Abstract:
Systems, devices, apparatus and methods of attracting and capturing flies with toxicant treated darkened cords and printed or painted strips on sidewalls of housings. The darkened cords and strips black to confuse flies into believing they are cracks and crevices. Flies feed off the insecticide treated strips and are killed over time. At least one black line over a blue background can simulate a harborage to attract flying insects. At least one black line over a sticky surface card can be used. Geometrical housing shapes can include triangular, pentagon, cylindrical, rectangular, square, cube and/or other geometrical shapes. Housings can be tied off to be suspended. Second housings can be suspended beneath a main housing by attaching strips to the lower suspended housing. The housings can also work in an unassembled state where planar type sheets can be mounted on a wall.

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This invention claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application 61/167,545 filed Apr. 8, 2009, and International Application PCT/US2010/030093 filed Apr. 6, 2010. 
     
    
     GOVERNMENT LICENSE RIGHTS 
       [0002]    This invention was made with government support under Eval of New Tech for Protection of Military Personnel; contract number W81XWH-04-1-0868, awarded by the U.S. Army. The government has certain rights in the invention. 
     
    
     FIELD OF INVENTION 
       [0003]    This invention relates to flying insect attractants, in particular to systems, devices, apparatus and methods of attracting and capturing fly type insects with toxicant treated cords and strips attached to sidewall surface(s) of housings. 
       BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART 
       [0004]    Over the years various techniques, devices and systems have been proposed to trap pests such as flies and other flying insects with limited results. 
         [0005]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,772,556 to Biao describes cylinders that having parallel strings across an opening, abstract, where narrow spaces between the strings will eventually trap the flies in the cylinder which can also have insecticides and/or other attractants, and the reference mentions colors such as “black” as an attractant color. The string is not treated and is stretched across the opening of the trap in accordance to the size of the insect that is being trapped. The 556 patent uses string stretched over an opening. This trap does not specify any visual attraction. 
         [0006]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,018,299 to Peek describes fly decoys formed from “yarn . . . impregnated with an attractant” with “pesticide”and affixed to a structure by “tack, magnet or adhesive”, abstract, and the yarn can be “black”, column 2. This patent just says that black is attractive which is wrong since black does not attract by itself. 
         [0007]    U.S. Pat. No. 4,986,024 to Peek describes a cylindrical shaped “sleeve” with attractant and pesticide, abstract, from which the treated yarn strips described in the Peek &#39;299 can hang from Peek &#39;024 uses an absorbent piece of string or yarn inside of the cylinder for pesticide delivery that does not specify nor recognize the use of any colors that can be used as attractants. 
         [0008]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,461,822 to Green describes a trap where flies are lured in by a food source and the flies pass through a funnel and can not exit therefrom. Green &#39;822 describes a “cylindrical . . . shell” having an inverted “funnel” inside having edible food type bait, and a “string” hanging below the funnel as a landing platform so that flies can go up the string inside of the inverted funnel and get trapped inside. 
         [0009]    Much of the prior art is used to generally trap insects with chemical attractants and baits and not for attracting insects with colors. Many of the prior art attractants can have unpleasant odors and smells and need constant ventilation which restricts their use to outdoors. Thus, much of the prior art cannot be used indoors since they have unpleasant smells and odors that emanate therefrom. 
         [0010]    Much of the prior art is limited to cylindrical type containers that may not be useable in all indoor and outdoor applications, as well as not be aesthetically pleasing in view of their shapes. 
         [0011]    Additional prior art devices have expensive components and would not be economical or user friendly to both indoor and outdoor applications. 
         [0012]    Thus, the need exists for solutions to the above problems with the prior art. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0013]    A primary objective of the present invention is to provide devices, apparatus, systems and methods of both attracting and killing flying insects such as flies, at a single location with a visual attractant and not limited to chemical or bait type attractants. 
         [0014]    A secondary objective of the present invention is to provide devices, apparatus, systems and methods of using darkened insecticide treated strips attached to a solid side surface to simulate a crack or crevice so as to confuse and attract flies to believe the darkened strips are shelter in order to attract and kill the flies. 
         [0015]    A third objective of the present invention is to provide devices, apparatus, systems and methods of both attracting and killing flying insects such as flies, at a single location that easily used indoors as well as outdoors. 
         [0016]    A fourth objective of the present invention is to provide devices, apparatus, systems and methods of both attracting and killing flying insects such as flies, at a single location with attractants that are without any unpleasant odors and are odor free. 
         [0017]    A fifth objective of the present invention is to provide devices, apparatus, systems and methods of both attracting and killing flying insects such as flies, at a single location with an inexpensive insect attractant system with toxicant treated cords. 
