Patent ID: 7856752

Claim:
A pest trap for receiving a pest entrapping glue board or glue tray, the pest trap comprising: an elongated housing having a length and defining a interior, the housing comprising a base portion, a top portion, and first and second upwardly extending side portions, and at least one pest entrance opening, communicating with the interior of the housing; and the first side portion comprising a first interior wall portion and the second side portion comprising a second interior wall portion, the first interior wall portion comprising a first sloped portion that is non-vertical when the base portion is horizontally oriented and converging toward the second interior wall portion in a direction from a first location spaced from the base portion toward the base portion, and the second interior wall portion comprising a second sloped portion that is non-vertical when the base portion is horizontally oriented and converging toward the first interior wall portion in a direction from a second location spaced from the base portion toward the base portion; wherein the first side wall portion comprises a first glue board or glue tray edge receiving slot recessed into the first interior wall portion and adjacent to the base portion and extending in a lengthwise direction at least partially along the length of the housing and wherein the second side wall portion comprises a second glue board or glue tray edge receiving slot recessed into the second interior wall portion and adjacent to the base portion and extending in a lengthwise direction at least partially along the length of the housing.