Electronic insect trap with black housing
OwnerClay E. Tully, Nathan Ehresmaninventors
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Abstract
The use of a black housing in an electronic trap utilizing light to attract flies to an access opening in the housing with disposable glue or adhesive fly paper sheets overlying the light source in the housing has been shown to attract and capture many multiples of targeted insects, particularly in a fully lighted room, when compared to a fly trap with a white housing.
Claims6
In a flying insect trap including a housing defining an interior chamber, an access opening to the chamber for entry of targeted insects, a light within the housing to attract the targeted insects to the access opening, and means within the chamber to trap or kill insects entering the chamber, the improvement which comprises the housing having a exterior surface, and at least portions of said exterior surface surrounding the access opening being substantially black.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.