A heuristic control strategy is proposed to control the speed of a wave front that is governed by a one-dimensional advection-diffusion-reaction equation. The strategy employs the time-dependent temperatures measured by two sensors located at different positions. These temperatures are used to vary the wave speed in such a manner that the wave front is located between the two sensors. Results are presented for different sensor locations and time constants arid show that the control strategy drives the wave front to its analytic solution.