Abstract: A mosquito trap having a motor and fan to draw ambient air radially into the trap with the airflow going downwards through a large insect exclusion screen into and through a collection cup cloth netting and into and through a collection cup and through a second screen at the bottom of the collection cup. In preferred embodiments all of the other components of the trap can be easily and compactly stored in the collection cup prior to and after use in the field.

Abstract: A device for trapping live flying insects, such as mosquitoes including an electric light reflected by a parabolic reflector horizontally in all directions to attract the mosquitoes, and electric fan to blow the mosquitoes downwardly into a collection bag, and a valve between the fan and the collection bag which is biased to close the entrance to the collection bag when the fan is not operating and to be opened by the force of air from the fan when it is operating.