Abstract:
A system for the dissemination of pheromone bearing carrier substrates which includes an airplane/helicopter mountable carrier substrate dispenser, the actuation for release of the carrier substrates loaded into the dispenser being controlled from the cockpit of the plane/helicopter. Each carrier substrate has one A member card and at least one B member card released upon actuation of the dispenser, for disposition of the carrier substrates within treetops, where the pheromone will be released automatically from the substrate of the card to dissipate into the ambient air. The released pheromone acts to confuse male members of a particular pest insect, such that the males are impeded in their efforts to locate females of that specie who would also be disseminating pheromone, to thereby interfere with the mating cycle of such pest insects.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
         [0001]    This application pertains to a carrier substrate to be placed in trees either from the ground or preferably from the air, which carrier substrate has disposed thereon a chemical attractant for specific pests which attractants inhibits or disrupt the mating of the pest. The substrates are to be disposed in a multi-carrier dispenser apparatus for delivery to a specific situs. Certain substrates carry a pheromone delivery vehicle that can be in one of several formats.  
         BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0002]    The thrust of the biology aspect of this application pertains to pests known as the codling moth, which moth can reek havoc upon fruit and nut trees.  
           [0003]    The female codling moth attracts males in order to reproduce by releasing minute amounts of pheromone. The male detects the pheromone and flies upwind through the pheromone plume to locate the female. This pheromone is called codlemone and has been synthesized both in this country and Japan for many years. The synthesized pheromone has been used in traps to act as a lure or bait to attract male moths. In such a manner, monitoring of the codling moth population can and has transpired.  
           [0004]    The object of monitoring the codling moth population is to regulate the population to avoid damage to commercial fruit orchards. The reduction in the codling moth population is achieved by interfering with the mating process of the moth. In order to confuse the male moths, growers place pheromone dispensers in trees; usually by hand up till this invention, in large quantities to inhibit the males from finding the females. The dispensers release several thousand times more pheromone than is released by the female codling moth. Exposure to such high concentrations confuses the males and thus limits their ability to detect the females at the optimal time for mating of that specie.  
           [0005]    Currently, pheromone dispensers are placed in trees by hand. Such a practice presents several problems. These include the high cost of distribution, reliance on unskilled labor, and the physical fact that to be effective, the dispensers must be placed in the upper part of the tree to be biologically effective. Such is often not achievable by hand as many fruit trees grow to heights of more than thirty feet tall.  
           [0006]    It is a first object of this invention to provide a new carrier substrate dispenser for pheromone, which is used to frustrate mating of a specific pest.  
           [0007]    It is a second object to provide a pheromone carrier substrate that can be disposed in trees from both the air and land.  
           [0008]    It is a third object to provide pheromone carrier substrates that have instantly available pheromone, as well as carrier substrates that have timed-release pheromone sources thereon.  
           [0009]    It is fourth object to provide a uniquely configured pheromone carrier substrate, which can be distributed from any of several modes.  
           [0010]    It is a fifth object to provide a distribution apparatus that can be mounted on a helicopter body or a plane&#39;s wing or body for the distribution of pheromone carrier substrates.  
           [0011]    It is a sixth object to provide a unique carrier substrate that includes a plurality of surfaces for the deposition of pheromone.  
           [0012]    Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.  
           [0013]    The invention accordingly comprises the device possessing the features properties and the relation of components which are exemplified in the following detailed disclosure and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the appended claims.  
           [0014]    For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference should be made to the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.  
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES  
       [0015]    [0015]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prior art carrier substrate dispenser, which has been modified to achieve the dispenser of this invention. Also shown is the prior art carrier substrate loader of the prior art, which can be used with the dispenser of this invention.  
         [0016]    [0016]FIG. 2 is a perspective view depicting the main step in the loading of carrier substrates for distribution from the air using a loader apparatus  
         [0017]    [0017]FIG. 3 is a right side top perspective view of the modified carrier substrate dispenser apparatus of this invention being loaded with carrier substrates for distribution from a loader.  
         [0018]    [0018]FIG. 4 is a right side top perspective view of the modified distribution apparatus of this invention.  
         [0019]    [0019]FIG. 5 is a left perspective view of the modified distribution apparatus of this invention, with the top door open.  
