Abstract: A base assembly has an upward plate, a downward plate, a side wall, a front, a back, and laterally spaced sides. A drive assembly has drive wheels extending downwardly from the downward plate, a caster wheel, and proximity sensors. A vacuum assembly has a vacuum slit in the downward plate between the lateral sides and a vacuum-generating source capable of pulling a vacuum through the vacuum slit. A tower assembly is adapted to attract and kill insects while the base assembly and the tower assembly are being optionally driven by the drive assembly and the vacuum assembly is vacuuming up insects.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are robotic devices which traverse a pre-defined coverage area in order to capture and eradicate ticks in the area. A vacuum mechanism provides a suction force for pulling ticks into the device through a frontal opening, after which the ticks are captured in a receptacle and crushed by at least one rotating arm. In certain embodiments, the devices include heat strips near the frontal opening of the device that mimic the human body temperature. Additionally, the device can include carbon dioxide emitters that pass carbon dioxide to the receptacle or through the frontal opening to increase attraction of ticks.

Abstract: A bug-removal vacuum machine has a horizontal deck, and a structure providing a trapezoidal-shaped air passage directing insects drawn by vacuum-induced air flow through an electrified killing matrix, and into a collection tray.

Abstract: An insect blowing and suction system including at least two tangential blowers, each creating an air stream at a suitable angle relative to the ground but in opposite directions to each other. The two air streams combine and are diverted upward, thereby lifting insects upward. The upward air velocity is increased by at least one upper axial blower that sucks the air from the housing.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein provides a flea vacuum. The device may include a nozzle having a first opening and a second opening. The first opening may have a tapered end and may be configured to vacuum an insect (e.g., a flea, etc). The device may also include a hose coupled to the nozzle. The device may also include an adapter coupled to the hose. The adapter may have an end configured for insertion into a vacuum. The device may also include a kill agent comprising bentonite as the active ingredient for killing and/or neutralizing pests, such as for example fleas. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

Abstract: Provided is a fly exterminating apparatus where flies are attracted to a main body that is movable in an orbital-to-spin method and then are suctioned and captured by a vacuum negative pressure. Also, a shock generation part that generates an electrical shock due to current by being associated with the moving main body when contacting the flies is provided to exterminate the flies; a reflective plate that discombobulates the flies to make away with the flies is disposed to exterminate the flies through various methods. The fly exterminating apparatus includes a main body on which a caterpillar that orbitally rotates and wheels are disposed on a lower portion thereof to move in an orbital-to-spin method, an attracting unit mounted on the main body to attract flies, and a capture unit connected to the attracting unit to suction the flies attracted by the attracting unit by using a vacuum negative pressure.

Abstract: A device for killing insects, comprising a frame mounted for movement over the ground in a direction of travel, a first grid and a second grid mounted on the frame, the first grid and the second grid each extending laterally in relation to the direction of travel and being spaced apart in the direction of travel by a gap such that insects to be killed bridge the gap when the frame is moved over a field containing insects and a power supply connected to supply an insect killing voltage to one of the first grid and the second grid.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the non-toxic control of whitefly and other small bodied infestation insects on growing and cropping plants is provided. The apparatus comprises a vehicle element, the vehicle element being capable of being towed by a second vehicle through a field, at least one fan attached to the vehicle for pulling air and insects flying within the air from above the growing and cropping plants towards the vehicle, at least one heated grid element for heating the air that was pulled towards the vehicle by the fans, the heating element being attached to the vehicle, wherein the air is heated to a certain temperature such that substantially all of the insects flying above the growing and cropping plants are destroyed, but the cropping and growing plants are not destroyed. The method effectively eliminates all of the insect infestation in the treated areas without harming the growing and cropping plants.

Abstract: A cleaning sterilization apparatus for topsoil which includes: an apparatus body provided with crawlers for traveling over a ground surface and an engine for driving the crawlers; an intake apparatus for taking up the topsoil into the apparatus body; a separating apparatus for removing foreign matters from the soil; a heat sterilization apparatus for thermally sterilizing the topsoil thus separated; and a discharge port constituting for discharging the topsoil sterilized by the heat sterilization apparatus out of the apparatus body; the intake apparatus being provided at a lower portion thereof with an intake port to be moved up and down.

