Bed Bug Monitoring Device
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsBruce Black, Shreya Sheth, Linda Varanyak, Keith Woodruff
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a bed bug monitoring device comprising a bed bug attractant element and a harborage section comprising a support member having a traversable surface and one or more protuberances depending therefrom. The harborage defines at least one entrance through which bed bugs attracted to the device can enter. The device can further include a base section placed over at least a portion of the traversable surface and adapted to by placed flush with the surface against which the device is to be placed.
Claims21
1-37. (canceled)
A bed bug monitoring device comprising:
- (a) a bed bug attractant element;
- and (b) a harborage comprising a support member having a traversable surface and one or more protuberances thereon, the harborage being adapted to be placed flush with the surface where the device will be placed.
A method for providing a traversable surface for bed bugs having a surface roughness of at least 2.5 micrometers comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying to the surface of a suitable support member a binder mixture comprising an adhesive and a particulate solid;
- and (b) drying the mixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.