Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of pest control and in particular to a device (1) for controlled release and/or sustained release of the volatile substance to attract and control diptera comprising a container (2) having an opening (2a) that can have a sealing media (3) suitable to close and seal said opening (2a), wherein both the container (2) and the sealing media (3) are made of a polymeric material. The invention also relates to a method to attract and/or control diptera using said device (1).

Abstract: A method distinguishes electrical signals corresponding to an activation or deactivation of a single electrical power consuming device from an electrical signal that supplies electricity to multiple electrical power consuming devices has been developed. The method includes generating signatures corresponding to activation and deactivation of a plurality of electrical devices from a transformation of an electrical power signal using sparse deconvolution to cluster and then identify the activation and deactivation of one of the plurality of electrical devices.