Patent ID: 7434351

Claim:
A lethal mosquito breeding trap for use in the out-of-doors, in which gravid female mosquitoes enter to deposit eggs, where said gravid females and said eggs will be eliminated, said trap requiring no electrical power, said trap comprising: a canopy comprising: means for collecting rainwater, said means for collecting rainwater comprising: a water collecting basin at a top of said canopy, said water collecting basin being bounded by basin side walls which both extend upwardly from and along a periphery of said water collecting basin, and at least one drain hole extending through said water collecting basin, canopy side frames extending downwardly from some of said basin side walls which are located on opposing sides of said water collecting basin at first ends thereof, said canopy side frames defining an opening which is located both below said water collecting basin and between said canopy side frames, and said canopy side frames further comprising canopy hold down flaps at second ends thereof which extend transverse to said canopy side frames, and means for completely blocking sunlight from penetrating throughout a day; a container for holding the rainwater, said container comprising: means for allowing mosquitoes to enter therein, and means for allowing excess rainwater to flow out of said container; a bottom; a larvacide; and wherein when said canopy is placed on top of said bottom with said canopy hold down flaps on top of said bottom and when said container is placed within said opening and above said bottom, said container is engaged by means for aligning said container under said at least one drain hole on said canopy side frames, said at least one drain hole allows rainwater to flow from said water collecting basin into said container, said gravid mosquitoes are attracted to said container to deposit eggs therein, and said larvacide kills larva before they mature.