         [0020]    [0020]FIG. 6 is a right perspective view of the apparatus of this invention mounted upon an airplane wing.  
         [0021]    [0021]FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the apparatus mounted on a plane&#39;s wing.  
         [0022]    [0022]FIG. 8 is a close-up perspective view of the electromechanical operations aspect of the dispenser of this invention.  
         [0023]    [0023]FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of the forward interior end of the apparatus of this invention.  
         [0024]    [0024]FIG. 10 is a top rear perspective view of the apparatus of this invention and of the electromechanical control system thereof.  
         [0025]    [0025]FIG. 11 is a close-up rear perspective view similar to FIG. 10.  
         [0026]    [0026]FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the battery and speed control components of the control system hereof.  
         [0027]    [0027]FIG. 13 is an elevational view of one version of the pheromone carrier substrate of this invention. For ease and convenience, the rear face of the A card is seen and the forward face of the B card is seen.  
         [0028]    [0028]FIG. 14 is an elevational view of a blob of pheromone upon a pheromone carrier substrate of this invention.  
         [0029]    [0029]FIG. 15 is an elevational view of a timed-release pheromone carrier substrate according to this invention.  
         [0030]    [0030]FIG. 16 is a diagrammatic view of the aerial pattern of the release of an “A” card of the carrier substrate of this invention.  
         [0031]    [0031]FIG. 17 is a diagrammatic view of the aerial pattern of the release of a “B” card of the carrier substrate of this invention.  
         [0032]    [0032]FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the pusher used in this invention for presentation of a carrier substrate for ejection from the dispenser.  
         [0033]    [0033]FIG. 19 is a bottom view of a series of trees with carrier substrates of this invention disposed therein.  
         [0034]    [0034]FIGS. 20A, B, and C are perspective views of several of the notification carrier substrates of the prior art used with the prior art dispenser of FIG. 1.  
         [0035]    [0035]FIG. 21 is a side elevational view of a variant form of the carrier substrate of this invention.  
         [0036]    [0036]FIG. 22 is a diagrammatic explanation of the conveyor belt movement with the pulleys employed in the apparatus aspect of this invention.  
     
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0037]    In FIG. 1, there is shown the carrier substrate loader and carrier substrate dispenser of the prior art. This dispenser  10  having a body  11  is mounted upon an airplane wing, as seen in FIG. 3. Signal carrier substrates are distributed from the dispenser and broadcast into the air for disposition into trees. There are various types of prior art signal carrier substrates, three of which are seen in FIGS. 20A, 20B and  20 C, and are referred to as items  19 A,  19 B, and  19 C.  
         [0038]    Prior art card  19 A is described by the manufacturer, Automatic Flagman, Inc., in a brochure as a “single white carrier substrate that has a ten-foot streamer attached to a standard carrier substrate card. The streamer is an alternatingly folded piece of white paper. The trapezoidal shaped card acts as the weight to allow the carrier substrate to settle into a tree that way an air sprayer pilot can determine what areas have or have not been sprayed during the course of the day. A multi-acre ranch or farm can be divided into zones marked by these carrier substrates”.  
         [0039]    The prior art carrier substrates also come in fluorescent colors as is seen in FIG. 20B. In all other aspects the carrier substrates are the same and are used for the same purpose. These are best used in snowy areas or on light colored crops, such as wheat.  
         [0040]    Double-ended carrier substrates have a weight shaped similarly to a single panel of the streamer disposed at the rear as well as having the trapezoidal card at the front. See item  19 C in FIG. 20C. The extra weight causes the carrier substrate to drape over the limbs of a branch after it leaves the dispenser  10  in a manner similar to my units shown in the trees of FIG. 19. Reference is made to U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,428,019, and 3,470846 owned by the Automatic Flagman Co. of Walla Walla. These patents disclose and claim the drop marker system in its entirety including the prior art dispenser. The loader or re-loader as it may also be referred to and the streamer markers, discussed elsewhere herein, are disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,078,076 and depicted in FIGS. 1,2, &amp;  3 . The earlier patents are incorporated herein by reference in order to limit the amount of detail of the prior art that needs to be recited herein.  
