Article for preventing pests from entering a building structure and methods of using/manufacturing the same

• US 20030186604A1
• Filed: 03/29/2002
• Published: 10/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert M. Nourigat
• Original Assignee: Robert M. Nourigat
• Inventors: Nourigat, Robert M.
• Granted Patent: US 6,824,850 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 442/123
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/04 Attracting insects by using illumination or colours A01M1/08 and A01M1/145 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/2011 for crawling insects
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/24 Arrangements connected with buildings, doors, windows, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 2200/011 Crawling insects
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/34 specially adapted for insects
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/72 Pest control by keeping dry E04B1/70; impregnation of wood or like materials B27K
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1476 Release layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24132 including grain, strips, or filamentary elements in different layers or components parallel
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2486 with outer strippable or release layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2098 At least two coatings or impregnations of different chemical composition
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2525 Coating or impregnation functions biologically [e.g., insect repellent, antiseptic, insecticide, bactericide, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2541 Insect repellent
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2861 Coated or impregnated synthetic organic fiber fabric
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/56 From synthetic organic fiber

Abstract

The present invention discloses an article for preventing pests from gaining entrance to a building structure. The article comprises a length of fibrous fabric and a plurality of adhesive strips. The fabric is designed for adhesive attachment to a dwelling or building structure adjacent points of entry and the adhesive strips are designed for adhesively attaching the fabric in snug adjacency to the outfitted building structure. The fabric is impregnated with at least one pesticide composition and has outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fabric to points of entry. These outwardly extending fibers thus directly deposit pesticide composition on the pests for preventing them from gaining entrance to the building structure. Importantly, the fabric is brilliantly colored or has highly light reflective coloration for attracting the pests to the pesticide-impregnated fabric for contact treatment.

Claims

1. A method of manufacture of an article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to a building structure comprising the steps of:

providing a rolled length of fibrous felt fabric, the fibrous felt fabric further comprising a felt width, a felt length, a superior felt surface, an inferior felt surface, and a felt thickness;

unrolling the rolled fibrous felt fabric in a substantially horizontal plane at a constant rate of speed;

spraying the superior felt surface with DEMAND CS brand pesticide composition;

allowing the sprayed pesticide composition to uniformly saturate the fibrous felt fabric from the superior felt surface to the inferior felt surface, thus impregnating the fibrous felt fabric with the pesticide composition;

allowing the impregnated fibrous felt fabric to dry;

applying a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips to the inferior felt surface thus forming a fibrous felt fabric and adhesive strip assembly, the evenly spaced adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface and an inferior adhesive surface, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for application to the inferior felt surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure; and

rolling the unrolled fibrous felt fabric and adhesive strip assembly into a rolled article of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure.

2. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 1 wherein the fibrous felt fabric comprises polyester felt fabric.

3. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 2 wherein the superior felt surface further comprises light reflective coloration for attracting Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests.

4. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 3 wherein the adhesive strips each have a strip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch.

5. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 4 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the felt width, the adhesive strips being spaced at about 10-12 inch intervals, the adhesive strips each having a strip length being substantially equal in dimension to the felt width.

6. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 4 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the felt length, the adhesive strips each further comprising a strip length being substantially equal in dimension to the felt length.

7. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 4 wherein the felt thickness measures about {fraction (1/16)} inch for retaining an effective amount of pesticide composition.

8. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 7 wherein the pesticide composition is sprayed utilizing an even flat fan-type nozzle spatially located above the unrolled length of fibrous felt fabric to achieve uniform application across the felt width.

9. A method of manufacture of an article for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to a building structure comprising the steps of:

providing a rolled length of fibrous fabric, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, a fabric length, a pesticide application surface, a pesticide emersion surface, and a fabric thickness;

unrolling the rolled fibrous fabric at a substantially constant rate of speed;

applying at least one microcapsulated pesticide composition to the pesticide application surface,

allowing the applied pesticide composition to uniformly saturate the fibrous fabric from the pesticide application surface to the pesticide emersion surface, thus impregnating the fibrous fabric with the pesticide composition;

allowing the impregnated fibrous fabric to dry;

applying adhesive means to the pesticide emersion surface, thus forming a fibrous fabric and adhesive means assemblage, the adhesive means for adhesively attaching to the building structure the article for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure; and

rolling the unrolled fibrous fabric and adhesive means assemblage into a rolled article of manufacture for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure.

10. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 9 wherein the fibrous fabric comprises felt-like fabric.

11. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 10 wherein the length of fibrous fabric further comprises coloration for attracting pests of the Class Insecta.

12. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 11 wherein the adhesive means comprises a plurality of double-sided tape strips, the double sided tape strips further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, and a strip length, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for application to the inferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure.

13. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 12 wherein the double-sided tape strips are aligned laterally across the fabric width, the double-sided tape strips being spaced at substantially equal intervals, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.

14. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to a building structure of claim 12 wherein two double-sided tape strips are aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.

15. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to a building structure of claim 12 wherein the pesticide composition is applied utilizing a fan-type nozzle spatially located above the unrolled length of fibrous fabric to achieve uniform application across the fabric width.

16. A method of manufacture of an article for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to a building structure comprising the steps of:

providing a rolled length of fibrous fabric, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, a fabric length, a pesticide application surface, a pesticide emersion surface, and a fabric thickness;

unrolling the rolled fibrous fabric;

applying adhesive means to the pesticide emersion surface, thus forming a fibrous fabric and adhesive means assemblage, the adhesive means for adhesively attaching to the building structure the article for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure; and

rolling the unrolled fibrous fabric and adhesive means assemblage into a rolled article of manufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure.

17. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises additional steps which follow the step of unrolling the rolled fibrous fabric, the steps comprising:

applying at least one pesticide composition to the pesticide application surface;

allowing the applied pesticide composition to uniformly saturate the fibrous fabric from the pesticide application surface to the pesticide emersion surface, thus impregnating the fibrous fabric with the pesticide composition; and

allowing the impregnated fibrous fabric to dry.

18. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 17 wherein the adhesive means comprises a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips, the evenly spaced adhesive strips further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, and a strip length, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for application to the pesticide emersion surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure.

19. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 18 wherein the evenly-spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the fabric width, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.

20. The method of manufacture of the article for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to a building structure of claim 18 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.

21. An article of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to a building structure, the article of manufacture comprising:

a length of fibrous felt fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous felt fabric being saturated with DEMAND CS brand pesticide composition, the fibrous felt fabric having outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fibrous felt fabric to points of entry, the outwardly extending fibers thus directly depositing pesticide composition on Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests for preventing Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure, the fibrous felt fabric further comprising a felt width, a felt length, a superior felt surface, an inferior felt surface, and a felt thickness, the superior felt surface having light reflective coloration for attracting Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests, the inferior felt surface for receiving evenly spaced adhesive strips, the felt thickness measuring about {fraction (1/16)} inch for retaining an effective amount of the pesticide composition; and

a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrous felt fabric to the building structure, the adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length, and a strip thickness, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachment to the inferior felt surface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesively attached to the inferior felt surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surfaces for adhesive attachment to the building structure, the strip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching the fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric for physically contacting Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering intermediate the fibrous felt fabric and the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric thus directly depositing pesticide composition on Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric thus further preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure.

22. The article of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 21 wherein the fibrous felt fabric comprises polyester felt fabric.

23. The article of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to a building structure of claim 22 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the felt width, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the felt width.

24. The article of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 22 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the felt length, the adhesive strips being spaced apart to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the felt length.

25. An article of manufacture for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to a building structure, the article of manufacture comprising:

a length of fibrous fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous fabric being impregnated with at least one microcapsulated pesticide composition, the fibrous fabric having outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fibrous fabric to points of entry, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, fabric length, a superior fabric surface, an inferior fabric surface, and a fabric thickness, the superior fabric surface having coloration for attracting pests of the Class Insecta, the inferior fabric surface for receiving adhesive means; and

adhesive means being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface for adhesively attaching to the building structure the fibrous fabric.

26. The article of manufacture for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 25 wherein the fibrous fabric comprises felt-like fabric.

27. The article of manufacture for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 26 wherein the adhesive means further comprises a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrous fabric to the building structure, the adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length, a strip width, and a strip thickness, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachment to the inferior fabric surface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure, the strip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching the fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric for physically contacting pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering intermediate the fibrous fabric and the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus directly depositing pesticide composition on pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus further preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure.

28. The article of manufacture for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 27 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the fabric width, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.

29. The article of manufacture for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 27 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.

30. An article of manufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to a building structure, the article of manufacture comprising:

a length of fibrous fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous fabric having outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of invertebrate pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fibrous fabric to points of entry, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, fabric length, a superior fabric surface, an inferior fabric surface, and a fabric thickness, the superior fabric surface having coloration for attracting invertebrate pests, the inferior fabric surface for receiving adhesive means; and

adhesive means being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface for adhesively attaching to the building structure the fibrous fabric.

31. The article of manufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 30 wherein the fibrous fabric is impregnated with at least one pesticide composition.

32. The article of manufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 31 wherein the adhesive means further comprises a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrous fabric to the building structure, the adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length, a strip width, and a strip thickness, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachment to the inferior fabric surface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure, the strip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching the fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric for physically contacting invertebrate pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering intermediate the fibrous fabric and the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus directly depositing pesticide composition on invertebrate pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus further preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure.

33. The article of manufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 32 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the fabric width, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.

34. The article of manufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 32 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.

