Insect Trap

• US 20090288333A1
• Filed: 05/22/2009
• Published: 11/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ecolab USA Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ecolab, Inc.
• Inventors: Lark, Larry Mitch, Matts, Emory H., Johnston, Staci Jo
• Application Number:
  US12/471,087
• Publication Number:
  US 20090288333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 43/113
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/02 with devices or substances, e.g. food, pheronones attracting the insects
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/145 Attracting and catching insects using combined illumination or colours and adhesive surfaces

Abstract

An insect trap comprises a housing, an ultraviolet light with a peak wavelength of 340 to 380 nm operatively connected to the housing, and a bait including an attractant proximate the ultraviolet light. The ultraviolet light and the bait in the housing have a synergistic effect that is greater than a sum of the ultraviolet light alone and the bait alone.

Claims

1. An insect trap, comprising:

a housing;

an ultraviolet light with a peak wavelength of 340 to 380 nm operatively connected to the housing;

a bait including an attractant proximate the ultraviolet light; and

wherein the ultraviolet light and the bait in the housing have a synergistic effect that is greater than a sum of the ultraviolet light alone and the bait alone.

2. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein the ultraviolet light is powered with a battery.

3. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein the bait has fluorescent properties.

4. The insect trap of claim 1, further comprising a glueboard proximate the ultraviolet light.

5. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein the bait is selected from the group consisting of a solid block bait, granular bait, bait pellets, a liquid bait, a pouch of bait, a glueboard including bait, bait applied onto a surface of the housing, and bait impregnated into a surface of the housing.

6. An insect trap, comprising:

a housing including a cavity and an opening providing access to the cavity;

an ultraviolet light with a peak wavelength of 340 to 380 nm operatively connected to the housing within the cavity, the ultraviolet light emitting light through the opening of the housing;

a bait including an attractant within the cavity proximate the ultraviolet light;

a glueboard within the cavity; and

wherein the ultraviolet light and the bait in the housing have a synergistic effect that is greater than a sum of the ultraviolet light alone and the bait alone.

7. The insect trap of claim 6, wherein the bait is selected from the group consisting of a solid block bait, granular bait, bait pellets, a liquid bait, a pouch of bait, a glueboard including bait, bait applied onto a surface of the housing, and bait impregnated into a surface of the housing.

8. An insect trap, comprising:

a housing having a front, a back, a bottom, an opening, and an internal reflective surface, the opening being upwardly facing for insect entry, the back being configured and arranged to be mounted on a mounting surface;

an ultraviolet light with a peak wavelength of 340 to 380 nm operatively connected to the housing, the ultraviolet light being placed in the housing below an edge of the upwardly facing opening, the internal reflective surface directing light from the ultraviolet light onto the mounting surface forming a diffused light pattern on the mounting surface;

a bait operatively connected to at least one of the front, the back, and the bottom; and

wherein the ultraviolet light and the bait in the housing have a synergistic effect that is greater than a sum of the ultraviolet light alone and the bait alone.

9. The insect trap of claim 8, wherein the ultraviolet light is powered with a battery.

10. The insect trap of claim 8, wherein the bait has fluorescent properties.

11. The insect trap of claim 8, further comprising a glueboard proximate the ultraviolet light.

12. The insect trap of claim 8, further comprising a bracket between two bulbs operatively connected to the housing, the bait being operatively connected to at least one of the front, the back, the bottom, and the bracket.

13. The insect trap of claim 12, further comprising a glueboard operatively connected to at least one of the front, the back, the bottom, and the bracket.

14. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein the glueboard includes an attractant.

15. A method of increasing efficacy of an insect trap, the insect trap including a housing, comprising:

operatively connecting an ultraviolet light with a peak wavelength of 340 to 380 nm to the housing;

positioning a bait including an attractant proximate the ultraviolet light, wherein the ultraviolet light and the bait in the housing have a synergistic effect that is greater than a sum of the ultraviolet light alone and the bait alone; and

supplying power to the ultraviolet light.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising positioning a glueboard proximate the ultraviolet light and the bait.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein power is supplied with a battery.