Patent ID: 7191560

Claim:
An insect trap comprising: a. a housing; b. a receptacle on said housing; c. adhesive paper associated with said housing, for trapping flying insects drawn by said attractant, said adhesive paper having an anticipated useful life time period; d. a light associated with said housing; e. a light controller associated with said housing and controlling said light, wherein said light controller indicates that it is time to replace said adhesive paper, said light controller further comprising: a means to indicate to a user a first message that it will soon be time to replace said adhesive paper, wherein said means to indicate a first message comprises said light blinking after a first pre-determined amount of time has passed, wherein said first pre-determined amount of time is less than said anticipated useful life time period of said adhesive paper; and a means to indicate to a user a second message that it is time to replace said adhesive paper, wherein said means to indicate a second message comprises the non-blinking and unillumination of said light after a second pre-determined amount of time has passed, wherein said second pre-determined amount of time is no less than said anticipated useful life time period of said adhesive paper; f. a fan associated with said housing; g. attractant in said receptacle; h. wherein said fan circulates air inside said receptacle; i. a heater associated with said housing wherein said heater warms said air inside said receptacle thereby facilitating circulation of said attractant.