Patent ID: 6886293

Claim:
A method of killing insects with a container that includes a sidewall, a bottom that has at least a portion that is sloped relative to the horizontal when the container is upright, and a directing member positioned above the bottom that has at least a portion that is non-horizontal and that defines an opening above the sloped portion of the bottom, wherein the bottom, directing member, and sidewall define a chamber that traps insect larvae, the method comprising: placing liquid in the container until its surface level is above the opening and at least partially fills the chamber; positioning the container such that insect eggs are laid on the liquid surface and the insect eggs hatch into larvae; guiding the larvae to drop from the liquid surface down along the directing member and out of its opening; and after the larvae pass through the opening, guiding the larvae to further move along the sloped portion of the bottom away from the opening and into the chamber.