Abstract: A zapper includes an insect-inducing wick, an electric shock coil, a power supply module, a lamp housing, and a cleaning brush. The lamp housing includes a plurality of lateral ribs spaced apart, a plurality of longitudinal ribs spaced apart and intersecting the lateral ribs, and a plurality of openwork portions formed between the lateral ribs and the longitudinal ribs. At least one of the longitudinal ribs is formed with a longitudinal track in openwork-shaped thereon. The cleaning brush includes a brush body disposed around the insect-inducing wick and selectively contacting the electric shock coil, and at least one operation member connected to the brush body and operable to move along the longitudinal track. The at least one operation member includes a connection portion extending through the longitudinal track into the lamp housing to connect to the brush body, and an operation portion exposed outside the lamp housing.

Abstract: A saddle for horse riding includes a supporting frame associated with at least one covering body designed to define a seat for a user, the supporting frame having a front region, which has a pommel, and a rear region, which has a cantle. The supporting frame is provided with connecting elements configured for connection between the front region and the rear region that are adapted to allow a rotation about an oscillation axis, which in use is substantially vertical, of the rear region with respect to the front region.

Abstract: A kit-of-parts configured to adjust a fit of an English saddle includes a base and a shim having a predetermined thickness. The shim is releasably connected to the base to allow selective replacement thereof, and the base is affixable to, or integrated with, one of left and right tree points of a rigid saddle tree. The releasable connection includes a guide for providing a reproducible and predetermined locking engagement of the shim relative to the base to guarantee that the shims are arrangeable on the same position and orientation relative to the respective one of the left or right tree points. A saddle including such a kit-of-parts and corresponding method for adjusting the fit of a saddle.

Abstract: A live-crustacean holding fishing device and methods of making it are disclosed. The device includes a clasp attached to a long shank fishing hook. The clasp has a shell grasping portion at one end and is attached to tubular stretchable hook-casing at the other. The hook-casing has an attached ring tab. A live crustation is attached by fitting the shell grasping portion of the clasp between the carapace and first segment of the abdomen, then stretching the hook-casing so that the ring tab fits over the shrimp's horn. This secures the live crustation to the hook, but allows it to live and swim freely thereby serving as a live lure. The clasp is either glued to, or molded around, the shank of the hook. The hook-casing is secured to the clasp either by an adhesive or by lateral openings that fit over lateral protrusions on the clasp.

Abstract: This Hand-Held Insect Eliminator is a device comprising two flaps of optimal size and shape, which are connected at one end by a hinge. Intelligently designed integrated finger housings at the hinged end allow the device to be easily opened and snapped shut by a wide variety of hand and finger sizes. The device can be used on many types of insects, whether flying, hanging, crawling, or at rest. It can be operated in mid-air, against a wall, ceiling, or directly against a surface, or just above a surface, depending on the type and location of the insect. The device incorporates a unique containment grid which allows the elimination to be done cleanly.

Abstract: A gestation stall gate assembly includes a gate support, a gate pivotably coupled to the gate support, and a gate control assembly. The gate is pivotable between an inwardly open position, a closed position, and an outwardly open position. The gate control assembly is configured to (i) allow the gate to pivot from the closed position to the inwardly open position when a sow pushes against the gate to pivot the gate toward the inwardly open position, (ii) prevent the gate from pivoting from the closed position to the inwardly open position for a second time until the gate is pivoted from the closed position to the outwardly open position, and (iii) allow the gate to pivot from the closed position to the outwardly open position when the sow pushes against the gate to pivot the gate toward the outwardly open position.

Abstract: A pest control barrier is provided. The pest control barrier comprises a continuous barrier track disposed about an entirety of a predefined perimeter. The predefined perimeter may define an interior space and be disposed along an entirety of an outer boundary of the interior space. The continuous barrier track may comprise a topical catch layer. The topical catch layer contains a quantity of pressure sensitive adhesive material dispersed throughout the topical catch layer sufficient to restrain a pest from free movement away from the topical catch layer, such that the continuous barrier track forms a continuous catch loop about the predefined perimeter that bars entry into or exit from the interior space by a pest such as, but not limited to, rodents, snakes, insects, arachnids, pedes, scorpions, and/or other pests. In this way, an object disposed within the interior space defined by the predefined perimeter may also remain pest free.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insect trapping device (100) comprising: a housing (110) having an opening (120) through which insects (I) can enter the housing; trapping means (130) for trapping insects within the housing; an attractant source (170) and regulating means for regulating a flow of an attractant (160) into the housing; propelling means (150) for evacuating at least a portion of the attractant from within the housing through the opening; control means communicatively coupled with the regulating means and propelling means; wherein the control means is configured to activate the propelling means once a threshold volume of attractant has accumulated within housing. Also disclosed is a method for of trapping insects.

Abstract: The present specification discloses a beehive comprising (i) an exterior wall, (ii) a hive interior, and (iii) an entrance through the wall that allows access and egress of bees to and from the hive interior. A beehive disclosed herein can further comprise (iv) a beehive entrance tunnel having a proximal entrance end at the hive entrance and a distal exit end that extends into the hive interior. In operation, the bees enter the beehive by proceeding along the tunnel; wherein in use of the hive the tunnel is sufficiently elongated that when host bees are present invading pests, e.g. bees or wasps, entering the beehive via the tunnel encounter host bees in the tunnel resulting in attacks in the tunnel by host bees on the invading bees or wasps. Existing hives are modified so as to have such an entrance tunnel.

