged in a storehouse. Have only to an insect capturing device be arranged in a silo, it is possible to realize the trapping to Grainhouse injurious insect and monitoring in real-time.

US7656300B2 relates to an integrated method and system for preventing and solving problems relating to pests of any kind on a site, in a building, in a process, installation or an open area. The system involves complete digitalizing and automation of all functions necessary in order to control the pests such as surveillance, registration, alarms, regulation and remedial actions as well as generating reports etc. The aim is to make the overall effort against the pests more effective by means of fully automating all processes to the furthest possible extent.

Scientists across the world are struggling to find a green and clean solution for plant (crop) protection. In the wake of the ban imposed by the governments on the use of toxic agrochemicals, it becomes challenging for the farmers to protect their valuable commercial crops. None of the technology in the existing state of the art provides adequate crop protection by managing the insect pests without any harm to the environment and ecology at reasonably affordable cost and increase the food production to minimise the effect of global hunger threat.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-said problems by providing an insect and pest controlling device capable of attracting and trapping a large number of diurnal, nocturnal and crepuscular agricultural insect pests.

OBJECT AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to obviate the drawbacks in the existing state of the art, the main objective of the present invention is to provide an insect communication system for control of insect pests.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a unidirectional insect communication system capable of altering the behaviour of insects, thereby causing the insect pests harmful to the crops and plants to aggregate near the insect communication signal source of the Artificially intelligent (AI) insect communication system.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide the insect communication system to release multimodal signals capable of communicating with all kind of insects.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide the insect communication system to the lure and aggregate herbivorous and omnivorous insects near the signal source of AI insect communication system and disperse the beneficial insects such as carnivorous, nectar-pollen feeding insects and parasitoids from the signal source.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device based on the insect communication system to exterminate the herbivorous and omnivorous insect pests by electrocution.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an insect communication system for control of insect pests. The system is unidirectional insect communication system capable of altering the behaviour of insects, thereby causing the harmful insect pests to aggregate near the signal source of the system.

The system of the present invention is designed and developed to releases multimodal signals to communicate with all kind of insects. These communication signals alter the behavioural response of insects. This change in behaviour is further exploited to lure and aggregate herbivorous and omnivorous insects near the signal source of the system and disperse the carnivorous, nectar-pollen feeding insects and parasitoids from the signal source.
The system of the present invention attracts more than 1980 species of targeted herbivorous and omnivorous species of insects harmful to the plants. This invention is a state-of-the-art technology which ensures the safety of beneficial insects such as predatory (carnivorous) insects, nectar-pollen feeding bees, and parasitoids.

The present invention also provides an electronic device based on the insect communication system to exterminate the herbivorous and omnivorous insect pests by electrocution. The electronic device is an artificially intelligent insect pest management device (AIIPMD) built using a combination of the insect communication system and very high voltage electrocution grid to exterminate insect pest by electrocution. The AIIPMD is a multi-purpose device which is used for crop protection and management of agricultural insect pests. The AIIPMD lures and exterminates targeted herbivorous and omnivorous insects harmful to the plants. The AIIPMD further comprises electronic attachments and semiochemical luring agents to control the population of mosquitos at their breeding sites, outdoor locations as well as for the indoor application. As per the need, with or without additional electronic attachments and semiochemical luring agents AIIPMD can be used to control for the management of insect pests in food and grain warehouses, food factories, animal stables, etc.

