Insect trapping apparatus
AssigneeLentek International, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Spiro, Robert W.J. Weiss
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Abstract
An insect trapping apparatus and associated method attracts insects, such as mosquitos, by emitting a carbon dioxide gas as an insect attractant and producing a heat signature from the insect trap characteristic of a warm blooded animal and a blue light of a wavelength that attracts insects into the insect trap. The carbon dioxide gas is exhausted together with moisture through a vertically extending exhaust tube to minimize cooling of the carbon dioxide gas and minimize condensation of moisture while attracting insects through an inflow channel of an insect trap to trap the insects therein.
Claims32
An insect trapping apparatus comprising:
- a gas burner for receiving a combustible gas and generating hot carbon dioxide gas and moisture through a vertically extending exhaust tube to minimize cooling of the carbon dioxide gas and condensation of moisture;
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- an insect trap having an inflow channel through which an inflow of air is drawn for drawing insects therein.
An apparatus for trapping insects comprising:
- a source of carbon dioxide gas for attracting insects;
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- insect trap that produces a heat signature characteristic of a warm blooded animal and a blue light of a wavelength that attracts insects into the insect trap.
A method of attracting insects comprising the steps of:
- emitting carbon dioxide gas as an insect attractant;
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- producing a heat signature from an insect trap characteristic of a warm blooded animal and a blue light of a wavelength that attracts insects into the insect trap.
A method of attracting insects comprising:
- exhausting hot carbon dioxide gas and moisture through a vertically extending exhaust tube to minimize cooling of the carbon dioxide gas and condensation of moisture while attracting insects through an inflow of air passing through an inflow channel of an insect trap to trap the insects therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.