Insect pest monitor and product transfer station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016242402-A1
Application number	US-201514626254-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 19, 2015
Priority date	Feb 19, 2015
Publication date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A domed or curved station for monitoring, capturing, or killing crawling insects, the station having a lower member that may be flat, curved or of varying contour, a curved or angled upper member connected directly or by one or more intermediate members to the lower member, an adhesive on one of the lower member or the upper member, the adhesive either being a tacky substance applied directly to the lower member's upper surface/upper member's lower surface or to another piece of material that this secured to the lower member or upper member, a pesticide which is placed opposite the adhesive on the interior of the station, such as being either applied directly to the curved upper member's lower surface or removably secured to the upper member's lower surface, and an attractant placed in between the upper member and the base member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A monitoring station for killing crawling insects and monitoring the number of insects in a location, comprising:
a bottom member having an upper surface and a lower surface with a portion of the lower member curved and having a cutout in the lower member at the curved portion; a top member operatively connected to the bottom member, the top member having a top member upper surface and a top member lower surface and being at least partially curved substantially equal to the curved portion of the lower member; an adhesive on at least a portion of the top member lower surface at least partially aligning with the cutout of the lower member.

2 . The monitoring station of claim 1 , wherein said bottom and top members hingeably connected to one another.

3 . The monitoring station of claim 1 , further comprising an insect attractant on at least a portion of the lower surface of the bottom member.

4 . The monitoring station of claim 1 , wherein said top member comprises a defined area for the adhesive.

5 . The monitoring station of claim 4 , wherein the adhesive comprises a glue board, tape, glue, or spray.

6 . The monitoring station of claim 1 , further comprising a base and wherein the bottom member and top member are releasably connectable to said base.

7 . The monitoring station of claim 6 , wherein said base is removably securable to a surface.

8 . The monitoring station of claim 7 , wherein the base comprises a plurality of slots, and the bottom member and top member comprise tabs extending therefrom for being inserted into the slots of the base.

9 . The monitoring station of claim 7 , wherein said base comprises tabs for removably securing the base to the surface.

10 . The monitoring station of claim 1 , wherein the curved portion of the bottom member is spaced from about ⅛ inches to about ½ inches from a non-curved portion of the bottom member.

11 . A monitoring station for killing crawling insects and monitoring the number of insects in a location, comprising:
a housing member having a curved portion and one or more substantially planar portions; and an adhesive operatively positioned such that the adhesive is at least partially exposed at or near a lower surface of the curved portion of the housing member.

12 . The monitoring station of claim 11 , wherein a lower surface of the curved portion of the housing is from about ⅛ inches to about ½ inches from the substantially planar portion.

13 . The monitoring station of claim 12 , wherein the lower surface of the curved portion is approximately ¼ inches from the substantially planar portion.

14 . The monitoring station of claim 11 , wherein the housing member having a cutout at the curved portion and the adhesive positioned at the cutout.

15 . The monitoring station of claim 14 , further comprising an upper housing member operatively connected to the housing member and the adhesive positioned at a lower surface of the upper housing member to be exposed through the cutout to the lower surface of the curved portion of the housing member.

16 . The monitoring station of claim 15 , further comprising a base operatively connectable to the housing members, wherein said base being removably securable to a surface.

17 . A monitoring station for monitoring and killing insects at a location, the station comprising:
a lower housing member comprising a curved portion and a cutout in said curved portion; an upper housing member comprising a curved portion for interacting with the curved portion of the lower housing member, said upper housing member operatively connected to the lower housing member; and an adhesive positioned at the cutout of the lower housing member.

18 . The monitoring station of claim 17 , wherein the adhesive positioned on a lower surface of the upper housing member and positioned to be exposed at the cutout of the lower housing member.

19 . The monitoring station of claim 18 , further comprising a base operatively connected to the lower and upper housing members for removably securing the housing members to a surface.

20 . The monitoring station of claim 19 , wherein a lower surface of the curved portion of the lower housing member approximately from about ⅛ inches to about ½ inches away from the surface.

Assignees

• Ecolab Usa Inc

Inventors

• Johnston Staci J
• Gardner Douglas B

Classifications

• A01M1/026

  combined with devices for monitoring insect presence, e.g. termites (bait stations A01M1/2005; detecting other animals in a given area A01M31/002) · CPC title

• A01M1/103

  for crawling insects · CPC title

• A01M1/14 Primary

  Catching by adhesive surfaces · CPC title

• A01M1/02

  with devices {or substances, e.g. food, pheronones} attracting the insects · CPC title