Abstract: An insect trap for catching flying forest insects, particularly bark beet, has a hollow body adapted to accommodate an insect attractant and defined at least in part by a vertical wall structure; a plurality of distributed apertures provided in the wall structure; and a separate, flap-like projection associated with each aperture. Each projection extends from the lower edge of each aperture obliquely upwardly and away from the hollow body. Each projection has an upper surface oriented towards the wall structure and sloping downwardly towards the aperture associated therewith. Each upper surface has an abutment-free transition into the lower edge of the respective aperture. The trap further includes a collecting vessel supported by the hollow body at a lower portion thereof for collecting insects entering the hollow body through the apertures. The collecting vessel is covered by smooth, sloping surfaces guiding the insects to a one-way opening for admitting them into the collecting vessel.

Abstract: A multiple chamber fly trap contains approximately concentric screens defining a region within the inner screen into which the flies enter for the bait, an annular second region between the screens into which the flies enter to escape to the light, and a third region below the second region into which the flies drop after exhaustion. A plurality of openings between the consecutive regions allow passage of the flies from the first to the second to the third and into a removable collector which is preferably a disposable bag.

Abstract: A flying insect trap has a hollow body with a bottom portion. A plurality of legs are connected to said body and this body has an aperture in its bottom portion. A pair of transparent baffles are mounted inside the body and extend upwardly and converge to form a small opening. The top is transparent to let light in and attract the fly to the top where it is caught. The body is shaped and has a plurality of legs to resemble an animal whereby the body provides a visual lure.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to Japanese beetle traps, preferably made from a throw away type two liter plastic bottle, with inwardly curved baffles providing an inner flange with holes to permit a scent to escape to lure the beetles and with additional flanges to prevent flight out of the trap. A plastic bag may be secured to the lower end of the trap or if desired a quart jar may be mounted at the lower end of the trap.

Abstract: An insect trap for use in monitoring or suppressing flying insects, such as bark beetles. The trap comprises a plurality of conical members or funnels, and spacing members for spacing the funnels a predetermined distance when in use, and providing for nesting of the funnels for shipment or storage. Each of the funnels communicates with a funnel below and the lowermost funnel communicates with a collection container.

Abstract: A cone-orifice insect trap comprising an intermediate annular member carrying a lure and two truncated-cone-shaped casing members with perforated, funnel-shaped, insect trapping end walls extending inwardly from each end of the casing members. The modular construction ensures ease of assembly while the casing members may be nested together to avoid occupying an unduly large volume during, for example, transport. Close manufacturing tolerances for the insect trap entrances and positioning the lure reduce trap-to-trap performance variability. The trap has a long field life and a wide variety of uses.

Abstract: The present invention provides method and apparatus for forming a collapsible trap for trapping flying insects, particularly Gypsy moths. The trap includes a housing or enclosure with at least one entrance port into said housing for enabling insects to enter, and an overhead shade above this port to guide the insect into the port and to block from the port sunlight, which might otherwise attract the insect away from the trap. A sex lure and a volatile insecticide are provided within the housing to attract insects inside and then to exterminate them. The housing is formed from a single integral sheet of stiffly flexible material, such as water-resistant coated cardboard or plastic, having multiple panels joined together along crease lines acting as hinges. The trap can be folded along two of its crease lines into a flat configuration for advantageously facilitating transport, handling, and storage of the trap in its collapsed state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a trapping method and trap apparatus for flying insects exhibiting phototropic behavior, particularly gypsy moths. The trap is designed to utilize the insect's phototropic reaction both (a) to aid in inducing it to enter into an enclosure or trap and (b) to keep it inside away from the opening or openings for a sufficient time for a volatile insecticide within the trap to kill the insect. The trap includes a housing formed, in an upper part, from light-transmissive material with at least one opening defined in the housing below its light-transmissive portion. An insect is lured into the housing through the opening primarily by a female sex attractant, and also is lured by the illumination entering through the light-transmissive top, and once inside, is attracted upwardly towards the top of the housing and away from the opening by light entering through the light-transmissive top of the housing.

Abstract: A fly trap in the form of a double arched disposable element formed from a single blank and retained in functional shape by identical end plates having recesses to receive the ends of the disposable element. The element forms a bridge between the end plates and has windows to provide light from the top and a cut-out section which folds in a reverse direction to the arched portions to provide an entrance chamber for the insects.

