Development of environmentally friendly wild boar repellent by using blast explosion sound technique

Abstract

This paper presents the development of blast explosion sound jig to be used as wild boar repellent in oil palm plantations. The wild boar is a common problem to farmers, especially in oil palm plantations. Until now, there is still no efficient approach to overcome this problem aside from traditional methods such as hunting and trapping the animals. The proposed jig was designed by using SolidWorks 2018 and Proteus Professional 8.7 and fabricated with low-cost material. Experimental work had been carried out to study the effectiveness of the developed jig to produce the significant blast sound that can be used to scare off the wild boar. It was shown that the developed jig able to produce 88.77 dB to 100.14 dB at the area of 0.26 to 9.35 acres. These values were in between the hearing of wild boar sensitivity range. Hence, based on recorded sound analysis, it was believed this jig can be used to repel the wild boar effectively.