The present invention, therefore, solves the problem of plant protection efficiently by managing the insect pests without any harm to the environment and ecology at reasonably affordable cost and increase the food production to minimize the global hunger threat issue.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an external view of artificially intelligent insect pest management device of the present invention.
Figure 2 depicts insect communication system and the artificially intelligent insect pest management device with various parts and external attachments.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of the insect communication system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION WITH NON-LIMITING EMBODIMENTS AND EXAMPLES
The present invention provides an insect communication system for control of insect pests. The system is unidirectional insect communication system capable of altering the behaviour of insects, thereby causing the herbivorous and omnivorous insect pests to aggregate near the signal source of the system. The present invention also provides an electronic device based on the insect communication system to exterminate the insect pests by electrocution. The electronic device is an artificially intelligent insect pest management device (AIIPMD) built using a combination of the insect communication system and very high voltage electrocution grid to exterminate by electrocution. The AIIPMD is a multi-purpose device which is used for crop protection and management of agricultural insect pests. The AIIPMD lures and exterminates targeted herbivorous and omnivorous insects harmful to the plants. The AIIPMD further comprises electronic attachments and semiochemical luring agents to control the population of mosquitos at their breeding sites, outdoor locations as well as for the indoor application. As per the need, with or without additional electronic attachments and semiochemical luring agents AIIPMD can be used to control for the management of insect pests in food and grain warehouses, food factories, animal stables, etc. The device and the insect communication system of the present invention are used to control crepuscular, diurnal and nocturnal agricultural insect pests whose outbreak occurs at seedling stage to harvesting stage of all kind of crops and plants, viz. field crops like cereals, grains, legume crops, cotton, horticulture crops like vegetables, fruits, floriculture crops like flowers, plantation crops like tea, coffee, sugarcane, palm, etc. grown in facility cultivation such as a plastic greenhouse and glasshouse for agriculture or open culture.

The insect communication system (100) of the present invention alters the behaviour of insect-pests, causing harmful insect pests to aggregate near the signal source of said system. The system (100) comprises of a solar panel (23) configured to generate electric power from sunlight and store the power into the battery(12) which is connected to the Solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9), the said insect communication system (100) powered by the battery(12) through the Solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9), an enclosure (21) containing an artificially intelligent electronic module (22), at least one auxiliary solar panel (4), at least one mini wind turbine (5), at least one signal transmitter (224), electrocution grid (6) to electrocute said harmful insect pests and a collection bowl (3) to collect the electrocuted insect pests. The system (100) is capable of generating at least one signal or combination of signals enabling change in behaviour of the insect pests causing the harmful insect pests to aggregate near the signal source of said system and causing carnivorous insects' parasitoids, nectar-pollen feeding bees to stay away from the system, thereby controlling and minimising the physical damage to the crops and plants. The signals are RF signals for touch sensation or acoustic signals for sound sensation or chemical signals for olfactory sensation or thermal signals for temperature sensation or optical signals for vision sensation or a combination thereof. The system (100) generates and releases said combination of signals on 24X7 basis throughout the year to lure and aggregate crepuscular, diurnal and nocturnal insects from the herbivorous and omnivorous group based on their feeding habits and exterminate them by electrocuting.

The solar panel (23) and the mini wind turbine (5) are coupled to a solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9), the power generated by solar panel (23) and the mini wind turbine (5) stored into the battery (12) connected to the solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9).

The electrocution grid (6) is placed around the said signal transmitter (224) and configured to exterminate the herbivorous and omnivorous insects, attracted by said signal generators by electrocution.

The system (100) of the present invention is designed and developed to release multimodal signals to communicate with all kind of insects. These communication signals alter the behavioural response of insects. This change in behaviour is further exploited to lure and aggregate herbivorous and omnivorous insects near the signal source of the system and disperse the carnivorous, nectar-pollen feeding insects and parasitoids from the signal source.
The system of the present invention attracts more than 1980 Genus: species of targeted herbivorous and omnivorous insects harmful to the plants. This invention is a state-of-the-art technology which ensures the safety of beneficial insects such as predatory (carnivorous) insects, nectar-pollen feeding bees, and parasitoids.

The system (100) controls and minimizes the physical damage to the crops and plants, which blocks the air-borne pathogens and soil-borne pathogens viz. bacteria, fungus, etc. from entering into the plants’ body and protects the plants from air-borne and soil-borne pathogenic diseases.

The system (100) of the present invention controls and minimizes the physical damage to the plants caused by the vectors of the virus which blocks and minimizes the spread of the virus from an unhealthy infected plant to the healthy plants.

