Most Innovative Use of RFID: Getting the Bugs Out
Dow AgroSciences is a winner of the first annual RFID Journal Awards. With its RFID-enabled termite monitors, Dow is helping pest control companies kill wood-devouring insects faster and more efficiently.
By John Edwards
Jun. 1, 2007—On May 2, 2007, RFID Journal presented the first-ever RFID Journal Awards for outstanding achievement in radio frequency identification technology, at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007, our fifth annual conference and exhibition. Dow Agrosciences was the winner for Most Innovative Use of RFID.
Dow's innovative application clearly demonstrates the power of RFID to do things that bar codes just can't do. It required foresight and creativity to integrate an "activity sensor" with the RFID tag. The system provides valuable information to inspection staff in a cost-effective way and allows them to be far more efficient.
For something that measures only about 1 centimeter long, a termite can cause an awful lot of trouble. More than 5 million U.S. homes experience termite problems each year, according to the National Pest Management Association. To battle the troublesome insects in homes and other structures, pest control companies turn to various tactics and weapons, including insecticides, physical barriers, traps and now, thanks to Dow AgroSciences, radio frequency identification technology.
Jun. 1, 2007—On May 2, 2007, RFID Journal presented the first-ever RFID Journal Awards for outstanding achievement in radio frequency identification technology, at RFID Journal LIVE! 2007, our fifth annual conference and exhibition. Dow Agrosciences was the winner for Most Innovative Use of RFID.
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For something that measures only about 1 centimeter long, a termite can cause an awful lot of trouble. More than 5 million U.S. homes experience termite problems each year, according to the National Pest Management Association. To battle the troublesome insects in homes and other structures, pest control companies turn to various tactics and weapons, including insecticides, physical barriers, traps and now, thanks to Dow AgroSciences, radio frequency identification technology.
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