         [0041]    The device to load the various prior art carrier substrates into the dispenser covered by the aforesaid U.S. patent is depicted in both FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2 and 3. Loader  16  is shown in FIG. 2 being brought approximate the dispenser such that it can be inserted therein to load the carrier substrates. Whereas in FIG. 3, items in the loader  16  are being loaded from the dispenser by the man  200 . It is the dispenser of the three million series patents that served as the inspiration for the modified dispenser of this invention. The loader shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and  3  is substantially unchanged by applicant. That is, it will accept the new pheromone double-ended carrier substrates of this invention for loading into the modified dispenser for air distribution. So too, the carrier substrates of the prior art served as the inspiration for the new useful and unobvious pheromone carrier substrates of this invention.  
         [0042]    The reader&#39;s attention is now turned to FIG. 4, where the modified dispenser  20  of this invention is seen from the right side. Nose  24 , and the two sidewalls  21 L and  21 R are the same as found in the prior art unit as is the cross-strap  27  and the bottom wall or base  23 . The dispenser of this invention also has a substantially open rear  25 , note however from FIG. 8, the opening is covered over in part by a pair of opposed inwardly disposed carrier substrates  28  which are spaced down from the cross strap  27  and spaced up from the bottom. Collectively the electromechanical aspect of this invention designated  50  is also seen in FIG. 4 but will be discussed in detail infra with respect to FIGS. 8, 9 and  10  wherein it is seen in close-up. A careful viewing of this figure reveals the presence of a full-length piano hinge  55  that holds the hinged top door  26 . See also FIG. 9. In FIG. 5, a left side perspective view, the swing top  26  is also seen secured in place by the piano hinge  55 . Thus it may be deduced that from the outside, the prior art dispenser  10  and the modified dispenser  20  of this invention appear quite similar from a distance but for the extra electromechanical features to be discussed.  
         [0043]    This resemblance is born out by reference to FIG. 6 wherein the apparatus  20  is seen mounted on the wing  181  of plane  180 . See also FIG. which shows the modified apparatus  20  ready for loading disposed upon wing  181  of the personal aircraft of the inventor.  
         [0044]    [0044]FIG. 8 depicts a rear perspective view of the dispenser of this invention as well as the electromechanical portion  50  of this invention.  
         [0045]    In the lower right area of the figure, there is seen a motor mount  41  which has a base  41 A, a left sidewall  41 B and a rear wall  41 C. The motor mount is open in back and on the right side (Front and back are relative to the nose  24 —deemed the front of the apparatus). A motor  40  is mounted to the housing by bolts  60 , one of which is visible. A shaft  39  protrudes though an unmarked opening in wall  41 B and carries a gear  38 . An endless chain  37  rides on gear  38  and upon a second gear  36  disposed distant from the first gear  38 , upon a shaft  33 . Also disposed on the shaft  33  but inwardly along the length thereof is a pulley wheel  34 . A pulley belt  45  rides upon wheel  34  emanating from a location external to the left sidewall  21 L and extending inwardly of the dispenser  20  beyond the pulley wheel  34 , more on this pulley belt infra.  
         [0046]    Pulley shaft  33  is disposed within a pulley housing  32 . This pulley housing has a rear wall  32 A, a base  32 B, a front wall  32 C and a top wall  32 D, which is of less depth than base  32 B. Top wall  32 D abuts the L-stop  29  which retains the carrier substrates therein prior to ejection by the plunger  81  disposed adjacent cutout  30  of the L-plate. The plunger is best seen in FIGS. 10 &amp; 11. The plunger lifts the carrier substrate&#39;s card over the upstanding section of the L-stop. The L-stop  29  is retained in place by bolts  31 , two of which are visible in FIG. 8. Mounts  41  and  32  may be made of aluminum sheet Mount  41  is seen to be bolted along front wall  41 C, to rear wall  32 A of housing  32  by bolts  62 .  
         [0047]    This perspective view particularly points out the presence of the rear opening flanges  28  that extend inwardly to retain the carrier substrates from being prematurely dispensed. The spacing upwardly of these flanges  28  is slightly greater than the elevation of the upstanding portion of the L-shaped stop  29 . The positioning of the upstanding portion of the L-stop  29  is normal to the rear edges of the two sidewalls  21 L and  21 R of the dispenser  20 .  
         [0048]    The reader&#39;s attention is also called to belt idler pulley for the feed belt  43  mounted outwardly from the elongated bar  44 L which forms part of the base of the dispenser. Bar  44 R is not seen in this view.  
