Patent ID: 6568125
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An apparatus, comprising:a vacuum having an inlet and operational to suction air and a pest; a mechanical housing having a first opening at one end open to the atmosphere and adapted for allowing passage of a pest into said housing and a second opening at the other end adapted for allowing the passage of the pest from said housing; a hose coupled between said inlet of the vacuum and said second opening, said hose spacing said mechanical housing from said vacuum and providing a fluid flow passageway therebetween; a bait located within said housing and adapted for attracting the pest into said housing, said bait including at least one light source and at least one chemical button; a vacuum control actuator located within said mechanical housing and being actuated upon the presence of the pest, wherein said vacuum control actuator operational to control the vacuum; and valve control means located within said vacuum for controlling the flow through said inlet of the vacuum.