         [0018]    A sixth objective of the present invention is to provide devices, apparatus, systems and methods of both attracting and killing flying insects such as flies, at a single location with devices that can have various shapes such as but not limited to cylinders, squares, rectangles, triangles, pentagons and other geometrical shapes and combinations thereof. 
         [0019]    A seventh objective of the present invention is to provide devices, apparatus, systems and methods of both attracting and killing flying insects such as flies, at a single location with devices having an insecticide treated darkened stripe(s) such as an insecticide treated print or painted lines over a fly attractant background such as blue. 
         [0020]    An eighth objective of the present invention is to provide devices, apparatus, systems and methods of both attracting and killing flying insects such as flies, at a single location with devices having an insecticide treated darkened stripe(s) such as an insecticide treated natural fiber cord over a fly attractant background such as blue. 
         [0021]    The invention does not trap live insects. It is used to kill the insects with insecticide bait and/or with a residual product in the string. 
         [0022]    For the invention the dark insecticide treated stripes, such as printed or painted stripes or natural fiber cords treated with insecticide are on the outside surface of the housing to serve as a visual attractant. The invention combines the visual attraction with a food attractant. 
         [0023]    In an embodiment, the invention uses the black yarn to simulate a crack that the fly would seek for shelter. The invention does not use a fly shape to attract flies. The invention can use the attractive background color of the housing and the yarn stripe together to attract flies to a simulated crack. Black is not an attractive color to flies, except when it is placed in front of an attractive color like blue or white. 
         [0024]    The invention can use black yarn which needs to be on the outside of the housing and in one embodiment can connect two cylinder housings together. The inventors have determined that using treated yarn inside a trap or just across openings is not as effective as having black yarn stripe in front of an attractive color such as a blue background. In the subject invention the fly can be attracted at a distance to the color of the housing. Once in close, the fly thinks the black yarn is a crack and goes to the black yarn. The yarn can be treated with either a bait or residual product that kills the fly as it feeds or contacts the yarn. In one embodiment, the inventors have determined that wool is the best product for delivery of insecticide. 
         [0025]    Unlike being restricted to a cylinder shape, the invention can have trap that can include a square or rectangular shape rather than a cylinder and that will work well. The preferred embodiments of the invention devices are not for trying to trap insects such as flies, just to attract them and kill them at the device. 
         [0026]    One embodiment of the invention is the combination of having two cylinders with yarn strips running down the sides of the cylinders and creating a space between the cylinders, and using the blue chloroplast rolled material. 
         [0027]    The invention can use the color blue as a background color substantially across the face of the housing with black stripe lines that simulate a harborage for flies as being attractive to the flies. 
         [0028]    Another embodiment can use a blue or white colored card, with a black stripe line(s) thereon, with the card having a sticky(adhesive) exterior surface that can be used in light traps. 
         [0029]    The cords that can be used can include but are not limited to a natural fiber cord, such as but not limited to a wool cord, a wool blend, combinations thereof, and the like. 
         [0030]    Other geometrical shapes for the housings can include single or plural triangular shapes, pentagon shapes, cubes, squares, and rectangular shapes. All of the housings can have an attractive exterior color, such as white, and preferably blue, with contrasting stripes, such as dark colors, preferably black, thereon. 
         [0031]    For outdoor use, the housings can have both their top ends and bottom ends tied down so that they do not move in the wind. For indoor use, the housings can be tied down by only their top ends. 
         [0032]    The housings are effective to attract and kill flies when being used in both their unassembled and assembled states 
         [0033]    Further objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the presently preferred embodiments which are illustrated schematically in the accompanying drawings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES 
         [0034]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of two housing containers suspended from one another, with strips/cords of treated yarn attached to the side surfaces of the containers. 
           [0035]      FIG. 2  is an enlarged view of the suspended lower housing container of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0036]      FIG. 3  is a top view of the suspended lower housing container of  FIG. 2 . 
           [0037]      FIG. 4  shows a sheet of material formed for creating one of the housing containers. 
           [0038]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of the experimental setup of the invention using cylindrical shaped containers suspended from one another by the yarn strips/cords. 
           [0039]      FIG. 6  is another view of the setup of  FIG. 5  above a container to collect the killed flies. 
           [0040]      FIG. 7  is a graph of the number of dead flies while the experiment was running. 
           [0041]      FIG. 8  shows the method steps for forming the fly attractant and fly kill device. 
           [0042]      FIG. 9  shows a “sticky card” embodiment of the invention with line(s)/elongated members of one color on a substrate of a contrasting color. 
           [0043]      FIG. 10  is an unassembled view of a triangular shaped housing embodiment. 
           [0044]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view an assembled triangular shaped housing of  FIG. 10 . 
