Apparatus For Capturing Fruit Flies

A fly trap, comprising:

• a housing;
• a gathering vessel coupled to the housing, the gathering vessel including a container configured to hold bait to attract flies, a first opening allowing the flies to enter the gathering vessel, and a second opening allowing collection of the flies;
• a fluid trap located inside the housing and configured to be partially filled with fluid;
• a conduit with a first end being coupled to the second opening of the gathering vessel, and a second end configured to be submerged within fluid inside the fluid trap;
• a vacuum located inside the housing and coupled to the fluid trap, the vacuum being configured to remove air from the fluid trap to cause air and flies to flow from the gathering vessel, through the conduit, and into fluid inside the fluid trap;
• and
• a timing device located inside the housing, the timing device being electronically coupled to the vacuum and configured to periodically activate and deactivate the vacuum.

A fly trap, comprising:

• a central fluid trap configured to be partially filled with fluid;
• multiple gathering vessels, each including a container configured to hold bait to attract flies, a first opening allowing the flies to enter the gathering vessel, and a second opening allowing collection of the flies;
• multiple conduits, each having a first end being coupled to the second opening of a corresponding one of the gathering vessels, and a second end coupled to a common conduit configured to be submerged within fluid inside the central fluid trap;
• a vacuum coupled to the fluid trap and configured to remove air from the fluid trap to cause air and flies to flow from the gathering vessels, through the conduits, and into fluid inside the central fluid trap;
• and
• a timing device electronically coupled to the vacuum and configured to periodically activate and deactivate the vacuum.