The device of the present invention is an artificially intelligent insect pest management device (AIIPMD) (1) capable to alter the behaviour of insect-pests, causing herbivorous and omnivorous insect pests to aggregate near the signal source of said system. Fig. 1 shows the device (100) of the present invention comprising of the main body (2) and at least one collection bowl (3). The main body (2) comprises an enclosure (21) holding an electronic module (22) and a battery (12). The enclosure (21) holding the electronic module (22) communicates with all insect-pests in surroundings; within a certain radius of the device, referred as an effective area of communication, wherein said radius is in the range of 90 foot to 190-foot radial distance. The electronic module (22) is capable of communicating with all insect-pests. The battery (12) is configured to provide power to said insect communication system. The collection bowl (3) is configured to collect the electrocuted insect pests. The AIIPMD device (1) is coupled to either a solar panel or an auxiliary solar panel (4) or a mini wind turbine (5) or a combination thereof to generate power. The system also comprises an electrocution grid (6) to electrocute said harmful insect pests. The device (1) releases multiple kinds of signals to communicate with insects pests through various signal generators.

As shown in Fig. 2, the main body (2) is coupled with/ connected to at least one auxiliary solar panel (4) and at least one mini wind turbine (5). The coupling of the main body (2) with said one auxiliary solar panel (4) and said mini wind turbine (5) is preferably through wires.

The artificially intelligent electronic module (22) comprises of at least one source of a signal generator (13), microprocessor (221), a memory unit (222), a Digital to Analogue converter (D-A) (223) and a signal transmitter (224). The electronic module (22) is coupled to said electrocution grid (6), an electric buzzer (7), an antenna (8) and a solar plus wind hybrid charge Controller (9). Said at least one source of signal generator generates and releases a combination of signals comprising of RF signals (13a), acoustic signals (13b), chemical signals (13c), thermal signals and optical signals (13d).

The combination of signals generated by said electronic module (22) causes to change the behaviour of the carnivorous insects' parasitoids, nectar-pollen feeding bees and threaten them to stay away from the signal transmitter (224). The combination of signals generated by said electronic module (22) also causes a change in the behaviour of the herbivorous and omnivorous insects and attracts them towards the source of signal generators.

The various signals comprise of:
(i) RF signals generated through modulated RF signal generator (13a) to interface with mechanoreceptors organs of insects, i.e. touch sensation,
(ii) Acoustic signals generated through an acoustic signal generator (13b) to interface with auditory receptor organs of insects, i.e. acoustic sensation,
(iii) Chemical signals generated through a chemical signal generator (13c) to interface with chemoreceptor organs of insects, i.e. smell and taste sensation,
(iv) Thermal signals generated through a thermal signal generator (13d) to interface with thermoreceptor organs of insects, i.e. thermal sensation,
(v) optical signals generated through an optical signal generator (13d) to interface with photoreceptor organs of insects, i.e. visual sensation.

The touch signals are generated by a pre-programmed AI RF signal generator (13a). When RF signals strike an object, it causes vibrations and this vibration is picked-up the mechanoreceptor organs of the insect pests.

The acoustic signals are generated by a pre-programmed AI high pitch audio signal generator (13b). These audio signals are converted in acoustic signals using a Digital to Analogue convertor (D-A) (223) and a piezoelectric buzzer (7) and said acoustic signals are picked-up by auditory receptor organs of insect-pest.

The chemical signals are generated by a pre-programmed AI-driven piezoelectric semiochemical pump (131) and an air dispersion system (132) and chemical signals are picked-up by chemoreceptor organs of insect-pests.

The thermal and optical signals are generated by a pre-programmed AI-driven optical source driver (13d) and thermal as well as visual signals are picked-up by the thermoreceptor organs of insect-pest and photoreceptor organs of insect-pest respectively (10).

The module mimics visual and acoustic signal patterns of insects, release threatening alarm signals to beneficial insects, release luring and aggregation signals to herbivorous and omnivorous insects, release RF signals for changing the behaviour of insects by vibrations due to the RF signals.

As shown in Fig. 3, the electronic module (22) of the present invention comprises of a microprocessor (221), a memory unit (222), Digital to Analogue converter (D-A) (223) and transmitter (224). The module (22) is coupled with an electrocution grid (6), an electric buzzer (7), an antenna (8), a solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9), a modulated optical source driver (10) and a chemical signal generator (13c).

The solar panel (23) and the mini wind turbine (13) are coupled with a solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9), the power generated by solar panel (23) and the mini wind turbine (13) is stored in the battery (12) connected to said a solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9).