           [0045]      FIG. 12  is a top view of the assembled triangular housing of  FIG. 11 . 
           [0046]      FIG. 13  is a bottom view of the assembled triangular housing of  FIG. 11 . 
           [0047]      FIG. 14  is a side view of one of the faces of the triangular housing of  FIG. 11 . 
           [0048]      FIG. 15  is a graph of fly mortality rate versus hours after introduction of traps of a box, pentagon and triangular shaped housing embodiments of the invention. 
           [0049]      FIG. 16  is a graph of fly mortality percents versus hours after introduction FAST-TC and FLY TERMINATOR® traps. 
           [0050]      FIG. 17  is a graph of fly mortality rates versus four tests comparing original box, triangular housing, pentagon housing of the invention against a QUIKSTRIKE® product. 
           [0051]      FIG. 18  is an unassembled view of a pentagon shaped trap housing of the invention. 
           [0052]      FIG. 19  is an assembled view of a pentagon shaped trap housing of  FIG. 18 . 
           [0053]      FIG. 20  is an assembled view of a single rectangular shaped trap housing of the invention. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0054]    Before explaining the disclosed embodiments of the present invention in detail it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its applications to the details of the particular arrangements shown since the invention is capable of other embodiments. Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. 
         [0055]    The components of a preferred embodiment will now be listed.
     1 . Double box hanging embodiment     2 . hanger strip     10 . upper container housing     20 . lower container housing     25 . closed floor/bottom of lower container     30 . outer yarn strip(s)/cord(s)     40 . cross-brace yarn strip(s)/cord(s)     50 . Double cylinder hanging embodiment     52 . hanger strip     60 . upper cylinder     70 . lower cylinder     80  outer yarn strip(s)/cord(s)     85 . cross-brace yarn strip(s)/cord(s)     90  collector container     100 . Sticky card     102 . Hanging member     110  Surface with glue/adhesive layer     120  Elongated narrow line(s)     200 . triangular housing     210 . first rectangular section     212 . left tabs     213 . slot     214 . top tab     215 . slot     216 . bottom tab     217 . rectangular cut-out     218 . treated stripes     220 . second rectangular section     223 . slot     224 . top tab     225 . slot     226 . bottom tab     227 . rectangular cut-out     228 . treated stripes     230 . third rectangular section     231 . slot     232 . right tab     233 . slot     237 . rectangular cut-out     238 . treated stripes     240 . upper triangular section     242 . left tab     244 . right tab     246 . triangular cut-out     247 . through-hole     250 . lower triangular section     252 . left tab     254 . right tab     256 . triangular cut-out     257 . through-hole     300 . pentagon shaped housing     400 . rectangular shaped housing   
 
         [0108]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of two hanging housing containers  1  suspended from one another, with strips/cords  30  of treated yarn attached to the side surfaces of the containers  10 ,  20 . Each of the containers  10 ,  20  can have a rectangular box configuration. 
         [0109]      FIG. 2  is an enlarged view of the suspended lower housing container  20  of  FIG. 1 , with the cross-brace yarn strip(s)/cords  40  across the upper open end of the housing container. 
         [0110]      FIG. 3  is a top view of the suspended lower housing container  20  of  FIG. 2  showing the cross-brace yarn strip(s)/cord(s) e. 
         [0111]    Referring to  FIGS. 1-3 , a preferred embodiment of the invention allows for having two or more boxes  10  and  20  that can have rectangular shapes stacked on top of one another and connected to one another by a darkened insecticide treated yarn  30 . Each box  10  and  20  can be formed from blue Coroplast® sign board material. The darkened yarn can be natural fiber cords, such as but not limited to approximately 100% wool black yarn strips such as but not limited to Wool-Ease®, color black  153 . The yarn strips/cords  30  can be treated with an insecticide attractant by soaking the strips in approximately 2.5% imidacloprid bait (Maxforce® Fly Spot bait, by Bayer CropScience, Kansas City, Mo. 64120, for approximately 1 minute. 
         [0112]    Upper portions of four yarn strips/cords  30  can be attached across mid portions of the side wall surfaces of the upper container  10  by adhesives, such as glue, and the like. Lower portions of the four yarn strips/cords  30  can be attached across mid portions of the side wall surfaces of the hollow lower containers  20  also by adhesives, so that there can be a gap between the bottom of the upper container  10  and the top of the hollow lower container  20 . 
         [0113]    Across the top of the lower container  20  and optionally across the bottom of the upper container  20  can be cross-brace strips  40  of the treated yarn which can act as cross-braces for holding the shapes of the box shaped containers  10 ,  20 . The bottom of the lower container  20  can also have a floor  25  so that any flies which are killed drop inside. 