35. A method of preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to a building structure, the method comprising the steps of:

1) providing an article of manufacture for preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to a building structure, the article of manufacture further comprising;

a length of fibrous felt fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous felt fabric being saturated with DEMAND CS brand pesticide composition, the fibrous felt fabric having outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fibrous felt fabric to points of entry, the outwardly extending fibers thus directly depositing pesticide composition on Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests for preventing Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure, the fibrous felt fabric further comprising a felt width, a felt length, a superior felt surface, an inferior felt surface, and a felt thickness, the superior felt surface having light reflective coloration for attracting Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests, the inferior felt surface for receiving evenly spaced adhesive strips, the felt thickness measuring about {fraction (1/16)} inch for retaining an effective amount of the pesticide composition; and

a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrous felt fabric to the building structure, the adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length, and a strip thickness, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachment to the inferior felt surface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesively attached to the inferior felt surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surfaces for adhesive attachment to the building structure, the strip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching the fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure;

2) adhesively attaching the fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure adjacent points of entry for physically contacting Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering intermediate the fibrous felt fabric and the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric thus directly depositing pesticide composition on Asian lady beetles or habitually similar pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous felt fabric thus further preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure.

36. The method of preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 35 wherein the fibrous felt fabric comprises polyester felt fabric.

37. The method of preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to a building structure of claim 36 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the felt width, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the felt width.

38. The method of preventing Asian lady beetles and habitually similar pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 36 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the felt length, the adhesive strips being spaced apart to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous felt fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the felt length.

39. A method of preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to a building structure, the method comprising the steps of:

1) providing an article of manufacture for preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to a building structure, the article of manufacture further comprising;

a length of fibrous fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous fabric being impregnated with at least one microcapsulated pesticide composition, the fibrous fabric having outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fibrous fabric to points of entry, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, fabric length, a superior fabric surface, an inferior fabric surface, and a fabric thickness, the superior fabric surface having coloration for attracting pests of the Class Insecta, the inferior fabric surface for receiving adhesive means; and

adhesive means being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface for adhesively attaching to the building structure the fibrous fabric;

2) adhesively attaching the fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure adjacent points of entry for physically contacting pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering intermediate the fibrous fabric and the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus directly depositing pesticide composition on pests of the Class Insecta attempting to gain entrance to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus further preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure.

40. The method of preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 39 wherein the fibrous fabric comprises felt-like fabric.

41. The method of preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 40 wherein the adhesive means further comprises a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrous fabric to the building structure, the adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length, a strip width, and a strip thickness, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachment to the inferior fabric surface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure, the strip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching the fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure.

42. The method of preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 41 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the fabric width, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.

43. The method of preventing pests of the Class Insecta from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 41 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.

44. A method of preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to a building structure comprising the steps of:

1) providing an article of manufacture for preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to a building structure, the article of manufacture further comprising;

a length of fibrous fabric for adhesive attachment to the building structure adjacent points of entry, the fibrous fabric having outwardly extending fibers for entangling the legs of invertebrate pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering across the fibrous fabric to points of entry, the fibrous fabric further comprising a fabric width, fabric length, a superior fabric surface, an inferior fabric surface, and a fabric thickness, the superior fabric surface having coloration for attracting invertebrate pests, the inferior fabric surface for receiving adhesive means; and

adhesive means being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface for adhesively attaching to the building structure the fibrous fabric;

2) adhesively attaching the fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure adjacent points of entry for physically contacting invertebrate pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure by maneuvering intermediate the fibrous fabric and the building structure.

45. The method of preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 44 wherein the fibrous fabric is impregnated with at least one pesticide composition.

46. The method of preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 45 wherein the adhesive means further comprises a plurality of evenly spaced adhesive strips for adhesively attaching the fibrous fabric to the building structure, the adhesive strips each further comprising a superior adhesive surface, an inferior adhesive surface, a strip length, a strip width, and a strip thickness, the superior adhesive surfaces each having exposed adhesive for attachment to the inferior fabric surface, the superior adhesive surfaces being adhesively attached to the inferior fabric surface, the inferior adhesive surfaces each further comprising selectively removable adhesive covering means, the adhesive covering means for selectively exposing the inferior adhesive surface for adhesive attachment to the building structure, the strip thickness measuring about {fraction (1/32)} inch for attaching the fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus directly depositing pesticide composition on invertebrate pests attempting to gain entrance to the building structure, the snugly adjacent fibrous fabric thus further preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure.

47. The method of preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 46 wherein the evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned laterally across the fabric width, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric width.

48. The method of preventing invertebrate pests from gaining entrance to the building structure of claim 46 wherein two evenly spaced adhesive strips are aligned longitudinally along the fabric length, the adhesive strips being spaced to assist in maintaining the length of fibrous fabric in snug adjacency to the building structure, the strip lengths each being substantially equal in dimension to the fabric length.