Patent ID: 6185861
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A breeding container which is adapted to be lethal to container breeding mosquitoes comprising:a stand-alone walled structure defining an internal volume, said walled structure being constructed and arranged to contain a sufficient amount of aqueous liquid to attract female container breeding mosquitoes within at least a portion of said internal volume, said walled structure comprising at least one sidewall and a bottom wall supporting said at least one sidewall;at least one opening in said walled structure disposed so as to allow mosquitoes to enter said walled structure;mosquito egg laying structure in said internal volume having a surface texture which is suitable for female container breeding mosquitoes to land on and lay eggs on and being constructed and arranged such that at least a portion of the mosquito egg laying structure is above a maximum level liquid when a liquid is placed in said walled structure; andan insecticide that is lethal to mosquitoes present on said egg laying structure in an amount sufficient to kill said female mosquitoes in contact with said surface of said mosquito egg laying structure.