         [0114]    Each of the box shaped containers  10 ,  20  can have lengths X 1  and widths Y 1  of approximately 13 cm, with a height H 2  of approximately 8 cm. The boxes can be separated H 3  at approximately 14 cm apart, so that the overall vertical height H 1  of the upper container  10  with suspended bottom container  20  can be approximately 30 cm. A hanger  2  such as a flexible plastic strip attached to the top of the upper container  10 , can allow for hanging the double box shaped hanging containers  1  to trees, from underneath tables, signs, posts, and the like, in both indoor and outdoor applications. 
         [0115]    From a distance the insects such as flies can be attracted to the blue color on the sides of the box shaped containers  10 ,  20 , and the black strips  30  can confuse the flies to believe the black strips  30  are cracks or crevices, which a fly can perceive as a shelter. The fly will land on the yarn strips, and believe it is food, where once they feed on the strips the flies can die within seconds to minutes. 
         [0116]      FIG. 4  shows a sheet of material formed for creating each of the housing containers  10  and  20 . A single sheet of material such as a plastic sheet can be manufactured or formed in an upside down T-shape, having a 54 cm length X 2  with 8 cm height Y 2 , with a 13 cm by 13 cm block portion extending upward from near a mid portion of the 54 cm length portion. The user, can fold the 54 cm portion into a box shape such as the containers  10 ,  20  shown in the previous figures, and cover one open end with the flap formed by the 13 by 13 cm section. Adhesives, such as glue, and/or fasteners such as stapes can hold the walls and flap together. Also two crossed pieces of the yarn strips/cords  30 ,  40  can be attached across the opposite open end as well to help keep the box shape in place. 
         [0117]    The hanging containers  10 ,  20  can resemble small boxes, such as those sold in Chinese restaurants, and the like. The boxes and containers  10 ,  20  can also be easily stored in their flattened state as shown in  FIG. 4  so that the materials do not take up much room and are easily transportable. 
         [0118]    The sheets of materials can also be formed and pre-attached together so that pulling the containers apart forms the overall assembled shapes(box shapes)  10 ,  20  of the containers without having to do any other assembly. 
         [0119]    The yarn strips/cords  30  between the two containers can be held taught by the weight of the lower hanging container  20 . 
         [0120]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of the experimental setup of the invention double cylinder hanging strips  50 , using cylindrical shaped containers  60 ,  60  suspended from one another by the yarn strips/cords  80 . A hanging strip  52  can be used to hang the device in place.  FIG. 6  is another view of the setup  50  of  FIG. 5  above a container  90  to collect the killed flies. 
         [0121]    Referring to  FIGS. 5-6 , the invention was reduced to practice by forming two cylinders  60 ,  70  stacked on top of one another connected to each other by black insecticide treated wool yarn strips  80 . The top cylinder  60  can be made of blue Coroplast® sign board material that was cut in 38×11 cm strip and rolled up in a cylinder shape of approximately 12.5 cm diameter with ends hot glued together. A 237 ml clear plastic deli cup (8 ox clear plastic container, #APCTR08; American Plastic Industries Ltd. Chattanooga; Tenn.) was hot glued inverted to the bottom of the top portion of the device. 
         [0122]    A 13 cm long piece of insecticide treated black yarn strip  80  was extended across the open end of the cup and glued in place with hot glue. The bottom cylinder  70  was similar to the top cylinder  60  with a 38×7 cm blue plastic sign board used. A deli cup was hot glued inside the bottom portion of the device. Across the open upper end of the bottom portion of the device were two 13 cm pieces of 13 cm long insecticide treated black yarn strips  85  across the open end with ends hot glued in place. The yarn strips  80 ,  85  were Wool-Ease®, color back  153 . The yarn strips  80 ,  85  were treated with an insecticide attractant by soaking the strips in approximately 2.5% imidacloprid bait (Maxforce Fly Spot bait, by Bayer CropScience, Kansas City, Mo. 64120, for approximately 1 minute. A composition can be the combination of the treated yarn strips. 
         [0123]    The two cylinders  60 ,  70  were connected by four evenly spaced parallel 30 cm long treated pieces  80  of wool yarn 5 mm in diameter extending from the top to bottom portions of the device  50 , which were separated by an approximately 11 cm space. 
         [0124]    The fly attractant experimental device with toxicant treated cords  80 ,  85  was placed near fly infested garbage cans, which eliminated 3006 flies in 24 hours. 
         [0125]      FIG. 7  is a graph of the number of dead flies while the experiment was running. This graph shows the number of dead flies killed by the fly attractant system with toxicant treated cords near a house fly infested dumpster on a snake farm. The referenced numbers are the number of days the device was in service, with zero representing the days the device was put in place. 
