TERMITE DETECTION SYSTEM

A method and apparatus of detecting termites in which microwaves are transmitted into a region and reflected microwaves are detected. The received signals are processed to identify the presence or otherwise of termites or other insects. Various hardware configurations and signal processing algorithms are described including planar antenna arrays and neural net signal processing. The system comprises a microwave assembly, modulator and a processor. Microwaves are transmitted into a structure and the reflected microwaves are received in the microwave assembly. The output of the processor is displayed on a display.