The module (22) of the present invention is designed and developed to release multimodal signals to communicate with all kind of insects. These communication signals alter the behavioural response of insects. This change in behaviour is further exploited to lure and aggregate herbivorous and omnivorous insects near the signal source of the system and disperse the carnivorous, nectar-pollen feeding insects and parasitoids from the signal source.

The module releases luring, aggregation, dispersal and alarm signals in time division multiplexing mode sequentially each signal for fractions of seconds continuously. These communication signals alter the behavioural response of insects depending upon their habits, such as but not limited to feeding habits, mating habits.

The functionality of the system is shown in Fig 3. The enclosure (21) holds the electronic system of the Insect Communication System and Electronic Device For Insect Pest Management. The electric power required to operate the insect communication system and an electronic device is generated by solar panel (23) and wind turbine (2), this power is stored in the battery (4) through the solar and wind hybrid charge controller (9) and supplied to the insect communication system and an electronic device through the solar and wind hybrid charge controller (9).

Artificially intelligent 3rd generation insect communication system AI3GENICS (100) is the core part of this device. The reactive type of AI signal generation program is stored in read-only memory ROM (222) and this program is executed and run by the microprocessor (221) produces digital output, these digital output signals are further converted into communication signals.
• The analogue signals produced from D-A convertor (223) are fed to piezoelectric buzzer (7) to produce acoustic signals.
• The RF signals produced by RF signal generator (13a) and these RF signals are fed to the antenna (8) through transmitter (224) to disperse the surroundings of the electronic device.
• Modulated lamp driver (10) drives the lamp to produce the modulated optical (visual) signals and thermal signals.
• Semio chemical is stored in semiochemical tank (11), Piezoelectric pump driver (133) drives the piezoelectric pump (131) to draw the semiochemical from the tank and drop in the semiochemical dispersion tank (132). A fan (14) fitted above the semiochemical dispersion tank (132) is directly driven by the solar + wind hybrid charge controller (9) according to the preset timings. The fan (14) helps to disperse the chemical (olfactory) signal in the surroundings of the said electronic device (1). This entire system act together as a chemical (olfactory) signal generator (20).
• The electric power is fed to an LV to HV converter (15) to convert the low voltage into extra high tension voltage through the microprocessor-controlled solar + wind hybrid charge controller (9). This high tension voltage is supplied to the HV electric grid (6) which electrocutes the insect pests when they come in contact with this HV electric grid (6).

In a non-limiting example of the present invention, the module releases multimodal luring and aggregation signals. These signals cause a change in the behaviour of the insects. The change in behaviour of herbivorous, omnivorous insects from various taxonomic orders makes them to aggregate near the signal source in the device. These taxonomic orders include, but not limited to, Coleoptera (Beetles), Dermaptera (Ear Wigs), Diptera (Mosquito, midge, horsefly, etc.), Hemiptera (True Bugs, Aphids (winged males only), cicadas, planthoppers, leafhoppers and shield bugs and allies), Hymenoptera (Sawflies, ants, etc.), Isoptera (Termites), Lepidoptera (Moths), Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, weta, lubber, Acrida, and locusts), Thysanoptera (Thrips).

The AI3GENICS (100) also releases multimodal dispersal, warning and alarm signals which cause a change in the behaviour of the insects. This makes the beneficial carnivorous insects (predatory), parasitoid insects as well as nectar and pollen feeding bees to keep the safe distance from the source of the signals and disperse in the surrounding area.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the signals released from the AI3GENICS (22) varies depending upon the type of insect, causing a variable response from different kind of insects, thereby making the system capable of attracting and trapping a large number of diurnal, nocturnal and crepuscular agricultural insect pests. The active time of diurnal, nocturnal and crepuscular agricultural insect pests is the day, night and twilight hours respectively.
Table 1:
Classification of Insects
(Based on feeding habits) AI3GENICS: Signal’s Type Insect’s Response to AI3GENICS Signal
Herbivorous Insects Release call signals to lure herbivorous insects Herbivorous insects get attracted towards the signal source in the device
Carnivorous Insects Release alarm signals to the carnivorous insects Carnivorous insects, stay away from the signal source in the device
Omnivorous Insects Release call signals to lure Omnivorous insects Omnivorous insects get attracted towards the signal source in the device
Bees* Nectar & Pollen Feeding bees (Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, Carpenter Bees, etc.) Release threat signals to the bees Nectar & Pollen Feeding bees, stay away from the signal source in the device

According to the first aspect, the AI3GENICS (100) generates and releases (i) RF signals (ii) Acoustic signals (iii) Chemical signals (iv) Thermal signals (v) optical signals in surrounding space. During the day time in presence of these signals the diurnal agricultural insect pests viz. aleyrodes, thrips and shieldbugs, butterflies, fruit flies, palm weevils, etc. are strongly attracted towards the AI3GENICS signal source. Accordingly, diurnal agricultural insect pests can be attracted and exterminated by electrocution in large quantities in the daytime.