         [0126]      FIG. 8  shows the method steps for forming the fly attractant and fly kill device. A first step  100  can be to treat the cords/strips, such as the black natural fiber cords with an insecticide. The second step  200  is to cut and assemble the plastic materials include box containers or cylinder containers. The third step  300  can be to attach the treated cords/strips to allow for the containers/cylinders to be suspended from one another, and the fourth step  400  is to hang the double suspended containers in an indoor and/or an outdoor location to attract flying insects with the color attractant and to kill those insects. 
         [0127]      FIG. 9  shows a “sticky card” embodiment of the invention with line(s)/elongated members of one color on a substrate of a contrasting color. 
         [0128]    The card can have be made of cardboard or thin plastic sheet  100  and have dimensions of approximately 3″ by approximately 5″, up to approximately 18″ by approximately 10″, or more. The card can have a waterproof surface or waterproof surface coating thereon, with a sticky glue adhesive layer  110  on either the front or the back, or on both surfaces of the card  100 . Vertical or horizontal line(s)  120  can run down or across the card surface  110 , and be of a different color that contrasts with the solid color of the substrate surface  110 . The card  100  can be hung from a support by a hanging member  102 . The line(s) can be painted or printed on the substrate surface. The line(s) can also include insecticides in the line(s) or without insecticides. 
         [0129]    One embodiment can use a blue or white colored card, with a black or dark line(s) thereon. Another embodiment can have a darkly colored card with a white or light colored elongated line member or members running down or across the card. A light trap embodiment can have a UV light behind the card that would appear to make the lighter colored line member(s) appear to be a crevice or crack. 
         [0130]    The line or lines, can range from approximately 1/16″ to approximately 1″ wide, and preferably in the range of approximately ¼″ to approximately ½″ wide. The length of the line(s) can range from approximately ¾″ to approximately 18″ long. Also the length of the line(s) can be as long as the length or width of the card where the line(s) are used. 
         [0131]    The contrasting colored line(s) can be a visual attractant to the flying insects, such as flies, where the surrounding “sticky” surface can trap the insects thereon. Also the line(s) can have insecticide as well to further kill the insects. Also, the line(s) can also have a “sticky” surface for trapping the insects. 
         [0132]    Also, the “sticky” cards can have narrow diameter natural fiber cords (such as but not limited to black wool, and the like), attached to the surface as used in the previous embodiments. 
         [0133]      FIG. 10  is an unassembled view of a triangular shaped housing embodiment  200  that can be formed from plastic base sheet that is weatherproof and not degraded by the sun, such as 0.5 mm thick, such as the plastic binder type material, such as the materials previously described. A first rectangular section  210  can have a pair of left tabs that extend from the rectangular section and have perforations there between allowing the tabs to be bendable. Extending upward and downward from the rectangular section  210  can be a top tab  214  and bottom tab  226 . A line of perforations separating the tabs  214  and  216  from the rectangular section  210  can also allow the tabs  214  and  216  to be bendable. Respective slots  213  and  215  can be located along a midportion of the perforated lines separating tabs  214  and  216  from the first rectangular section  210 . A plurality of parallel narrow diameter insecticide treated stripes  218  each having a contrasting dark color, preferably black against a blue background. A rectangular cut-out  217  can be located down the middle of rectangular section  210 . 
         [0134]    A second rectangular section  220  can have a left side attached to the right side of the first rectangular section with another perforated line therebetween that allows the sections  210  and  220  to be bendable to one another. Extending upward and downward from the rectangular section  220  can be a top tab  224  and bottom tab  226 . A line of perforations separating the tabs  214  and  216  from the rectangular section  210  can also allow the tabs  214  and  216  to be bendable. Respective slots  223  and  225  can be located along a midportion of the perforated lines separating tabs  224  and  226  from the first rectangular section  220 . A plurality of parallel narrow diameter insecticide treated stripes  228  each having a contrasting dark color, preferably black against a blue background. A rectangular cut-out  227  can be located down the middle of the rectangular section  220 . 
         [0135]    A third rectangular section  230  can have a left side attached to the right side of the second rectangular section  220  with another perforated line therebetween that allows the sections  230  and  220  to be bendable to one another. A plurality of parallel narrow diameter insecticide treated stripes each having a contrasting dark color, preferably black against a blue background. A rectangular cut-out  237  can be located down the middle of the rectangular section  220 . A right tab  232  can extend to the right side of the third rectangular section  230  and have a perforated line therebetween which allows for the tab  232  to be bendable relative to the third rectangular section  230 . Two spaced apart slots  231 ,  233  can be located on the perforated line. 
