Patent ID: 7856753

Claim:
An egg trap apparatus comprising: a plurality of chamber sections configured to detachably couple vertically along one or more vertical edges to form a chamber, wherein each of said plurality of chamber sections comprises: a first vertical edge configured to couple with a second adjacent vertical edge of an adjacent chamber section to said first vertical edge; a second vertical edge configured to couple with a first adjacent vertical edge of an adjacent chamber section to said second vertical edge; an exterior surface forming a portion of an exterior of said chamber; an interior surface forming a portion of an interior of said chamber; at least one row of a plurality of vents, wherein said plurality of vents are contiguous and wherein said plurality of vents run from said first vertical edge to said second vertical edge; an upper surface topography comprising a first plurality of grooves formed on said exterior surface positioned above said at least one row of said plurality of vents; a lower surface topography comprising a second plurality of grooves formed on said exterior surface positioned below said at least one row of said plurality of vents; and a meshed screening material secured to said interior surface across said at least one row of said plurality of vents, wherein said meshed screening material prevents an ovipositional bait attractant placed within said interior of said chamber from leaking out of said interior, prevents an insect or animal from reaching said ovipositional bait attractant, and allows volatile compounds of said ovipositional bait attractant to escape said chamber through said plurality of vents; a top end-cap configured to seal a top end of said chamber, wherein said top end-cap is further configured to receive a hanger configured to support said chamber from a physical structure; and a bottom end-cap configured to seal a bottom end of said chamber.