         [0049]    Instead of a solenoid as used in the original Automatic Flagman apparatus, an electric motor  42  with a crank shaft type drive or a rotary solenoid  42 A is configured to periodically actuate the plunger  81  disposed at a right angle thereto in order to kick the carrier substrate card stock up and out of the dispenser as will be described in detail infra.  
         [0050]    In FIG. 9, a fixedly positioned rectangular tube, also of aluminum is shown disposed spaced slightly from the base  23 . This rearwardly disposed elongated tube carries a pair of opposed pulley tensioners  47 , a left one and a right one, both spaced rearward of the front end of the apparatus. These tensioners  47  are seen to be spaced by spacers  48 , and they have the pulley belts  45 , passing beneath them yet in contact therewith. A forward pulley wheel  52  on each side of the square channel  46  is disposed forwardly toward the nose of the dispenser upon a shaft  56 . The pulley wheels  52  are spaced from the channel  46  by spacers  51  per FIG. 8.  
         [0051]    Reference is made to FIG. 22, which is a diagrammatic explanation of the movement of the pulleys utilized in the apparatus of this invention.  
         [0052]    From the diagrammatic view FIG. 22, it is to be understood that the arrow on the belt serves to indicate the direction of travel of the two belts, one on each of the two sides of the apparatus. Reference is also made to FIG. 8. With reference to the floor  23 , the belts (pulley)  45 , travel from the back of the apparatus—the open end, toward the front on the underside of the floor. As the belt comes up from under the pulley wheels  52 , each of them wraps up and over the top of the wheel  52 . The belts each then travel under their respective idler pulley  47 , and from the idler pulley  47  each belt is directed toward the exit opening  25  at the back of the apparatus  10 . The pulley belts  45  pass around and over the top of their respective pulley wheels  43 , best seen in FIG. 8, over pulley  52  within the nose of the apparatus, adjacent wall  44 L, but underneath wall  21 L and then over external idler  56  and through an opening, not seen into the interior of the apparatus.  
         [0053]    The maintenance of the belt in a single plane transpires because wall  44 L is recessed in from the sidewall  21 L, beneath floor  23 .  
         [0054]    The piano hinge  55 , which is attached to the dispenser body and is used with swing away door or top wall  25 , is clearly seen in FIG. 8. The reader is now directed to FIG. 10. Here the door  26  is in the open position to reveal the unloaded condition of the modified dispenser  20 . Optionally attached to the cross strap  27  are a pair of laterally spaced flexible leather fingers  53  which are mounted by screws  54  to the cross strap  27  that closes off the extreme end of the top opening even when the door is closed. These leather fingers tend to eliminate any static electricity from each deployed carrier substrate card as it is ejected. These fingers also inhibit the departing A card  126  from being ejected upwardly by first absorbing some of the release energy and then forcing the card to change to a horizontal trajectory rather than an upward one on departure as initiated by the plunger  81 .  
         [0055]    All other aspects of the electromechanical operation seen in FIG. 10 have already been discussed.  
         [0056]    [0056]FIG. 11 is quite similar to FIG. 10 in perspective. Here however, the A card of the carrier substrate of this invention,  126  is seen purposely set at an angle disposed upon the two pulley belts  45  prior to ejection by the here upstanding plunger  81 . In this view the door also known as the swing away top wall  26  is seen to be in the open position. Only a small top section of the B card  127  is visible in this view.  
         [0057]    From a viewing of FIGS. 8, 9, and  10  one can understand that the motor  40  when electrically actuated turns the shaft  39 , which in turn rotates the gear  38  with the chain engaged thereto. The chain then drives the forward gear on shaft  33  to move the pulleys. The belts carry the cards toward the aft end of the apparatus, and hold the cards in place, so that the plunger can kick out the A card of each combination. AB card system. The operation of the plunger  81  however is controlled solely by the actuation of the actuator connected thereto. In FIG. 12, a 12 volt battery has two leads  66 A and  66 B connected to the terminals thereof. The other end of electrical lead  66 A is connected to a control box  66 , as is the other end of lead  66 B. The controller  66  has a voltmeter  68  thereon and a potentiometer  67  to control then motor speed of the motor used to move the actuator. Also shown is a toggle switch  69  hitch serves to turn the system on and off. These components shown here are normally found in the cockpit of the airplane or helicopter, but are shown here for display only and for ease of understanding of the reader.  