According to the second aspect, the AI3GENICS (100) generates and releases (i) RF signals (ii) Acoustic signals (iii) Chemical signals (iv Thermal signals (v) optical signals in surrounding space thus during twilight hours of the day in presence of these signals the crepuscular agricultural insect viz. agromyzidaei, Pityophthorus juglan dis, etc. are strongly attracted towards the AI3GENICS signal source. Accordingly, crepuscular agricultural insect pests can be attracted and exterminated by electrocution in large quantities in the twilight hours.

According to the third aspect, the AI3GENICS (100) generates and releases (i) RF signals (ii) Acoustic signals (iii) Chemical signals (iv Thermal signals (v) optical signals in surrounding space after sun-set, thus during night time, in the presence of these signals the nocturnal agricultural insect viz. moths, beetles, crickets, earwigs etc. and even some of the diurnals insects like aleyrodes, thrips, and shieldbugs, butterflies, hoppers, sawflies, ants, termites, locusts, etc. are strongly attracted towards the AI3GENICS signal source. Accordingly, nocturnal and diurnal agricultural insect pests can be attracted and exterminated by electrocution in large quantities during the night.

The RF signals generated through said modulated RF signal generator when strike the plants causes vibrations. These vibrations are picked up by mechanoreceptors organs of insect-pest causing a change in behaviour of the insects. This changed behaviour causes said insect-pests to come out from hidden places like under leaf surfaces of the plants. The combination of the modulated RF signals, acoustic signals, chemical odour signals, thermal signals, optical signals (visual signals) which are part of AI3GENICS (100) attracts a large number of herbivorous and omnivorous crepuscular, diurnal and nocturnal insects. The AI3GENICS (100) is placed in the device and very high voltage and low power electrocution grids are placed in the device around AI3GENICS (100). In an attempt to reach towards the source of signals, the insect pests come in contact with electrocution grid and get exterminated due to electrocution.

A combination of modulated RF signals, acoustic signals, chemical odour signals, thermal signals, optical signals (visual signals), generates low volume threat signals for carnivorous insects, parasitoids, and nectar-pollen feeding bees. For instance, a honey bee lands in a life-threatening situation when comes in contact or in the effective area of communication of the device (1), wherein said the effective area is 5 feet radial distance from the AIIPMD device (1). The honey bee escapes and reaches back to its hive to communicate with other members of the hive by using a specific type of modulated sound signals and alerts them to avoid the specific dangerous location. Thus the system and the device of the present invention keeps away the farmer perspective beneficial insects including carnivorous insects, parasitoids, and nectar-pollen feeding bees at least 5 feet away from the insect communication system and the electronic device of the present invention.

