Patent ID: 8327577

Claim:
A pest catcher comprising: a solar panel providing a source of DC power for a lamp assembly comprising: a screw lamp base; an upper cover fixed to the screw lamp base; a middle cover fixed to the upper cover; a florescent lamp fixed to the middle cover, said florescent lamp comprising powders that when electrically stimulated emit light comprising up to 4 different wavelengths, all of said wavelengths being between about 360 nm and about 420 nm, a control circuit board configured in a space between the upper cover and the upper cover and the middle cover, said control circuit board comprising: a controller that receives DC power from the solar panel, converts the DC power into electrical pulses at frequencies between about 250 hz and about 500 hz and delivers said electrical pulses to an oscillator; and an oscillator that receives said electrical pulses from said controller and converts said electrical pulses into sine waves that drive said florescent lamp; and a catch basin located beneath the lamp assembly; wherein said pest catcher attracts and then disorients pests, causing said pests to fly into the catch basin or fall into the catch basin.