         [0058]    Whereas the discussion has referred to the use of a motor  42  to operate a cam to activate the plunger (the combination of plunger and cam being a plunger means) reference is made to FIG. 6 which shows the presence of a slightly different element; namely element  42 A which is a rotary solenoid. This solenoid  42 A rotates about 25 degrees such that I the rotated position it raises the plunger to impact the “A” card. While the rotary solenoid is in the at rest position, the plunger recedes. The connection between the solenoid and the plunger is a pivoting arm, and the combination of plunger and pivoting arm is also a plunger means. Both of these plunger means are commercially available.  
       The Carrier Substrate Aspect of this Invention  
       [0059]    The reader is now directed to FIG. 13. Here the A card is seen at the bottom of the figure and closely resembles the card stock stiffener of the prior art carrier substrates referred to in any and all of FIGS. 20A, 20B and  20 C. The preferred version of the card system  125  of this invention includes a front or A card  126  Card A,  126  is seen to be trapezoidal, and sized slightly smaller than the width and height of the opening of the rear of the dispenser  20 . Since the opening includes the two flanges  28 , it is seen that the A card  126  will be retained in the dispenser by the two flanges  28 . Here as noted supra, the rear face of the card  126  is seen. Card A  126  may be connected to card B by one of two modes. The first is a simple string such one made of cotton or polyester or nylon and which are readily available and designated  128 A. The string is attached to the card  126  by a pair of common staples  129 . String  128 A is also shown attached to the rear face of the B card  127 , to be discussed shortly.  
         [0060]    It is within the scope of this invention to have the string connecting the A and B cards serve as the vehicle for pheromone delivery. Such string could be dipped in a pheromone containing solution, much like a perfume tester strip of card stock, and then permitted to let the pheromone solution volatilize off the string. It is also within the scope of the invention to use pheromone emitting tubules, which are flexible thin tubes such as those made by Pacific Biocontrol Corporation and sold under the brand name Isomate, from which flexible tubules pheromone can be emitted into the atmosphere surrounding the leaves or branches where the string comes to rest in a tree after it has been ejected from the apparatus  10 .  
         [0061]    Indeed while staples are shown as the mode of attachment of the string to the A and B cards, a strong adhesive or even sewing stitches maybe employed as a means to secure the string to the cards.  
         [0062]    The alternate mode of securing card A to card B is to use a ribbon two to three inches wide, or a folded paper streamer such as  128 B shown in discontinuity on both the reverse face of card A and the obverse face of card B.  
         [0063]    Card B,  127  is configured different from card A. The B card includes two opposed side notched out area  131  which are sized elevationally and laterally to avoid hitting the two side flanges  28 .  
         [0064]    A bottom notch  130  is also removed from Card B such that a card moving rearwardly from the dispenser will clear the upstanding portion of the L-shaped stop  39 . Thus neither the flanges nor the L-stop will interfere with the egress of the B card, but both will impede the travel of the A card.  
         [0065]    In FIGS. 14 and 15 the obverse face of an A card is shown but each A card  126  has pheromone disposed in a different manner. In FIG. 14 a blob of pheromone deposited in a waxy base is hand spread on the A card with a brush or narrow trowel and allowed to harden. Such pheromone waxes are believed to be available for both the codling moth and other pest insects in both wax and paraffin emulsions from at least one commercial source. Pheromones in little packets are available under the brand name Checkmate. Short lengths of Isomate(brand) pheromone containing ropes can be attached to either or both sides of “A” and “B” cards, joined by any means.  
         [0066]    In FIG. 15, the pheromone is purchased within the little packet  134  is stapled to the obverse face of the card  126  by more staples  129 . Each packet includes a small membrane area through which the pheromone of the codling moth or other insect can be disseminated by permitting the pheromone to dissipate through the pores of the membrane. The packets  134  are shipped in sealed packets to avoid early dissipation of pheromone. Such packets with are available in the marketplace.  
         [0067]    The operation of the replacement for the solenoid of the prior art,—that is the motor with cam drive for actuating the plunger, or the rotary solenoid and swing arm, is such that the plunger will hit every A card on the bottom and then recede while the B card is being dispensed. The plunger may be round as shown but there is no criticality in shape recognized at this time. Thus one having an elongated oval cross section or chamfered rectangle cross-section may also be employed.  