Example 1:
In an experiment, the crop/plants are citrus- sweet lime and mandarine and honey bee hive box kept in the citrus grove for pollination. Observations on the number and species of insect pests trapped/ killed in the trap were taken weekly. After the observations, the collection chamber was cleaned for the next observations. Table 1 shown below shows a result of the experiment to attract and trap insect pests.
Sr. No Trapped Insect Pests 11/09/2015 21/09/2015 1/10/2015 11/10/2015 21/10/2015 31/10/2015 11/11/2015
1. Grasshoppers 80 110 90 150 80 130 180
2. Pyrilla 70 120 70 130 100 140 190
3. Semiloopers 130 160 180 130 190 140 110
4. White grub 60 110 150 110 60 70 50
5. Cutworms 40 50 90 130 80 90 110
6. Water beetles 50 70 110 90 60 80 70
7. Early shoot borer 30 120 160 100 80 90 60
8. Bark eating caterpillar 50 80 150 120 40 60 70
9. Helicoverpa 20 50 70 130 100 130 180
10. Spodoptera 70 120 180 230 180 220 290
11 Cricket 90 150 230 280 220 240 310
12 White fly 70 110 90 160 120 160 240
13 Citrus Leaf miners 130 160 180 130 190 140 110
14 Aphids 50 80 150 120 40 60 70
15. Lemon butterfly 40 80 110 80 50 30 80
16. Others* 17 22 27 19 24 28 23
The data on insect pests collected in the AIIPMD (1) deployed in sweet lime and mandarine farm revealed that the nocturnal diurnal and crepuscular insect pests viz., Grasshoppers, Sugarcane Pyrilla, Semiloopers, Sugarcane White grub, Cutworms, Water beetles, Early shoot borer, Bark eating caterpillar, Helicoverpa, Spodoptera, Lemon butterfly, whitefly and leaf miners the like were trapped in the AIIPMD (1). The data in the table revealed that there was increasing and a decreasing trend in the insect pest population and device catches. None of the honey bee or other predators/ parasites was recorded in the AIIPMD device (1).
Therefore, the insect communication system (100) and an electronic device (1) of the present invention are a highly efficient and effective tool for monitoring and mass trapping of both the sexes of adult insect pests (crepuscular, diurnal and nocturnal). The trapped multiple insect pests in the collection chamber belonged to the herbivorous and omnivorous; nocturnal, diurnal and crepuscular. The beneficial insects such as honey bee, predators and parasites escaped out and thus maintained the balance of the ecosystem.
Table 2 below shows the result of an experiment to attract and trap insect pests by the insect communication system and the electronic device of the present invention.

Table 2:
Sr No Crop Insect-Pests and Diseases of Crop Damage to the crop due to insect-pest and diseases Effect of An insect communication system and an electronic device on crop
30-08-2019 to 29-11-2019

Condition of the crop under chemical Control
(30-08-2019 to 29-11-2019)

1
Sweet Lime (Citrus)
Leaf Miner
• The upper layer of the leaf gets damaged

• Photosynthesis process gest adversely impacted and growth of plant retards

The following effect of an insect communication system and an electronic device on leaf miner, leaf curl and powdery mildew is observed.

• The 95% of newly emerged leaves and branches were free the leaf miner, leaf curl damage and powdery mildew disease.

• The newly emerged leaves and branches were neat, clean shining and there colour was light green compared to mature leaves.

• Photosynthesis in crop/plant increased by 25%

• The growth of the plant increased by 20%-25%

• The newly emerged branches were 20% to 25% longer and all leaves were uniform in size and shape.

We observed the following effects of the conventional chemical control on leaf miner, leaf curl and powdery mildew management

• The 40% of newly emerged leaves and branches were free the leaf miner, leaf curl damage and powdery mildew disease while the remaining 60% badly affected.

• The newly emerged leaves and branches were not neat, clean shining and there colour was light green compared to mature leaves

• The growth of crops was 25% less and the photosynthesis process was reduced by 20% to 25% compared to the crop under the management of an insect communication system and an electronic device

Leaf Curl
• The leaves get curled upwardly and become yellowish

• Photosynthesis process gest
adversely impacted and growth of plant retards


Powdery Mildew
• The white powdery patches on leaves and branches start appearing

• Photosynthesis process gest adversely impacted and growth of plant retards

2
Pomegranate
Powdery Mildew
• The white powdery patches on leaves and branches start appearing and slowly leaves starts dropping.

• Photosynthesis process gest adversely impacted and growth of plant retards

The following effect of an insect communication system and an electronic device on leaf miner, leaf curl and powdery mildew is observed

• The 100% of newly emerged leaves and branches were free the thrips feeding damage and powdery mildew disease.

• The newly emerged leaves and branches were neat, clean shining and the leaves colour was light green compared to mature leaves.

• Photosynthesis in crop/plant increased by 20%

• The growth of the plant increased by 20%-25%

• The newly emerged branches were 15% to 20% longer and all leaves were uniform in size and shape.
We observed the following effects of the conventional chemical control on leaf miner, leaf curl and powdery mildew management.

• The 45% of newly emerged leaves and branches were free the leaf miner, leaf curl damage and powdery mildew disease while the remaining 55% badly affected.