         [0136]    Extending upward from the third rectangular section  230  can be an upper triangular section  240  with a perforated line therebetween that allows the triangular section  240  to be bendable to the third rectangular section  230 . A left tab  242  and a right tab  244  can be on opposite sides of the upper triangular section  240 . Perforation lines can be between the tabs  242 ,  244  and the triangular section  240  to allow for the tabs  242 ,  244  to be bendable relative to the triangular section  240 . A partial triangular cut-out (having sides cut out, and base connected),  246  can be located along a middle of the triangular section  240 . The partial triangular cut-out can have a base with perforations that allows the cut-out  246  to raise up from the triangular section  240 . A through-hole  247  in the partial cut-out  246  allows for ties, and the like to hang the assembled triangular housing or unassembled sheet in place. 
         [0137]    Extending downward from the third rectangular section  230  can be an lower triangular section  240  with a perforated line therebetween that allows the triangular section  250  to be bendable to the third rectangular section  230 . A left tab  252  and a right tab  254  can be on opposite sides of the lower triangular section  250 . Perforation lines can be between the tabs  252 ,  254  and the triangular section  250  to allow for the tabs  252 ,  254  to be bendable relative to the triangular section  250 . A partial triangular cut-out (having sides cut out, and base connected),  256  can be located along a middle of the triangular section  250 . The partial triangular cut-out can have a base with perforations that allows the cut-out  256  to raise up from the triangular section  250 . A through-hole  257  in the partial cut-out  256  allows for flexible ties, and the like to hold the hanging or assembled triangular housing or unassembled sheet in place. 
         [0138]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view an assembled triangular shaped housing  200  of  FIG. 10 . To assemble the housing, second rectangular section  220  can be folded forward with upward tab  224  folded downward. Upper triangular section  240  can be folded downward so that left tab  242  of upper triangular section  240  can slip into slot  223  of the second rectangular section  220 . Similarly, tab  226  can be folded upward. Lower triangular section  250  can be folded upward so that tab  252  of the lower triangular section  252  can slip into slot  225  of the second rectangular section  220 . 
         [0139]    Right tab  232  of the third rectangular section can be folded forward. Next, upward tab  214  of the first rectangular slot  210  can be folded downward, and downward tab  216  can be folded upward. Next, first rectangular section  210  can be folded forward and around so that left tabs  212 ,  218  can slip into slots  231 ,  233  in the folded tab  232 . Followed by bending tab  244  of upward triangular section  240  downward to slide into slot  213 , and bending tab  254  upward to slide into slot  215  of the first rectangular section  210 . A friction fitting of the tabs into their respective slots generally locks the triangular shape housing in place. 
         [0140]      FIG. 12  is a top view of the top  240  of the assembled triangular housing  200  of  FIG. 11 .  FIG. 13  is a bottom view of the bottom  250  of the assembled triangular housing  200  of  FIG. 11 .  FIG. 14  is a side view of one of the faces  210  of the triangular housing  200  of  FIG. 11 . 
         [0141]    Referring to  FIGS. 10-14 , the triangular housing can hang by a cord or flexible line that is tied through the through-hole  247  in the partial cut-out triangle in the top  240  of the housing  200 . If the device is used outside, it is preferable to hang the housing  200  by a cord or flexible line to the tab opening  247  on top  240  of the housing  200 . Attaching a tie down cord to the opening  257  in the bottom partial triangle cut-out  256  will anchor and prevent the housing  200  from moving in the wind. Optimally can hang one triangular housing in place. Outdoor use would have the top and bottom tied down. 
         [0142]    Indoor use of the invention  200  can have the housing  200  taped or fastened to a wall, or a ceiling or a floor or tabletop surface. 
         [0143]    As previously described, the narrow diameter stripes are black or a contrasting color to the blue background. The stripes can be approximately ¼ inch (approximately 0.64 cm) in width, and can be painted on or printed or be a yarn material or natural cord material. As previously described, the stripes need to be impregnated or soaked with an insecticide. There should be at least twice as much blue surface area between each of the stripes than the width of the stripes. 
         [0144]    A prototype of the triangular version has dimensions where each of the rectangular sections is approximately 5 inches (approximately 12.70 cm) wide on each side and the housing is approximately 9 inches (approximately 22.86 cm) tall 
         [0145]    The rectangular cut-outs  217 ,  227 ,  237  along the faces  210 ,  220 ,  230  are used to allow for a food attractant (such as but not limited to Manna®, mixture of protein, fiber for calves, or a fly bait, such as previously described to be put inside of the box. 
         [0146]    The disassembled version of the triangular housing  200  shown in  FIG. 10  can also be used as a fly trap and killer by merely hanging the unassembled version on a surface, such as a wall, and the like. 
