Need a camera to detect where insects are exactly entering in my kitchen

[ryu]

Hi, I found this forum because in a thread someone asked for a camera to detect insects. Some models were recommended here:

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Thread 'Need to buy a camera system to detect 1" long insects in a room with no lights.'

Apr 9, 2022

Hello,

Apologies in advance if this is in the wrong area of the forums. Tried searching for anything related to how well cameras could detect a moving insect in a dark room, but no hits.

Essentially, trying to find where some insects are getting into this room, and need something that will work rather than me simply buying something and hoping it will work. I can only assume this a long shot, but I know this is the place to ask.

Any help at all would be appreciated.

Thanks,

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It isn't clear if he found the entrance points, so I would like to ask again: what is the best camera for this? The roaches are small. I also have the so called silverfish insects, they have been in this apparentment for years, so I have been used to seeing them at this point. But the roaches are gross, I have never seen them until recently and im afraid if it gets worse since apparently if you see one there may be tons. I need to solve this.

What is the best camera to record small insects in the dark, that will detect them so I don't need to scroll throught 8 hours of footage. Motion following is good but may be a mistake if it picks up too much movement, like following fruit flies or something and it would move all over the place. So perhaps, it's better to remain fixed point, and install various cameras. They just have to be high resolution. Probably thermal vision mode if needed. I just want to find the entry and exit points so I can seal them and solve this problem. I will need quality SD cards as well to store the footage. Please recommend some.

Thanks

 

[bigredfish]

 

[StevenFromTexas]

I knew it! Looked at the topic headline and already figured out a cockroach signed up for an account on IP CamTalk.

 

[wittaj]

These cameras just are not that good LOL.

 

[bigredfish]

 

[Underhill]

Maybe look to the pest control industry instead of cctv! Here in the Midwest if you have a wood shake roof you either have pest control (power dusting attic) or you have silverfish dropping out of light fixtures. Roaches on the other hand are not the same social insects as say, ants, so you’re not going to find a “source of entry/exit-nest. You’re wasting your time with cameras. Try glue boards if you want to find a general vicinity but it’s always going to be somewhere with moisture, darkness and a food source. One of the biggest spots is the void above floor below kitchen cabinets. You can buy the same exact products the pros use without a license from domyown.com. Try maxforce gel bait, apply bb size drops all over top undersides in cabinets and delta dust in cracks and crevices. Drill small holes into previous mentioned voids so you can shoot that into there as well.

 

[ryu]

Maybe look to the pest control industry instead of cctv! Here in the Midwest if you have a wood shake roof you either have pest control (power dusting attic) or you have silverfish dropping out of light fixtures. Roaches on the other hand are not the same social insects as say, ants, so you’re not going to find a “source of entry/exit-nest. You’re wasting your time with cameras. Try glue boards if you want to find a general vicinity but it’s always going to be somewhere with moisture, darkness and a food source. One of the biggest spots is the void above floor below kitchen cabinets. You can buy the same exact products the pros use without a license from domyown.com. Try maxforce gel bait, apply bb size drops all over top undersides in cabinets and delta dust in cracks and crevices. Drill small holes into previous mentioned voids so you can shoot that into there as well.

I managed to record one yesterday. The IR light made it shine so it was easy to spot. I moved the camera to one side and it was there. You can see it "spawning" out of nowhere. Not enough resolution seems to be the problem, even tho some other dude said more resolution may not work as well as less resolution in this low light setting. It does not follow it tho. Too small. I refuse to believe that in the era of AI, no one has made a camera/software that manages to track these moving pixels on a screen. A camera that would work for detecting insects would be a good product. You would just run it for a while and keep covering all possible spots where it appeared until there is none left.

I already called pest control. Supposdly a multinational reputed company. They added some white powder under the kitchen cabinet which made me cough and a bit irritated, I still have a bit of a discomfort. Im worried I have inhaled this crap. But it's apparently all EU approved stuff. That was lame, they didn't think of that? they guy was putting the stuff there while white smoke was going up. Then he added gel bait in various places, and added some monitoring traps. He did not check inside the dropped celing. In the laundry I have the dropped ceiling removed and there were all sort of holes that I have covered with ducktape, filling them pieces of cloth then sealing with ducktape, but he didn't do anything. He has to come back again in a week. I will write to the company, and explain that the deal included removing the celing and sealing any entry points. I also said that I wanted the dishwasher removed. He didn't even remove the wooden board under the kitchen cabinet thing area (as seen on the picture), I had to remove it, as you can see, there is an interesting spot there, possibly a crack somewhere, but hard to tell since he didn't remove the dishwasher. "I don't know how to take it out, it's one of those that is inserted in the furniture". All these bullshit policies of "I cannot do anything because something may break" is a joke. This is as dumb as going to the mechanic and he saying, "oh I cannot look at the motor, the hood may break if I try to open it". It's like, you are not looking at key points because you may break something by opening it. And I got charged 300 for this. It's all a big joke.