Abstract: A trap for catching and destroying small flying gnats consists of two main components, namely, top and bottom transparent chambers. The top chamber is removably mounted in a spaced relationship on the bottom chamber. The bottom wall of the top chamber is formed with a large central opening defined by an externally threaded cylindrical sleeve which is engaged within a complementary-shaped internally threaded cylindrical sleeve which surrounds a large central opening formed in the top wall of the bottom chamber. A plurality of small holes are formed in the bottom wall of the top chamber and are spaced about the large central opening. A fermenting liquid which is attractive to gnats is contained in the bottom chamber. The odor of the liquid escapes through the small holes and attracts the gnats which fly into the top chamber through the small holes where they become trapped and subsequently die and fall into the liquid in the bottom chamber.

Abstract: An insect controlling device and method which provides an environment within foraminous barrier to which at least certain fertilized female insects will be attracted to deposit their eggs, and in the barrier assuring wasting of the thus deposited insect eggs. The barrier may take a number of different forms for selectively controlling various species of insects, such as fruit flies, house flies, mosquitos and the like. The barrier may serve the dual function of insect control and predatory creature food supply, such as a bird feeder, fish feeder, or the like. For mosquito control the barrier prevents hatched mosquito larva or mosquitos from escaping a body of water in which the mosquitos may incubate.

Abstract: An insect trap which comprises a chimney member adapted to allow a flow of air to be forced therethrough, a reservoir of insect attractant which under the influence of the flow of air is evaporated and borne as a stream of attractant vapor emanating from the chimney member into the surrounding atmosphere, and a tacky substance provided inside the chimney member which will trap flying insects lured therein by the stream of attractant vapor.

Abstract: An improved fly and insect trap is provided and comprises a housing and a tubular frusto conical member. The frusto conical member is open at each axial end and is removably secured to and contained within the housing so that the apex is vertically above the base of the frusto conical member. An annular capture chamber open only through the apex opening of the frusto conical portion is formed between the housing and the frusto conical member. A tray of insect bait is disposed beneath the base of the frusto conical member so that insects flying upwardly from the bait pass upwardly through the apex of the frusto conical member and into the capture chamber. The insects are unable to escape from the capture chamber and will either die within the chamber or they can be removed alive for disposal.

Abstract: An insect trap is provided for use in combination with an open mouthed receptacle such as a conventional canning jar. The insect trap comprises a tubular core member extending a predetermined distance into the receptacle as a passageway for insects such as houseflys, and a cap member into which the core member slides, and in which the core member is snappingly held. The core and cap members each include opposed orifices which, when aligned, permit entry of insects, particularly flying insects, into the receptacle via the passageway. The insect trap also includes a member for suspending the core and cap member assemblage in the receptacle mouth. Also preferably included are guide members associated with the cap and core members so that the orifices in the assemblage are correctly aligned without requiring visual acuity.

Abstract: A trap for catching flies having a cylindrical glass outer shell with a closed top and an open bottom is disclosed. An opaque truncated cone having a thin shell and an open top is disposed within the cylindrical outer shell. The space between the outer shell and the truncated cone is filled with water to trap and drown the flies that enter the trap. A piece of bait is suspended on a wire near the upper opening of the cone to attract insects into the trap. The glass outer shell of the fly catcher provides an abundance of light to attract the insects into the cone and through the upper opening of the cone and trap them. A loop attached to the closed top is provided to hang the fly catcher from an overhead support. The fly catcher can be readily disassembled to be cleaned and to remove trapped insects.

Abstract: A fly trap has a bait jar surmounted by an entry chamber which has a number of scent dispersal holes and a number of insect entry holes. The entry chamber communicates with and is surmounted by a tunnel the far end of which is partly closed so as to allow insects to pass from the entry chamber and out of the tunnel into a fly collection chamber which is surrounded by a translucent disposable container.

Abstract: A prefabricated approximately T-shaped blank of flexible sheet material with a pair of screened openings spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal portion of the blank is foldable along spaced parallel folded lines into a flat trap structure composed of outer and inner arch-shaped walls with screened skylights therein, the inner screened skylight having a small exit port therein. The structure thus formed has a floor panel with approximate arch-shaped side wings foldable upward therefrom into end closures for the structure, these wings containing small entrance doors near their fold edges. The screens are cemented to the border areas around their respective openings and these cemented areas covered by pairs of half-I-shaped border flaps integral with the blank and folded therefrom over the cemented areas.

Abstract: A box-shaped device for trapping flies including a bottom opening below which a fly food tray is positioned. Means are provided to periodically agitate the food tray so as to cause flies alighting thereon to enter into the fly trap through the bottom entry thereof.