The present invention relates to traps for the control and monitoring of arthropods.
The arthropod trap of the present invention includes a housing, an entry tube, a plate, and a containment chamber. Attracted by bait, arthropods enter the housing, and travel through the tube into the containment chamber where they are trapped. Alternatively, arthropods may directly enter through optional ports in the containment chamber. The trap can help be used to monitor, control, or simply collect arthropods of interest.
a is a cut-away side view of an alternative embodiment of an interior tube according to the present invention.
The present invention is an arthropod trap, with a containment chamber and housing 10.
As illustrated in
The exterior of the housing contains a central housing section 70 with openings 72. See
Inside the housing is an interior tube 50, which is integrated or attached to a plate 60. See
The plate is held inside the housing through grooved plate locks 90, as shown in
The housing 10 is connected to a containment chamber, which can be a box 130, bag 170, or other conventional chamber.
When a box 130 is used, it may have ventilation openings 140. See
Instead of using a box, other rigid containers, such as a jar or glass, could also be used.
The box 130 or other rigid container can be attached to the housing 10 through a lock notch 100 in the bottom exterior surface of the housing and a housing lock 160 in the box. See
Various forms of bags can be used. In one embodiment, a bag 170 with no bottom openings can be used. See
The trap according to the present invention can be re-usable or disposable. A box is generally (but not exclusively) used for re-usable traps, and a bag is generally (but not exclusively) used for disposable purposes.
In operation, bait can be placed in the containment chamber. The present invention can work with many different kinds of bait. If liquid bait is used, it can be poured through the ventilation chimney 30.
The housing 10 can be constructed of plastic or other suitable materials.
The present invention can be used to trap many urban and rural arthropods, including but not limited to wasps, flies, yellow jackets, fruit flies, house flies, roaches, crickets, and beetles. It can be used to control populations of such arthropods, or to monitor arthropod populations, or simply to collect arthropods of interest. When used as a monitoring or control device, the trapped arthropod will typically die inside the containment chamber. Thus used, the trap can help determine the presence and distribution of arthropods of interest. The device can also be used to collect but not kill arthropods, in which case the insects can be given access to food, and can be harvested from the containment chamber for scientific study.
One skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be practiced by other than the preferred embodiments, which are presented for purposes of illustration and not of limitation.
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