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Student 10-Minute Paper

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

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Grad Competition MUVE: Urban and Structural Pests 2

Using a theremin to kill cockroaches

Monday, November 6, 2023
12:06 PM - 12:18 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac 3-4
In-Person Student Competition
A theremin is a musical instrument that uses the changes in the capacitance created when an arm is moved closer or further from the instrument. The most common way of creating a capacitor is to place two metallic plates next to each other. By placing two metal plates about 6 inches in diameter and a quarter inch thick about half an inch away from each other it will create a capacitor that can be attached to a theremin to create a musical note. When a cockroach crawls between the two plates it changes the capacitance of the plates and therefore the note that the theremin plays. The system should be able to specifically target insects.