Key Points for Manipulation of Several Data and Effective Measures Concerning with Pest Management

Abstract

For the appropriate pest management, we have to consider both the effectiveness and the efficiency because many factories have limited staff and time to spare for pest management. In this paper, some key points for manipulation of several data and effective measures concerning with pest management were mentioned.

At first we have to connect the monitoring data（investigation using trapping tools such as light trap）with other data, for example the insect contamination data gained from the defect detector, which is very important because these information indicates the direct contamination into the products. Also it is useful to utilize the data for the cause of insect（e.g. wind direction and speed），which leads to the preventive actions. In addition, in order to manipulate these data effectively, I recommend ‘analysis of correlation’, which can verify the hypothesis for the insects’ invasion.

As for the effective measures, we have to consider the characteristics of insects. Then it is useful for us to think of pest management strategy that we construct the measures based on the insects’ invasion routes, which consists of the approach from the outside to the factories, the border of inside and outside, the approach to the productive area in the factories, and the habitation of insects near the productive area.

Finally, I introduce some specific measures such as traps, extermination, partitions, and so-called ‘5S’. The important thing is that we need to select measures considering not only the merit, but also the demerit or risk.