Patent ID: 6959510

Claim:
A flying insect trap that forms an insect attractant pattern of light displayed on a substantially planar vertical mounting surface in a pattern that extends substantially continuously around said trap, said trap comprising: (a) a mounting device for mounting a flying insect trap on a substantially planar vertical mounting surface; (b) a source of insect attractant light; (c) an insect immobilization surface, wherein the insect immobilization surface is positioned to face the source of insect attractant light; and (d) a housing containing an internal reflecting surface positioned with respect to the insect attractant light such that light is directed onto the substantially planar vertical mounting surface, forming a reflected and radiated, diffused light pattern which continuously illuminates the substantially planar vertical mounting surface surrounding the housing, wherein the source of insect attractant light and the insect immobilization surface cannot be viewed when the viewer is positioned on a line normal to the mounting surface; wherein the mounting device is attached to the housing at a substantially central portion of the housing; wherein the insect immobilization surface and the light source occupy a space defined horizontally between the housing and the substantially planar vertical mounting surface.