• The newly emerged leaves and branches were not neat, clean shining and leaf colour was light green compared to mature leaves

• The growth of crops was 20% less and the photosynthesis process was reduced by 15 to 20% compared to the crop under the management of an insect communication system and an electronic device

Thrips
• Due to feeding by thrips on the underside of leaves, they become curled

• Photosynthesis process gest adversely impacted and growth of plant retards

3
Cluster Bean (Guar)
Sucking Pest
(Jassids, Aphids and White Fly)

Plants become yellowish and wilts over some time
The damage caused to the crop by feeding of sucking pest was negligible, the plant grew healthy and yield increased by 35% compare to chemically controlled plot

Around 20% of plants were severely affected by the feeding damage caused by sucking pest and which leads to a 35% drop in yield compare to the crop managed by an insect communication system and electronic device

The system (100) generates power using solar and wind energy through solar panel (23), auxiliary solar panel (4) and mini wind turbine (5) thereby making the system energy-efficient and cost-efficient.

The present invention, therefore, solves the problem of plant protection efficiently by managing the insect pests without any harm to the environment and ecology at reasonably affordable cost and increase the food production to minimize the global hunger threat issue.
,CLAIMS:We claim:

1. An insect communication system (100) to alter the behaviour of insect-pests, causing harmful insect pests to aggregate near the signal source of said system, said system (100) comprising of:
- an enclosure (21) enclosing the components of said system (100), said components being comprises of :
- an artificially intelligent electronic module (AI3GENICS) (22);
- a battery (12) configured to provide power to said insect communication system (100);
- a power source generating power to charge the battery, said power source preferably being a solar panel (23)
- a signal transmitter (224);
- an electrocution grid (6) to electrocute said harmful insect pests;
- a collection bowl (3) to collect the electrocuted insect pests;
wherein
- said system (100) is capable of generating at least one signal enabling change in behaviour of the insect pests causing the herbivorous and omnivorous insect pests harmful to crops and plants to aggregate near the signal source of said system, and causing carnivorous insects, parasitoids, nectar-pollen feeding bees to stay away from the system, thereby controlling and minimising the physical damage to the crops and plants;
- said at least one signal is RF signals for touch sensation or acoustic signals for sound sensation or chemical signals for olfactory sensation or thermal signals for temperature sensation or optical signals for vision sensation or a combination thereof.
2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said power source is coupled with a solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9), said solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9) recondition the power received from the power source.
3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said power source of the system further comprises an auxiliary solar panel (4) or a mini wind turbine (5) or both to generate power to charge the battery (12), wherein said battery (12) stores the power and supply the power to the system (100).
4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrocution grid (6) being placed around said signal transmitter and configured to exterminate the herbivorous and omnivorous insects; attracted by said signal generators by electrocution.
5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said system generates and releases the said combination of signals on 24X7 basis throughout the year to lure and aggregate crepuscular, diurnal and nocturnal insects from the herbivorous and omnivorous group based on their feeding habits and exterminate them by electrocuting.
6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said system controls and minimizes the physical damage to the crops and plants, which blocks the air-borne pathogens and soil-borne pathogens viz. bacteria, and fungi, etc. from entering into the plants’ body and protects the plants from air-borne and soil-borne pathogenic diseases.
7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said system controls and minimizes the physical damage to the plants caused by the vectors of the virus which blocks and minimizes the spread of the virus from an unhealthy infected plant to the healthy plants.
8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said artificially intelligent electronic module (22) comprises of at least one source of a signal generator (13), microprocessor (221), a memory unit (222), a Digital to Analogue converter (D-A) (223) and a signal transmitter (224).
9. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said artificially intelligent electronic module (22) is coupled to said electrocution grid (6), an electric buzzer (7), an antenna (8) and a solar plus wind hybrid charge controller (9).
10. The system (100) as claimed in claim 8 wherein said at least one source of signal generator generates and releases at least one signal signals selected from RF signals or acoustic signals or chemical signals or thermal signals or optical signals or a combination thereof.
11. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said signal or combination of signals causes to change the behaviour of the carnivorous insects' parasitoids, nectar-pollen feeding bees and threaten them to stay away from the signal transmitter.
