Garden pest trap
AssigneeExhart Environmental Systems, Inc.
InventorsIsaac Weiser, Margaret Weiser
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Abstract
A pest trap for trapping snails, slugs, and the like comprising a base structure and a decorative cover. The base structure comprises a planar surface, a sloping surface surrounding at least part of the planar surface, two or more recesses formed in the planar surface for retaining a liquid for luring the pests, and a containment surface that is inclined and surrounds each recess. The cover rests over the base structure, preferably mounted on one or more side walls that partially enclose the planar surface and optionally have flanged ends for partially enclosing the recesses. Use and maintenance of the trap of the present invention is thereby greatly simplified and may be environmentally friendly utilizing common beer or other non-liquid luring means.
Claims16
A pest trap comprising:
- a base structure comprising a planar surface, a sloping surface surrounding at least part of said planar surface, two or more recesses formed in said planar surface for retaining a liquid for luring pests, and an inclined containment surface surrounding each recess, and
- a cover.
A method for trapping slugs or snails comprising the steps of
- setting a base structure on the ground in a garden or other yard environment, said base structure comprising a planar surface, two or more recesses formed in said planar surface, a sloping surface surrounding said planar surface, and inclined containment surfaces surrounding each of said recesses,
- pouring a luring liquid selected from the group beer, yeast-containing liquid, and sugar-containing liquid,
- covering said base structure with a cover,
- checking progress of the trap from time to time by removing said cover and looking in said recesses,
- recovering said cover is insufficient numbers of pests have been caught, and
- emptying out said recesses if sufficient numbers of pests have been caught and refilling said recesses with said luring liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.