Insect trapping apparatus with laminar air flow

An apparatus for trapping insects comprising:

• a gas burner for burning a gas and generating hot carbon dioxide gas and moisture therefrom;
• a vertically extending exhaust tube operative with the gas burner for discharging the hot carbon dioxide gas and moisture therefrom with minimal cooling and condensation of moisture;
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• an insect trap barrel assembly mounted on the exhaust tube and comprising
• a cylindrically configured housing having an outer wall surface;
• an air intake wall spaced from the outer wall surface and defining an annular configured air inflow channel;
• a fan assembly mounted within the housing and communicating with the air inflow channel for drawing outside air into the housing and trapping insects that are drawn into the housing with the inflow of air, wherein the air intake wall is dimensioned and spaced from the outer wall surface such that the inflow of air into the inflow channel creates a substantially laminar flow of air along the outer wall surface of the housing and spaced from the exhaust tube to minimize cooling of any carbon dioxide gas and moisture exhausted therefrom;
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• a heater panel positioned against an inner wall surface defined by the housing for heating the outer wall surface to a temperature corresponding to about a warm blooded animal for attracting insects.