12. The system (100) as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein said touch signals are generated by a pre-programmed AI RF signal generator (13a), wherein when said RF signals strike any object causing vibrations which is picked-up by the mechanoreceptor organs of the insect pests.
13. The system (100) as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein said acoustic signals are generated by a pre-programmed AI high pitch audio signal generator (13b), said audio signals are converted in acoustic signals using said D-A convertor and a piezoelectric buzzer and are picked-up by auditory receptor organs of insect-pest.
14. The system (100) as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein said chemical signals are generated by a pre-programmed chemical signal generator (13c) comprising of AI-driven piezoelectric semiochemical pump (131), piezoelectric pump driver (133) and an air dispersion system (132), said chemical signals are picked-up by chemoreceptor organs of insect-pests.
15. The system (100) as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein said thermal and optical signals are generated by a pre-programmed AI-driven optical source driver (13d), said thermal and visual signals are picked-up by the thermoreceptor organs of insect-pest and photoreceptor organs of insect-pest respectively.
16. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said signal or combination of signals causes to change the behaviour of the herbivorous and omnivorous insects and attracts them towards the source of signal generators.
17. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1 wherein said system causes a variable response from different kind of insects, thereby making the system capable of attracting and trapping a large number of diurnal, nocturnal and crepuscular agricultural insect pests.
18. The method of operating the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
(a) storing an AI signal generation program in read-only memory (ROM) (222) and execution and running of the program by the microprocessor (221) producing digital output,
(b) conversion of the digital output signals into communication signals comprising of:
- said RF signals produced by RF signal generator (13a) being fed to an antenna (8) through transmitter (224) to disperse in the surroundings of the system (100),
- said acoustic or audio signal generator (13b) analogue signals produced from D-A convertor (223) being fed to the piezoelectric buzzer (7) to produce acoustic signals,
- the piezoelectric pump driver (133) drives the piezoelectric pump (131) to draw the semiochemical stored in the semiochemical tank (11) and drop in the semiochemical dispersion tank (132), a fan (14) fitted above the semiochemical dispersion tank (132) is directly driven by the solar + wind hybrid charge controller (9) according to the preset timings and helps to disperse the chemical (olfactory) signal in the surroundings of the said system (100),
- said thermal and optical signal generator (13d) comprising of modulated lamp driver (10) drives the lamp to produce the modulated optical (visual) signals and thermal signals,
(b) the module (22) releases multimodal luring and aggregation signals, warning and alarm signals causing a change in the behaviour of the insects, causing the beneficial carnivorous insects (predatory), parasitoid insects as well as nectar and pollen feeding bees to keep the safe distance from the source of the signals and disperse in the surrounding area and attracting and trapping a large number of diurnal, nocturnal and crepuscular agricultural insect pests,
(c) electric power is fed to an LV to HV converter (15) to convert the low voltage into extra high tension voltage through the microprocessor-controlled solar + wind hybrid charge controller (9),
(d) supply of said high tension voltage to the electrocution grid (6) which electrocutes the insect pests when they come in contact with the high voltage electrocution grid (6).
19. An artificially intelligent insect pest management device (AIIPMD) (1) to alter the behaviour of insect-pests, causing harmful insect pests to aggregate near the signal source of said system, said device comprising of:
- a main body said main body comprising of:
- an enclosure (21) holding an electronic module (AI3GENICS) (22);
- a battery (12); and
- a power source, said power source preferably being a solar panel (23),
- an electrocution grid (6) to electrocute said harmful insect pests,
- at least one collection bowl (3) to collect the electrocuted insect pests,
wherein
- said battery (12) is configured to provide power to an insect communication system (100),
- said enclosure housing an artificially intelligent electronic module (22) generating and releasing various signals to communicate with insects pests through various signal generators,
and wherein said device (1) is capable of communicating with all insect-pests in surroundings within a range of 90-foot to the 190-foot radial distance of the device referred to as an effective area of communication.
20. The device as claimed in claim 19 wherein said power source may further comprise an auxiliary solar panel (4) or a mini wind turbine (5) or both to generate power to charge the battery (12), wherein said battery (12) stores the power and supply the power to the system (100).
21. The device as claimed in claim 19 wherein said power is stored in a battery (4) through a solar and wind hybrid charge controller (9) and supplied to said electronic device (1).