Ground trap for eastern cicada killer wasp

• US 20130067797A1
• Filed: 08/31/2012
• Published: 03/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John M. Aroniss
• Original Assignee: John M. Aroniss
• Inventors: Aroniss, John M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,066,508 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 43/114
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/106 for flying insects
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/14 Catching by adhesive surfaces

Abstract

The present invention relates to a ground trap for catching the female eastern cicada killer wasp as the wasp is flying out of a burrow, wherein the ground trap includes a generally rectangular body and a generally square top section; the top section including a transparent window to allow light into the inside of the trap body; wherein the bottom of the trap is left open so that the flying insect can pass from the burrow directly into the trap; the bottom of the trap being beveled such that the trap is leaning to one side at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to the ground, thus allowing the insect to more readily attach to glue-coated sidewalls of the trap.

Claims

1. A sheet of foldable material cut and scored to define, when in the assembled position, a rectangular container having an open end and a closed end, the single sheet comprising:

a top panel including a window opening wherein the window opening is covered by transparent film;

a pair of rectangular panels that form first and second opposed side walls of the completed container;

wherein the first opposed side wall is substantially larger than the second opposed side wall; and

wherein the top panel is directly connected to the larger opposed side wall;

a pair of hemi-trapezoidal panels that form first and second opposed side walls of the assembled open-ended container;

wherein the first and second walls are of substantially the same dimensions;

a tab adapted to interlock to connect the opposed side wall of the pair of rectangular panels with the opposed side wall of the pair of hemi-trapezoidal panels, wherein the tab is positioned on the side of an opposed wall of the pair of hemi-trapezoidal panels; and

a slot adapted to receive the tab for interlocking, wherein the slot is positioned on the side of the second opposed wall of the pair of rectangular panels wherein score lines are formed at the junctions between the walls and at the junction between the top panel and the substantially larger opposed side wall; and

wherein the open-ended container in the folded position rests on the end opposite the top panel at an angle of about 35 degrees to about 55 degrees when resting on a planar surface.

2. The sheet of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the pair of rectangular panels and at least a portion the pair of hemi-trapezoidal panels includes a coating comprising a non-toxic glue, wherein the coating of non-toxic glue resides on the internal portion of the rectangular container when assembled from the single sheet of foldable material.

3. The sheet of claim 1 wherein the foldable material includes a material selected from the group consisting of cardboard, paperboard, contact paper, laminated paper, and construction paper and bristle board

4. The sheet of claim 1 wherein the first substantially larger opposed sidewall includes two apertures for receiving a wicket-shaped peg wherein the apertures are located near the open end of the container when assembled.

5. The sheet of claim 1 wherein the transparent film includes a member selected from the group consisting of cellophane, vinylidene chloride film (Saran), polyethylene film, polypropylene film, and PET film.

6. A kit for catching female cicada killer wasps, the kit comprising a trap device and a wicket-shaped peg, wherein the trap device comprises a transparent window area, three tab sections, three cut-out sections for receiving the tabs, and a main body section, wherein the main body section comprises two apertures for receiving the wicket-shaped peg and a non-toxic glue material, wherein the glue material resides on the inside of the trap device when fully assembled.

7. The kit according to claim 6 wherein the transparent window area comprises the top of the trap.

8. The kit according to claim 7 wherein the transparent window area generally has the shape of a square.

9. The kit according to claim 8 wherein the the transparent window area comprises cellophane.

10. The kit according to claim 7 wherein the transparent window area extends directly from the main body section.

11. The kit according to claim 6 wherein the trap device, when fully assembled, is hollow.

12. A non-toxic, environmentally friendly glue trap for catching flying insects which burrow into the ground and produce offspring, the trap comprising a hollow main body, a non-toxic glue material, a transparent window at the distal end of the hollow main body and an opening at the proximal end of the hollow main body wherein the opening at the proximal end is beveled such that the trap is tilted when the trap is standing on a flat surface, and wherein the non-toxic glue material is coated on the inside of the hollow main body.

13. The glue trap according to claim 12 wherein the hollow main body has a shape selected from the group consisting of a rectangular shape and a cylindrical shape.