         [0147]      FIG. 15  is a graph of fly mortality rate versus hours after introduction of traps of a box, pentagon and triangular shaped housing embodiments of the invention. The box version refers to the two hanging boxes shown and described in reference to  FIG. 1 . The pentagon version refers to pentagon shaped housing shown and described in  FIG. 18 . The triangular version refers to the housing shown and described in reference to  FIGS. 10-14  of the invention. 
         [0148]    Testing of the three invention traps was done over a 24 hour window. Each of the traps tested were located in a separate closed room in a building at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. in 2011. A certain volume of flies were introduced into each room and the totals were counted at the end of the test runs. Each trap was tested over a 24 hour window. At the end of each test, all flies found alive in the closed room were counted and all dead flies were counted to calculate percent (%) fly mortality rates. The results of each test covered between approximately 100 to approximately 300 flies. 
         [0149]    From  FIG. 15 , it shown that basically all three versions killed substantially the same amount of flies over a 24 hour time period. 
         [0150]    Triangle version more durable, easier to manufacture, and uses the least amount of material compared to box version, pentagon version, and the like 
         [0151]      FIG. 16  is a graph of fly mortality percents versus hours after introduction FAST-TC and FLY TERMINATOR® traps. 
         [0152]    The FAST-TC-Fly Attractant System described in reference to  FIG. 1  with Toxicant Treated Cord. The box version used here, had similar kill ratios to the triangular version. 
         [0153]    The FLY TERMINATOR® traps manufactured by Farnam Companies Inc. an insecticide-free fly trap generally for use around livestock operations, and uses a reusable, durable plastic gallon jug traps that claims to trap up to 35,000 flies. The trap uses a fly attractant that combines feeding stimulants with a fly sex pherome to attract flies to the gallon jug traps. 
         [0154]    Testing both the invention box version of  FIG. 1  with the FLY TERMINATOR® trap was done over a 24 hour window. Each of the traps tested were located in a separate closed room in a building at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. in 2011. A certain volume of flies were introduced into each room and the totals were counted at the end of the test runs. Each trap was tested over a 24 hour window. At the end of each test, all flies found alive in the closed room were counted and all dead flies were counted to calculate percent (%) fly mortality rates. The results of each test covered approximately 300 flies. 
         [0155]    The results of the testing are depicted in  FIG. 16 , where the invention box has a kill rate of approximately 73% versus approximately 56% compared to the FLY TERMINATOR® product at 24 hours. The invention killed approximately 30% more flies than the TERMINATOR® product. Overtime the difference between the two traps will significantly increase because of the limited volume of space in the FLY TERMINATOR® product. Also, with the FLY TERMINATOR® product, too many flies will end up in the flies flying out of the FLY TERMINATOR® product device. The “cookie” jar type housing of the FLY TERMINATOR® product has limited space which makes the product unusable when too many flies are inside. Too many cadavers in the FLY TERMINATOR® product will result in the trap becoming dried up and unusable. 
         [0156]    With the invention, the flies are killed away from the trap and not inside as is required by the FLY TERMINATOR® product. A single treatment of insecticide with the invention trap can kill 40,000 flies. Also the treated narrow diameter stripes in the invention can be replenished, by using an eye dropper or spray bottle or squeeze bottle of insecticide. 
         [0157]      FIG. 17  is a graph of fly mortality rates versus four tests which compare the original invention box, triangular housing trap , pentagon housing trap, and the QUIKSTRIKE® product, which is a granular type bait product. 
         [0158]    Granular type bait products are well known for killing flies. The QUIKSTRIKE® Fly Scatter Bait manufactured by Wellmark International is a fast-acting product granular bait product that was developed to control nuisance house flies. Dinotefuran, the active ingredient in QUIKSTRIKE® Fly Scatter Bait, is an EPA approved, broad spectrum insecticide approved for control of nuisance house flies. QUIKSTRIKE® Fly Scatter Bait is approved for a variety of locations where house flies are a problem. Other types of granular bait products similar to QUIKSTRIKE include QUICKBAYT® and MAXFORCE® Granular Fly Bait manufactured by Bayer Corp. 
         [0159]    Four tests were done over several weeks. Test  1  tested four traps simultaneously at a test facility in Manchester, England on Aug. 31, 2010. The four traps includes the original invention box trap shown in  FIG. 1 , the triangular shaped trap described in  FIGS. 10-14 , the pentagon shaped trap, shown and described in reference to  FIG. 18 , and the QUIKSTRIKE® Fly Scatter Bait Test  2  tested the same four traps simultaneously at the same location on Sep. 1, 2010. 