Abstract: A waste receptacle (4) for animal excreta, the waste receptacle comprising: a base and at least one sidewall upstanding from the base, the base and at least one sidewall cooperating to define a housing having an internal void, a periphery of said at least one sidewall remote from said base defining an opening to said void; a platform support (41) coupled to said at least one sidewall in the vicinity of said sidewall periphery; and a platform (11) supportable by said platform support to partly obstruct said opening, said platform comprising first (13) and second (15) platform parts that are pivotally coupled to one another, neighbouring peripheral walls of said first and second platform parts each comprising a recess (202, 204), the recess in the peripheral wall of said first platform part cooperating with the recess in the peripheral wall of said second platform part to define an access port (5) for enabling an animal to access the internal void of the housing via said access port, said neighbouring walls of

Abstract: A method for decontaminating the outer integument of an animal without transferring contamination to the inner integument of the animal where the hazard can interact with the skin and harm the animal further. The animal has either fur, hair, or feathers and the inner integument is the skin and a skin-hazard material is present on the outer integument (the fur, hair, or feathers). The method uses a first porous dry wipe to sequester the skin-hazard material away from the contaminated animal by either wiping, blotting or rubbing the outer integument of the contaminated animal. The method avoids using free-flowing liquid in contact with the inner integument of the contaminated animal, and does not promote a liquid-phase transfer of the skin-hazard material from the outer integument to the inner integument.

Abstract: A method for external fish parasites, such as sea lice, monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: —submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen (40) comprising fish (72, 74); —capturing images of the fish (72, 74) with the camera (52); and —identifying external fish parasites such as sea lice on the fish (72, 74) by analyzing the captured images, characterized by the steps of: —distinguishing between at least two different classes of external fish parasites such as sea lice which differ in the difficulty of recognizing the external fish parasites such as sea lice; —calculating quality metrics for each captured image, the quality metrics permitting to identify the classes of external fish parasites such as sea lice for which the quality of the image is sufficient for sea lice detection; and —establishing separate detection rates for each class of sea lice, each detection rate being based only on images the quality of which, as described by the quality metrics, was sufficient for detecting external fish para

Abstract: A saddle having a pair of rockrail edges along each lateral side of the saddle, where the rockrail edges serve as fulcrums, that bear on multiple, rigid load bearing arms that teeter totter with the horse in motion, instantly morphing to match the horse's back in order to better distribute the weight of a rider. A saddle pad having multiple, rigid load bearing arms that teeter totter about a fulcrum with a conventional saddle, instantly morphing to the horse's back in order to better distribute the weight of a rider and reduce peak loads.

Abstract: A light source device for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae, which is an adult moth belonging to subfamily Phycitinae, is configured to: emit an attracting light at a predetermined photon flux density; and form a guide path by the attracting light to guide the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of an emission end of the attracting light in a region having a photon flux density lower than the predetermined photon flux density on a side lower than a height of the emission end of the attracting light.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a method for trapping indoor adult Phycitinae, which is an adult moth belonging to Phycitinae subfamily includes: emitting attracting light at a predetermined photon flux density for a predetermined period of time or longer; forming a guide path to guide the adult Phycitinae to a vicinity of an emission end of the attracting light in a region having a photon flux density lower than the predetermined photon flux density on a side lower than a height of the emission end; and trapping the adult Phycitinae attracted by the attracting light in the guide path.

Abstract: A vegetation wall system includes an irrigation tank, a vegetation mounting unit with a vegetation holding unit, a pump feeding water from the tank to the holding unit, a programmable logic control unit including a central processing unit and a sensor, wherein the central processing unit monitors an aspect in the wall system by measuring, by the sensor, a component of the aspect as a first component measurement, waiting a predetermined period of time and then measuring, by the sensor, the component of the aspect as a second component measurement, determining, by the central processing unit, a change in the aspect based on the first and second measurements and the predetermined period of time, determining whether the change is outside a threshold range, in response to determining that the change is outside the threshold range, determining that an anomalous condition exists, and generating an alert when the anomalous condition exists.

Abstract: An adjustable strike indicator apparatus for use in fly fishing is disclosed comprising a rigid center section and friction assembly comprising two layers of friction creating material. The two layers of friction creating material encase a section of leader fishing line. The friction assembly is mechanically coupled to the inside of a housing unit, such as an EVA foam ball, which can be manually repositioned on the section of fishing line by a user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling an aquaculture feeding system are described. In some implementations, a method includes determining, using a feeding system controller, that a feeding system has transitioned from a first state to a second state, and based on the transition from the first to the second state providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a dosing system to set a feed rate of the dosing system, and providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a blower operatively coupled to the dosing system to set a flow rate of the blower.

Abstract: The invention relates to extensible leashes for domestic animals comprising a means for blocking extension of a cord (6) and allows the cord (6) to be extended up to a given maximum length in a regulated fashion. The automatically regulated leash for domestic animals that consists of a rind-shaped hollow body (12, 2) with a handle, wherein a winding roll with a cord (6) is mounted, the free end of the cord (6) is outwardly withdrawn through an opening in the body (12, 2), a stop (8) mechanism for the cord (6) that is regulated by a button (7) located on the body (12, 2). According to the invention, length of the cord (6) is from 2.5 to 3.5 meters.

Abstract: A fishing alarm system for use with a fishing line which moves when disturbed by a fish utilizes an alarm device and two electrical contacts which are moveable toward and away from one another between an initial condition at which a circuit between the alarm device and a power source is made and a spaced-apart condition at which a circuit between the alarm device and the power source is broken. In addition, the contacts are biased from the spaced-apart condition toward the initial condition so that by inserting a section of the fishing line between the two contacts, the contacts are moved away from one another and held at the spaced-apart condition by the fishing line section positioned between the pair of electrical contacts. Upon removal of the fishing line from between the contacts, the contacts are permitted to return toward the initial condition at which a circuit is made between the alarm device and the power source.