Abstract: A detection apparatus for identifying the presence of a target warm blooded animal in a detection zone and a method of detecting a warm-blooded animal are disclosed. The detection apparatus utilizes a thermal imaging camera, a sensor, and a microcontroller to capture data on an array and interpret data, and a signaller for sending data indicating the presence of a target animal.

Abstract: A system may include a trap and a consumable. The trap may include a data capture mechanism configured to capture data and send the data to a system operator. The consumable may include a device having an associated electronic identification code. A status-determining mechanism may be configured to determine a status of the consumable, which status may be readable via the data capture mechanism. The consumable may include a sensor configured to detect flying insects via mutual capacitance sensing. The sensor may be configured to provide a directional fringe field responsive to a flying insect. The sensor may include a plurality of sensor triplets arranged in a grid array. Each sensor triplet may include a sensor conductor and two electrically conductive un-grounded conductors. The two un-grounded conductors may be disposed one on either side of the sensor conductor to form the sensor triplet.