Abstract: A device for controlling pests, especially flying insects, which comprises an attractant radiation source (44) and a substrate (61) having an adhesive surface illuminated by the radiation. The surface is advanced continuously or intermittently from storage space, so as to avoid a build up of trapped insects.
Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating a material with gas or vapour, especially a fumigant, comprises a sealable enclosure device, a pump which may have an inlet for the agent and a heat reservoir, and a long flexible hose to allow the enclosure to be evacuated after treatment and the effluent discharged outside the premises where the material is treated.
Abstract: A method of and apparatus for detecting free-ranging pests, for example mice, without providing an attractant material. The presence of a pest is sensed by at least one of a plurality of sensors, a signal is emitted indicating the sensing of a pest by that sensor, and the fact that a signal has been emitted is indicated by an indicating means that is operatively coupled to the sensors.
Abstract: A pest monitoring apparatus includes a plurality of detectors distributed over an area under surveillance and each linked to an indicator for indicating whether or not anything has been detected by any one or more of the detectors. The indicator sends signals to each of the detectors and each detector responds only if it has detected a pest. Responders, as distinct from detectors, are included in the apparatus to permit the indicators to check on whether or not the links between the indicator and the detectors are intact.
Abstract: Compositions capable of giving extended release of sulphur dioxide, for use as sterilizing compositions especially in the temporary disposal of soiled sanitary and surgical dressings, comprising a sulphur-dioxide-liberation compound, for example a metabisulphite or a dithionite, and a sulfur-dioxide-liberation moderator, especially a thiosulphate and/or a phosphate.
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