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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7152365 | Method of capturing insects A method of capturing insects comprises, in one embodiment, provision of an elongated housing which permits airflow between upstream and downstream ends while impeding passage of insects therebetween, a movable closure which is biased into a closed position to hinde... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134238 | Apparatus for killing insects by trapping larvae An apparatus provides for the killing of insects by trapping the larvae. In one preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a container with a protrusion and a second non-horizontal surface, such as a funnel, positioned above the protrusion. The funnel defines an o... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7036263 | Snag-free and stress-free fish catcher A snag-free and stress-free fish catcher includes a supporting frame, a fish pocket, having a fish cavity, supported by the supporting frame, and a tension resting bed, having a tension surface, supported within the fish cavity, wherein the tension surface of the te... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036454 | Insect holder An insect holder for holding an insect, e.g. a forager honey bee, comprises a housing with a chamber adapted to receive the insect, an inlet to the chamber through which the insect can pass to enter the chamber, and a head opening to the chamber adapted to permit th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6344191 | Chemical attractants for moths Compositions and lures are described which provide synthetic chemical attractants which function as highly effective attractants for male and female moths, primarily moths of the family Noctuidae. In one aspect, the attractants provide an effective attrac... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6190653 | Chemical attractants for moths Compositions and lures are described which provide synthetic chemical attractants which function as highly effective attractants for male and female moths, primarily moths of the family Noctuidae. In one aspect, the attractants provide an effective attrac... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6018905 | Kairomone insect trap for capture of corn rootworm A corn rootworm/kairomone insect trap for capturing corn rootworm and other similar insects. A corn rootworm/kairomone trap comprises a capture top dome, a capture reservoir and a container containing a kairomone lure or bait. The trap is useful for corn,... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5896697 | Mosquito destroyer A mosquito destroyer including a container, an isolating mesh and a mesh tray, in which the container contains a predetermined amount of water. The isolating mesh is tightly connected with an open end of the container and a frame body is associated with t... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5276995 | Net trap A net trap incorporating a net attached to both a frame and a bar, which is slidably attached to the frame. A handle is attached to the frame. A release means in the handle allows the bar to slide relative to the frame as urged by an elastic means, thereb... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5258176 | Kairomonal lure for ectoparasitic insect trap A kairomonal lure for use in combination with a ectoparasitic insect trap, particularly flea and tick traps, simulates the presence of a potential host animal. The lure comprises a heat source and a semiochemical substance.... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5095648 | Flea collector A yellow-colored plate coated with a tacky substance is combined with an animal odor-emanating component and passed over an area infested by fleas or other insect pests. The emanations excite and attract the insects which jump toward the brightly colored ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4817330 | Insect capturing device A hand-held, manually-operable, portable device is described for capturing insects. The device includes (a) a bellows for creating a vacuum when squeezed, (b) a trap chamber having a nozzle opening to the atmosphere, the trap chamber including an adhesive... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4782621 | Insecticide bait holder An insecticide bait holder for luring insects such as ants is in the form of a box having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall connecting the top and bottom walls. The peripheral wall has score lines defining flaps which can be deformed inwardl... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4776129 | Butterfly net A butterfly net is disclosed comprising a stocking cap-shaped netting open at one end thereof. The netting has a hem-line loop formed along the periphery of the open end. A flexible strip of finite length has one portion thereof threaded through the loop,... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4042681 | Composite attractant for Bertha Armyworm moth Mixtures of two compounds Z-11-hexadecen-1-ol acetate (A) and Z-9-tetradecen-1-ol acetate (B) exhibit high and species specific attractancy for the male Bertha Armyworm moth. The optimum attractant and specificity effect has been observed at proportions o... | 08/16/1977 |
