Patent ID: 8424239

Claim:
A unit for trapping and killing codling moths comprising: A) a support pole which is at least 4 feet tall so the unit can be located adjacent to and spaced apart from trees in a vicinity of the unit; B) a codling moth trap and killing unit mounted on the support pole to be located above tree top level and which includes (1) a battery compartment fixed to a top end of the support pole, (2) a cage unit fixed to the battery compartment and including (a) an outer wall formed of screen having a mesh size of between 1 mm×4 mm and 3 mm×8 mm whereby a codling moth can pass through the outer wall and into an area surrounded by the outer wall but will have difficulty passing out of the area surrounded by the outer wall once it is inside the area, (b) a bottom wall attached to the battery compartment and on which the outer wall is mounted, (c) an inner cage unit located inside the area surrounded by the outer wall and formed by a screen having a mesh size smaller than the mesh size of the outer wall, (d) a control switch having an on position and an off position, (e) a timer connected to the control switch to move the control switch between the on and off positions according to pre-set times so the control switch can be moved into the on position when codling moths are most likely to be in the vicinity of the unit, and (f) an electronic coupling electronically coupled to the battery compartment and to the inner cage to electrify the inner cage when the control switch is in the on position; C) a power unit which includes (1) a rechargeable battery located in the battery compartment, and (2) a solar battery charger mounted on the trap and killing unit and electrically coupled to the battery to recharge the battery; and D) a black light located in the trap and killing unit to attract codling moths to the trap and killing unit.