A South Korean phone company, SK Telecom, claims to have encoded a software called Anti-Mosquito that one can install in high-end mobiles to get rid of mosquitoes and pests. According to the company’s Internet site, the software programme works on the principle of producing sound in the range of 16000 Hz to 20000 Hz which is beyond the audible range of humans, but can be heard by members of the animal kingdom, mosquitoes included.
The software company’s website states: "The sound produces an undesirable effect on mosquitoes and other pests thus restraining them from flying." The added bonus is that the software can be downloaded free from the Internet. The programme file size is only 96 kilobytes which does not take up much memory space. After downloading the software from the net, one can transfer the programme file using data cables or Bluetooth devices on to mobiles and install it.
However, the programme is only compatible with phones which are Java powered (or are Symbian phones). The "mosquito repellent" software can be used in Nokia, Samsung and Sony-Ericsson phones in which Java-based software is used.
Various reviews of the product have said the software actually works - it does not kill the pests but stuns them. And just in case you are wondering what’s next in line regarding pest control through electronic means, some sites claim to be developing software to control other house pests like cockroaches and rats.
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