Insect monitoring system
AssigneeTrece, Inc.
InventorsBill Lingren, Jimmy Mason Hudson, Chris Clay
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Abstract
An insect monitoring system for use in agricultural fields is provided. The monitoring system has a chemical lure to attract insects to the monitoring system, and an adhesive material on which insects drawn to the lure can be trapped for later evaluation. The monitoring system also has a three-piece canopy made of two opposing sides and a cover. The parallel sides are roughly triangular and the cover sits above, and is attached to, the sides. The adhesive trap is held vertically between the two opposing sides of the canopy. The lure is held horizontally above the adhesive trap by being inserted through slits in the cover. The canopy can be assembled from a flat sheet of a prepatterned rigid material.
Claims9
An insect monitoring system comprising:
- a canopy including two parallel opposing vertical sides and a cover spanning between the opposing sides, the cover having two portions that subtend an angle, wherein each opposing vertical side includes an angled slit and a hole, each angled slit extending from a bottom edge of the respective vertical side to the hole;
- an adhesive trap held vertically between the two opposing sides of the canopy;
- a lure held horizontally between the two portions of the cover and above a top edge of the adhesive trap;
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- means for hanging the insect monitoring system, the means attaching to the canopy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.