         [0160]    Test  3  tested the same four traps plus an Open Triangle invention trap and an Open Pentagon invention trap. Both the latter traps are unassembled versions of the invention triangle trap and the invention pentagon shaped traps, where generally flat sheet versions can be hung against walls, and the like. The Open Triangle version was an unassembled triangular trap which was used by putting a flat unassembled trap into the room space where the testing occurred. The Open Pentagon version was an unassembled pentagon trap which was used by putting a flat unassembled trap into the room space. 
         [0161]    Each of the traps tested were located in a separate closed room in a building. A certain volume of flies were introduced into each room and the totals were counted at the end of the test runs. Each trap was tested over a 24 hour window. At the end of each test, all flies found alive in the closed room were counted and all dead flies were counted to calculate percent (%) fly mortality rates. The results of each test covered between approximately 100 to approximately 300 flies. 
         [0162]      FIG. 17  shows that with the 4 tests, the pentagon and the triangle traps performed as well as the original box trap (if not a somewhat better). The same traps when used flat (not assembled to form a 3-dimensional trap) can work just as well. This allows the new model traps to be used disassembled and mounted flat on a wall, or assembled and hung from some support without resting against a surface (wall) as the disassembled trap was. 
         [0163]      FIG. 17  shows that the invention traps kill substantially more flies than the well known QUIKSTRIKE® Fly Scatter Bait. 
         [0164]      FIG. 18  is an unassembled view of a pentagon shaped trap housing  300  of the invention.  FIG. 19  is a perspective view of an assembled pentagon shaped housing  300  of the invention. The pentagon version can be assembled and used in a similar manner to the triangular version previously described by folding sections and inserting the tabs into slots. The unassembled version of the pentagon can also be used as a fly trap for killing flies without having to be assembled, similar to the other versions previously described. 
         [0165]    The pentagon version can also include similar insecticide treated narrow diameter stripes, the stripes being painted on, printed on, or natural fiber cords, such as those previously described. 
         [0166]      FIG. 20  is an assembled view of a single rectangular shaped trap housing  400  of the invention. The rectangular version can be assembled and used in a similar manner to the triangular version previously described by folding sections and inserting the tabs into slots. The unassembled version of the pentagon can also be used as a fly trap for killing flies without having to be assembled, similar to the other versions previously described. 
         [0167]    The rectangular version can also include similar insecticide treated narrow diameter stripes, the stripes being painted on, printed on, or natural fiber cords, such as those previously described. 
         [0168]    The invention can be sold in kit forms, with rechargeable/refillable components. For example, a kit can include a spray bottle, droplet dispenser, and the like with a liquid type insecticide so that the yarn type strips can be recharged over time when the attractant has worn out. 
         [0169]    The invention can allow for having built in ampules of insecticide attractant that is attached to an upper end of the strips/cords so that the strips/cords are constantly being replenished where the insecticide is metered out over time. 
         [0170]    A preferred embodiment of the invention can use the color blue as the background with insecticide treated black stripes, such as the previously described painted or lines or natural cords that simulate a harborage for flies as being attractive. 
         [0171]    The cords that can be used can include but are not limited to a natural fiber cord, such as but not limited to a wool cord, a wool blend, combinations thereof, and the like. 
         [0172]    The invention has great applicability for home use, outside garden and patio and porch and deck use, and the like. Additionally, the invention can be made to be inexpensive to consumers. The invention can also be used in other settings, such as but not limited to indoor and outdoor locations, such as but not limited to restaurants, outdoor cafes, hospitals, military locations, dairies, picnic tables, and the like where flies and similar flying insects are a problem. 
         [0173]    While the drawings show the container housings having rectangular shapes, the housings can have other geometrical shapes such as variations of cylindrical, triangular shapes, and the like. 
         [0174]    Although the invention describes the cord(s) and strip(s) as being black, the cord(s) and strip(s) can be other dark colors, such as but not limited to dark blue, navy blue, forest green, and the like. 
         [0175]    Also, the cord(s) and strip(s) used in the hanging containers(cylinders, boxes, and the like) can be painted or printed on line(s) that are oriented vertically and/or horizontally and/or in other directions across the surface of the substrate (containers, housing, cards). The line(s) can be of a different color that contrasts with the substrate surface on which it is directly located. The line(s) can also if needed be treated with an insecticide. 
         [0176]    Additionally, the solid side surfaces of the hanging containers, can additionally have sticky side surfaces thereon that are about the narrow diameter elongated members. 
         [0177]    While the invention has been described, disclosed, illustrated and shown in various terms of certain embodiments or modifications which it has presumed in practice, the scope of the invention is not intended to be, nor should it be deemed to be, limited thereby and such other modifications or embodiments as may be suggested by the teachings herein are particularly reserved especially as they fall within the breadth and scope of the claims here appended.