Insect collection device
OwnerScott Lucasinventor
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Abstract
A device and method for removing insects, specifically small hive beetles, from a beehive without harming the hive or the bees. The device includes a collection tube, a collection chamber, a vacuum, and a power source. The vacuum is fluidly connected to the collection tube such that the vacuum creates suction at the entrance to the collection tube. A user may insert the tip of the collection tube into the individual cells of a beehive to remove any pest insects from the cells of the hive. Further, a user may remove any pests from the corners and surfaces surrounding the hive. The device is configured to create an appropriate amount of suction to remove the pests without damaging the structure of the hive or harming the bees therein.
Claims19
A device for removing pests from a beehive, the device comprising:
- a vacuum, a collection container, and a collection tube;
- wherein the collection tube begins at a collection tube inlet and ends at a collection tube outlet;
- wherein the collection tube has an internal diameter of between 4.5 and 5 millimeters;
- wherein the collection tube is rigid;
- wherein the collection container has a collection container inlet and a collection container outlet;
- wherein the collection tube outlet connects to the collection container inlet;
- wherein the vacuum is fluidly connected to the collection container outlet by a flexible hose.
A device for collecting insects, the device comprising:
- a vacuum, a collection container, and an elongated collection tube;
- wherein the vacuum creates a vacuum between 40 and 70 kilopascals;
- wherein the collection tube comprises an inlet and an outlet and has an external diameter of approximately 5 millimeters;
- wherein the collection container is removably attached to the collection tube;
- and
- wherein the collection container is removably attached to the vacuum.
A method of removing small hive beetles from a beehive, the method including the following steps:
- providing a device comprising a vacuum, a collection container, and a collection tube;
- the vacuum being fluidly connected to the collection container and the collection tube;
- inserting an inlet end of the collection tube into a cell of the beehive containing at least one small hive beetle;
- and
- using the vacuum to pull the at least one small hive beetle through the inlet end of the collection tube and into the collection container of the device;
- wherein the vacuum creates a suction pressure of between 41 and 69 kilopascals at the inlet end of the collection tube to pull the small hive beetles into the collection container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.