Abstract: An insect repellent adaptor is configured for use with an insect repellent device and includes an insect repellent bottle; a wick having a first end extending into an interior of the insect repellent bottle and a second end extending outwardly from the insect repellent bottle; a base having a wick heater extending outwardly thereof, and a bottle top having a bottle holder configured to attach the insect repellent bottle thereto; and a heating element. The wick heater is configured for insertion into the insect repellent device adjacent a heating plate thereof. The base includes a cylindrical chimney centrally formed in and extending through the base, wherein the chimney is configured to conduct heated, evaporated, volatilized material from the insect repellent bottle, via the wick, out of the base, and into the surrounding air. The heating element is cylindrical and has a diameter larger than a diameter of the chimney, is coaxially formed therewith, and is formed from a thermally conductive material.

Abstract: An insect repeller system for installation as a fixed base unit or a plurality of linked units includes a repeller station and a mounting structure. A hub controller provides power for operation of the stations and command instructions to control the operation of the repeller station for emission of vaporized repellent fluid and/or lighting of the units.

Abstract: An insect repelling device includes abase and a cap. The base supports a fluid reservoir containing a vaporizable insect repelling fluid. The cap has an exhaust port that permits a vapor of the insect repelling fluid to be emitted. The cap permits condensation of the insect repelling fluid vapors of the insect repelling fluid to flow toward the exhaust port.

Abstract: An operating device creating a rising heated vapor which passes through a grill having a concave surface enabling the condensate formed on the grill to migrate towards the center of the grill and away from the periphery of the grill which prevents condensate from dropping onto the operating device interfering with its operation.

Abstract: A tick control tube includes a carrier medium and a treated bedding material. The treated bedding material is impregnated with an acaricide and an oral deterrent. In one aspect of the tick control tube, the carrier medium is a cardboard tube and the bedding material is a fibrous cotton, the acaricide is permethrin, and the oral deterrent is denatonium benzoate.

Abstract: An evaporator is provided, for use with a wicked reservoir containing a volatile liquid. The reservoir has a plurality of guide members disposed symmetrically around the wick and extending beyond the height of the wick. The evaporator features a base containing a battery, and a removable cover containing a heater. Attachment of the cover to the base is necessary to establish an electrical connection between the battery and the heater. The guide members fit into recesses in the cover only when the heater and wick are properly aligned, and the heater cannot make electrical connection with the battery unless the guide members and wick are properly aligned with the recesses and heater, respectively.

Abstract: A pole mounted insect repellent system capable of being staked in the ground reduces and eliminates mosquitoes and insects by creating a perimeter zone of a plurality of insect repellent stake mounted devices such that mosquitos and other insects do not enter the zone.

Abstract: A battery powered insect repellent device capable of the battery being separated from the volatile dispenser element and further including wireless communication facilities between a smartphone and the repellent device enabling electronic monitoring of the status of the various elements in the device as well as displaying the same to the user.

Abstract: A long life mat impregnated with insect repellant is provided which has greater concentration that prior art mats in the area above a heated sole plate in prior art volatilizable insecticide repellant devices.

Abstract: Mats of different sizes formed of single mats having different sizes or a multilayer mat which are provided for area insect repellent devices which contain a heat plate to heat the mat structures carried thereabove, thereby providing different operating characteristics of the repellent device.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrocarbon-fueled device for heating and dispensing a volatile substance, such as an insect repellent. The device provides a long-lasting 48-hour fuel system, multiple fuel canisters that can be exchanged without interrupting the operation of the device, an illuminated indicator that provides a visible indication of the operating state of the device from any viewing angle, and a flame-extinguishing safety lid. During the warm-up phase, the indicator indicates this state by pulsing. Once the device reaches operating temperature, the indicator emits a steady light, indicating proper operation. In the event that the device cools below the operating temperature, the light will pulse, alerting the user to check the flame and/or fuel supply. The user can initiate complete, properly-controlled operation of all functions of the device via the operation of a single on-off switch.

Abstract: A gas-fueled portable device for the thermal dispensing of volatile materials such as insect repellents is described. The device employs a pressure regulator to establish gas flow, heat generation, and dispensing temperature at pre-determined optimal values. The automatic operation at pre-determined settings provides simple on/off operation for the user of the device.