         [0068]    In FIGS. 16 and 17, the motion of the emerging cards A and B is depicted graphically. The plunger  81  when activated impacts the bottom of card  126 , which is retained within the dispenser by flanges  28 . The card flies upwardly as per arrow  102 , out of the dispenser as it absorbs energy from the plunger  81 . Once freed from the confines of the dispenser  20 , it moves rearwardly with the air flow, which in actuality is rearwardly relative to the moving apparatus  10 , as per arrow  103 . Card B as shown in FIG. 17 however has a different trajectory. This is due to the fact that the card is NOT retained by flanges  28  and is therefore able to free fall from the dispenser. As seen, it is attached to the rear of card  126  and just falls rearwardly per arrow  104  toward the viewer. In FIG. 18 there is shown the pusher mechanism  90  that urges each card set rearwardly in the dispenser  20 . The pusher includes a trapezoidal plate  92  attached at a 90° angle to abase  91 . Both of these elements are made of sheet aluminum. A weight  94 , such as of nylon or other material, is attached to both the vertical trapezoid  92  and the horizontal base  91 . A cutout  93  is provided in all of the upstanding plate  92  and the base and the weight such that after the last card set is ejected, the plunger will still be able to rise freely without impacting a piece of metal or plastic and become damaged when this pusher mechanism is totally extended. Adjacent the opening the pusher mechanism is retained from falling out by the L-shaped stop  29 . The pusher mechanism rides rearwardly toward the viewer, along the two pulley belts  45  to urge each card set into position toward the rear opening for dispersal.  
         [0069]    Reference is again made to FIG. 19. When the card sets are distributed from the apparatus of this invention, they are intended to land in the top of a tree or plurality thereof. Thus one can see card sets  125  draped over branches of the trees of this figure.  
         [0070]    While reference has been made to each card set having an A member and a B member, it is within the scope of this invention to provide card sets that have a single A member and several B members attached thereto by individual strings or ribbons in the manner shown in close-up in FIG. 13. In such an instance, the first card would be an A,  126  and all the others would be B cards. An example of this is depicted graphically in FIG. 21.  
         [0071]    It is believed that each card of a multi-card set should have its own pheromone supply thereon, though such is not actually required.  
         [0072]    The dispersal of the card sets  125  containing pheromone will and has confused codling moths in the areas of specific trees as they are unable to discern the location of the true female of the specie and as such the mating cycle which lasts but briefly is interrupted or at least limited. This concept of interfering with the mating cycles by not allowing the male to find the female can be employed with other pest insects for which pheromone is available in the marketplace. For faster loading of the card sets, i.e., the paired carrier substrates, the loader of U.S. Pat. No. 5,078,076 may be employed in the same manner as recited in the patent for the signal flags of that the earlier patents of Automatic Flagman.  
         [0073]    While the carrier substrates as described herein have been stated to be utilized as pheromone carriers for delivery to a tree site, it is also within the scope of the invention to use a combination of chemicals for annihilating a specific pest. Thus, one card could carry a specific pheromone while the other card has a timed-release insecticide pod or membrane covered sack disposed thereon. In the alternative, each card could have a mix of pheromone and insecticide disposed thereon. Thus, instead of merely disrupting the mating cycle, the attracted specie would be killed by the localized insecticide. Such a combination of attack would greatly reduce the amount of pesticide needed to kill off a quantum of a specific pest. Since timed-release pesticides are known, it would be within the skill of art to provide a lure and kill system for a specific pest for airborne release onto crops using the carrier substrates of this invention.  
         [0074]    While the discussion above has centered on delivery of the pheromone bearing card(s) to trees, applicability is also seen in using this procedure for row crops, such as but not limited to corn, beans, and cotton among others.  
         [0075]    As noted supra, upon being released from this inventive apparatus, the “A” card moves upward and over the flanges  28  per FIG. 8. The “B” card is configured to move directly rearwardly and as discussed, it clears flanges  28 . Should flanges  28  be reconfigured in any fashion, it is within the skill of the artisan to change the configuration of the notched out areas  131  to clear any change in the flange configuration.  
         [0076]    Since certain changes may be made in the described apparatus without departing from the scope of the invention herein involved, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.