Trapping method, light source device, and trapping device for adult moths belonging to indoor Phycitinae subfamily

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11968971-B2
Application number	US-202217947931-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2022
Priority date	Dec 26, 2017
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

A light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae, which is an adult moth belonging to subfamily Phycitinae, is configured to: emit an attracting light at a predetermined photon flux density; and form a guide path by the attracting light to guide the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of an emission end of the attracting light in a region having a photon flux density lower than the predetermined photon flux density on a side lower than a height of the emission end of the attracting light.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae, which is an adult moth belonging to subfamily Phycitinae, the device being configured to: emit an attracting light at a predetermined photon flux density; and form a guide path by the attracting light to guide the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of an emission end of the attracting light in a region having a photon flux density lower than the predetermined photon flux density on a side lower than a height of the emission end of the attracting light; form a behavior suppression region configured to suppress the adult Phycitinae behavior with the emission end of the attracting light formed by the attracting light in which a value of the photon flux density of the attracting light is equal to or greater than the value of the photon flux density of the attracting light in the guide path; and form a behavior suppression boundary (IB) formed by the attracting light which is deviated from an optical axis of the light source device ( 10 ) by a predetermined angle or more, the behavior suppression region being on an upper side of the behavior suppression boundary (IB 1 ), and the guide path being on a lower side of the behavior suppression boundary (IB 1 ), so as to trap the adult Phycitinae attracted by the attracting light in the guide path, wherein the photon flux density d [photons/m2/s] of the attracting light in the guide path satisfies a relationship expressed by:
0<d<20×10 14 , and wherein an angle

formed by an optical axis of a light source ( 11 ) is set as follows: wherein when the angle formed by the optical axis of the light source and the behavior suppression boundary (IB) is defined as a light distribution angle (θ/2) of the light source ( 11 ), the light source ( 11 ) is configured to emit the attracting light having a narrow-angle light distribution angle (θn/2),
wherein the narrow-angle light distribution angle (θn/2) of the emitted attracting light is an angle in a range that satisfies a relationship of L×tan (θn/2)<H,
wherein L is a distance at which the value of the photon flux density of the attracting light emitted at a predetermined photon flux density attenuates to a value less than the behavior suppression light amount in the atmosphere, and
wherein H is a height of the emission end of the light source.

2. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 1 , wherein in a region between the height of the emission end and a floor surface, the guide path is located in a non-behavior suppression region in which the value of the photon flux density of the attracting light is less than the value of the photon flux density that causes behavior suppression in the adult Phycitinae, and in a movement region through which the adult Phycitinae attracted by the attracting light move to the vicinity of the emission end.

3. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 1 , further comprising a light attenuating member that is disposed below the emission end, and that makes the predetermined photon flux density less than the value of the photon flux density that causes behavior suppression in the adult Phycitinae in the guide path.

4. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 1 , wherein the attracting light has directivity.

5. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 4 , wherein the attracting light having directivity is emitted radially with respect to a substantially horizontal direction.

6. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 4 , further comprising at least one light emitting diode configured to emit the attracting light.

7. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 4 , further comprising: a light source; and an optical element configured to emit light incident from the light source as the attracting light.

8. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 7 , wherein the optical element is a diaphragm including a hole or a silt located at a position facing the light source.

9. A trapping device for adult Phycitinae, the device comprising:
the light source device according to claim 1 ; and
a trapping portion disposed in the guide path and configured to trap the adult Phycitinae attracted by the attracting light.

10. The trapping device for adult Phycitinae according to claim 9 , wherein the trapping portion is disposed in a vicinity of the emission end in the guide path.

11. The trapping device for adult Phycitinae according to claim 9 , wherein the trapping portion is disposed on a floor surface in the guide path.

12. The trapping device for adult Phycitinae according to claim 9 , further comprising a medicament-containing portion configured to diffuse an attractant for the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of the emission end.

13. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 2 , wherein the photon flux density d [photons/m2/s] in the non-behavior suppression region (WA) satisfies a relationship expressed by:
0<d<20×10 14 .

14. The light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae according to claim 1 , wherein the photon flux density d [photons/m2/s] that causes the behavior suppression satisfies a relationship expressed by:
20×10 14 ≤d.

Assignees

• Japan Tobacco Inc

Inventors

• Iwamoto Hirohide
• Imai Toshihiro
• Takahashi Ryota

Classifications

• A01M1/04 Primary

  Attracting insects by} using illumination {or colours (A01M1/08 and A01M1/145 take precedence) · CPC title

• A01M1/106

  for flying insects · CPC title

• A01M1/145 Primary

  Attracting and catching insects using combined illumination or colours and adhesive surfaces · CPC title

• A01M1/20

  Poisoning, narcotising, or burning insects {(fumigation apparatus A01M13/00)} · CPC title

• A01M1/08

  {Attracting and catching insects by} using combined illumination {or colours} and suction effects · CPC title