Insect trap with multiple inserts
OwnerKory McGavininventor
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Abstract
An insect trap is provided with a bottle or bucket for holding insects and one or more conically-shaped, perforated inserts for insertion into the bottle or bucket. The insert includes holes for permitting light and visibility. The trap and/or trap insert may be made from a plastic or a polymer. Furthermore, insect attracting scents may be injected or impregnated into the plastic or polymer. A chemical exhibiting phosphorescence or photoluminescence may also be combined with the plastic and/or polymer. The bucket embodiment has a snap-on or screw-on lid with a high capacity for catching insects in an indoor or outdoor environment.
Claims17
An insect trap comprising:
- a container for holding insects, and
- a lid coupled to a top of the container comprising openings for multiple conically-shaped inserts;
- multiple conically-shaped inserts, inserted into the openings and extending through the lid into the container, the inserts made of a polymeric material and having a plurality of apertures and a terminal opening, the terminal openings of the inserts being inside the container.
A lid for an insect trap container, comprising:
- multiple openings for inserts extending through the lid;
- multiple inserts, each comprising a polymeric material;
- the multiple inserts extending from a top of the lid through the lid and to a bottom side of the lid, the multiple inserts having a terminal opening on the bottom side of the lid;
- wherein the multiple inserts include an attractant in the polymeric material selected from the group consisting of one or more of:
- a scent, a pheromone, a photoluminescent compound, or a phosphorescent compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.