Bug-removal vacuum machine

A vacuum machine for capturing insects, comprising:

• a substantially flat deck with a front edge, a rear edge, first and second side edges, a length and a width, having a carrying interface at the rear edge adapted to attach the vacuum machine to a tractor or other vehicle for translation in use;
• a first side wall extending downward from the first side edge and a second side wall extending downward from the second side edge;
• an opening through the deck with a length in a direction of the width of the deck and a width less than the length of the opening in a direction of the length of the deck;
• a plenum affixed to an upper surface of the deck, the plenum having a lower periphery enclosing the opening through the deck;
• a fan assembly joined to the plenum, the fan assembly having a flange at an upper extremity thereof, and a fan driven by a motor, the fan adapted to draw air upward from the opening through the deck, and through the plenum;
• one or more perforated panels in a hood structure joined to the fan housing at the flange at the upper extremity, the one or more perforated panels having openings of a size and geometry to destroy insects drawn through the openings;
• and
• a grasshopper shroud comprising first and second side panels, a top panel joined between the first and second side panels and a substantially vertical back panel joined to the top panel, the back panel of a lesser height than the side panels, and a carrying frame adapted to be attached to a front region of the vacuum machine, such that the grasshopper shroud attached to the carrier frame precedes the vacuum machine as the vacuum machine progresses.