Laser strike: controlling insects using lasers
The Photonic Fence is a laser fly swat that never misses the mark.
It’s been in development for nearly a decade and field trials run by the US Department of Agriculture are about to begin.
Using powerful cameras, this hi-tech bug zapper scans for pests and by measuring their size, shape, speed and wing-beat frequency in real time it can dispatch up to 20 nasties a second.
Arty Makagon from Intellectual Ventures hopes it can be used to control malarial mosquitoes, and in due course even the insects bugging you in your backyard.