Insect light trap
AssigneeRentokil Initial 1927 PLC
InventorsWajid ALI, Gary HEATON, Michael BEST, Gary WINGETT
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an insect light trap for trapping insects, comprising a housing, a lamp for attracting insects mounted in the housing, a first space for receiving a first insect trap, and a second space contained in the housing. The second space has received therein a module comprising a second insect trap comprising an advancable adhesive surface for trapping the insects, and a motor to advance the adhesive surface.
Claims15
An insect light trap for trapping insects, comprising:
- a housing,
- a lamp for attracting insects mounted in the housing,
- a first space for receiving a first insect trap, and
- a second space contained in the housing having received therein a module comprising:
- a second insect trap comprising an advancable adhesive surface for trapping the insects, and
- a motor to advance the advancable adhesive surface.
An insect trap module comprising:
- a housing for mounting the insect trap module in an insect light trap;
- an insect trap comprising an advancable adhesive surface for trapping insects;
- and
- a motor to advance the advancable adhesive surface.
A method of monitoring and controlling an insect infestation, comprising:
- installing an insect light trap at a site, wherein the insect light trap comprises a first insect trap;
- monitoring a number of insects caught by the insect light trap over a period of time;
- and
- if the number of insects caught by the insect light trap over the period of time is above a threshold, fitting a module having a second insect trap to the insect light trap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.