Apparatus for electrically exterminating insects

Apparatus for electrically exterminating insects, comprising:

• first and second electrically conductive elements surrounding an interior chamber, said first and second elements being supported in a mutually spaced relationship by insulators and being arranged between opposed vertically spaced top and bottom walls, a perforated side wall extending between and cooperating with said bottom and top walls to form a protective housing enclosing said first and second elements, said top wall having an access opening therein leading to said interior chamber, a carrier assembly having a support plate and including a integral components a tubular light reflector surrounded by a plurality of detachable fluorescent light sources, means for removably mounting said carrier assembly on said top wall with said reflector and said light sources protruding through said access opening into said interior chamber, electrical means for connecting said light sources and said first and second elements to an electrical power cord, said electrical means comprising a voltage augmenting transformer mounted on the upper surface of said top wall and electrically connected to said first and second elements, a starter module and a ballast for each light source, said starter modules being mounted on the upper surface of said support plate and said ballasts being mounted on the upper surface of said top wall, separable connection means arranged between said starter modules and said ballasts for accommodating removal of said carrier assembly, and a protective cover detachably mounted in an operative position overlying said electrical means.