US Patent:
20200154690, May 21, 2020
Inventors:
- Toronto, ON, CA
Darryl RAMOUTAR - Delaware OH, US
Michael Anthony CEDDIA - Dublin OH, US
Matthew R. RAWLINGS - Marysville OH, US
Gerhard J. GRIES - Coquitlam, BC, CA
Regine M. GRIES - Coquitlam, BC, CA
Jean Pierre LAFONTAINE - Delta, BC, CA
John Harvey BORDEN - Burnaby, BC, CA
Robert A. Britton - North Vancouver, BC, CA
Sydney E. Crawley - Dublin OH, US
International Classification:
A01M 1/04
A01M 1/10
A01M 1/14
A01M 1/20
Abstract:
An insect trap may include a first housing; a reservoir at least partially defined by the first housing; a protrusion disposed within the reservoir and extending inward from an interior surface of the first housing, the protrusion configured to pierce a package disposed within the reservoir; an actuator connected to the protrusion such that when the actuator is moved, the protrusion moves with the actuator within the reservoir; a second housing moveably engaging the first housing; a trap chamber partially formed by the first and second housings; an inlet into the trap chamber; and wherein the second housing is movable between a first position where the inlet is open and a second position where the inlet is closed. The trap may include a package enclosing an attractant composition. The package has a release rate of the attractant composition from about 5 μg per day to about 500 μg per day.