Patent ID: 8276314

Claim:
An arthropod trap comprising: at least one ramp angling upwardly, the ramp having a plurality of sides; at least one fin angling upwardly on at least one of the sides of the ramp; a capture area disposed adjacent an uppermost portion of the ramp and the at least one fin; a cover positioned over the at least one ramp so that the cover abuts and is supported by the at least one fin and at least partially conceals the capture area; and at least one light positioned on the cover, the at least one light emitting a light wavelength that elicits a positive phototaxis response in the target arthropod; and wherein the trap is structured so that a target arthropod follows the at least one fin up one of the at least one sides and into the capture area, the at least one fin having a longitudinal axis that extends along the at least one respective side so that the at least one fin extends in a plane that is transverse to a plane of the at least one respective side.