Patent ID: 7290368

Claim:
A disposable flying insect trap comprising: an insect entry plate with a plastic bag secured to and hanging from a plate periphery, said plastic bag containing insect attractant, said entry plate including at least one entry port for guiding flying insects into said plastic bag for capture therein and a channel extending around said entry port, said entry plate further including a plurality of sockets and a plurality of posts; and a lid having a plurality of pins positioned complementary to said sockets and an edge correspondingly shaped with said channel so that said lid is connectable to said entry plate in a first position by inserting the pins within the sockets and inserting the edge within the channel, said first position sealing said lid to said entry plate so as to close the entry port to the surrounding environment and prevent leakage of liquid therefrom, said pins of said lid further defining open cylindrical recesses to receive the posts of said entry plate to connect said lid to said entry plate in a second position by inserting said posts within the open cylindrical recesses of said pins, said lid in said second position being displaced from said entry plate to open the entry port to the surrounding environment.