Patent ID: 6772556
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An insect trap comprisinga. a housing having a rim with a top side and an underside; b. an opening in said housing through which target insects pass in order to enter said housing; c. one or more grooves disposed on the underside of the rim of said housing, said grooves intended to operate as a means to prevent escape of the insects; d. a first layer of substantially parallel strings disposed across or within said opening in said housing through which the target insects pass in order to enter said housing, said strings being separated by a lateral distance approximately equal to the width of the target insects' body size; e. a second layer of substantially parallel strings disposed within said opening of said housing, said strings of said second layer of parallel strings being oriented approximately perpendicular to said strings of said first layer of parallel strings and separated from said first layer by a distance equal to or greater than the length of the target insect's body size; and f. means to attract said insects into said housing.