Crawling arthropod intercepting device and method

The device of claim 31 wherein the exterior surface has a bed bug tarsal claw-engageable surface rough texture so that the exterior surface is readily climbable by bed bugs.

The device of claim 31 wherein the outer receptacle is annular in shape.

(canceled)

The device of claim 31 wherein said inner peripheral surface and said outer peripheral surface of the outer receptacle each has a surface roughness Ra of about 100 microinches or less.

The device of claim 31 wherein said inner peripheral surface and said outer peripheral surface of the outer receptacle each comprises a polymer surface.

The device of claim 31 wherein said inner peripheral surface and said outer peripheral surface of the outer receptacle each comprises a glass surface.

The device of claim 31 wherein said inner peripheral surface and said outer peripheral surface of the outer receptacle each comprises a polished metallic surface.

-19. (canceled)

The device of claim 31 wherein said inner peripheral surface and said outer peripheral surface of the outer receptacle each is lubricated to be slippery so that bed bugs cannot climb them.

-24. (canceled)

A method of intercepting bed bugs between a climbable upstanding surface of furniture and a floor, comprising placing the device of claim 31 under the climbable surface of the furniture with the climbable surface received in the inner receptacle of the intercepting device to provide a path for bed bugs to enter the device from the furniture and using a human using the furniture as bait for bed bugs.

-28. (canceled)

A method of intercepting bed bugs moving between a climbable upstanding surface of a support leg of furniture and a floor, comprising placing the support leg on an intercepting device to provide a path for bed bugs to enter the device from the furniture, providing upstanding pitfall trap surfaces of the device to form a receptacle between the climbable upstanding surface and an upstanding exterior climbable surface of the device that bed bugs can climb, wherein the pitfall trap surfaces each has a surface roughness that is slippery so that bed bugs cannot climb out of the receptacle and are trapped in a manner preventing them from moving between the furniture and the floor, and using a human using the furniture as bait for bed bugs.

(canceled)

A bed bug intercepting device for placement under a support leg of furniture or other object, comprising an upstanding, exterior climbable surface that slopes upwardly at an angle to vertical and that bed bugs can climb, an inner support-leg receiving receptacle for receiving said support leg to provide a path for bed bugs to enter the device from the support leg wherein the inner receptacle is bounded by an upstanding peripheral surface and includes a bottom surface region on which said support leg is received, and an outer receptacle forming an outer pitfall trap wherein the outer receptacle is disposed between the inner receptacle and the exterior climbable surface and wherein the outer receptacle includes an upstanding inner peripheral surface and an upstanding outer peripheral surface, said inner peripheral surface and said outer peripheral surface of the outer receptacle having a surface roughness that is slippery to prevent bed bugs that enter the outer receptacle from climbing out, whereby bed bugs are trapped in the outer receptacle.