Abstract: Apparatus and method involves lifting at least the top 75 mm of soil from the ground, heating the raised soil to a temperature in the range of 50.degree. C. to 80.degree. C., and discharging the heated soil onto the ground and into the soil.

Abstract: Implements for the removal of insects from plants are provided which dedicate an individual axial flow centrifugal fan unit to each crop row unit. The fan unit also destroys the insects so removed. The frame of the implement can be articulated and driven in such a manner so as to permit fan unit position adjustment while the fans are driven and running. In some embodiments, each fan unit is constructed with means which directs at least a portion of the exhaust of the fan to the plant row in order to further facilitate insect dislodgement and removal into the intake of the fan.

Abstract: Implements for the removal of insects or the like are provided which dedicate an individual centrifugal fan unit to each plant row. The fan unit includes exhaust means which are constructed to traverse the top of the plant row in order to direct the exhaust airflow to the side of the plant opposite the fan intake. The exhaust airflow contacts and passes through the plant in order to facilitate insect removal. A portion of the exhaust airflow reenters the intake airflow thereby forming a closed circuit airflow. This closed-circuit airflow also permits the introduction of fluids such as pesticides or herbicides into the airflow while minimizing both fluid usage and fluid introduction into the general surrounding environment.

Abstract: A vacuuming apparatus simultaneously vacuums a plurality of parallel rows of plants for removing of insects. A plurality of side-by-side vacuum units are mounted on a mobile support including a tractor-mounted lift to be releasably attached to the front of the tractor. Each vacuum unit includes at least two separate depending intake units located to span two adjacent plant rows. The mobile support includes a frame including a central lift assembly. A parallelogram lift linkage connects the tractor to the lift assembly for vertical positioning of the apparatus. Hydraulical power rams are connected to a tractor driven hydraulic source for control of the position of the apparatus from the tractor. The mobile support frame may include pivoted end frame members, each supporting a vacuum unit and a pair of vacuum inlets. The end frame members are pivoted up and over the ends of the frame for over-the-road travel of the vacuuming apparatus.

Abstract: A pest collection-disposal device includes a means for establishing an air stream in an air duct forming at least a segment of a housing for the device. Positioned in the duct is a disposable pest collection cartridge. The cartridge comprises an elongated body having a flexible closure means and a filter means. The closure means deflects under the influence of an air stream from a closed position to provide an entrance thereto for insects entrained in the air stream. The filter means separates insects from the air stream. Upon termination of air flow, the flexible closure member is restored to an initial position to entrap the pest between the flap and filter means. The duct in one embodiment includes an expandable and retractable array of elongated telescoping members. In a further embodiment, the cartridge is positioned in one of the elongated duct members.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device to exterminate dust ticks, bedbugs and fleas inhabitant in carpets, tatami mats and others in a simple manner, and said device is provided with a base body movable along the subject of extermination such as carpet and others, and a far-infrared ray emission unit to radiate far-infrared rays toward said subject of extermination.

Abstract: A vacuum apparatus is disclosed for mechanically removing and destroying insects and related pests from low growing crops. In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus is affixed to a three-point hitch and power takeoff of a standard farm tractor and comprises a dual fan assembly connected by forced air ducts and suction hoses to a plurality of suction shoes. One of the fans forces air through ducts to individual intakes on the shoes, where the air is directed through manifolds down to oppositely aligned blast channels on the lower edges of plant tunnels. These channels lead the forced air current up toward pest receiving outlets in the top center of the interior of each tunnel. Suction hoses, leading from the other fan, apply a partial vacuum to expansion compartments located directly above the pest receiver outlets.In operation, the eradictor is lowered over parallel rows of plants until the plant tunnels enclose subject plants.

Abstract: An insect killer having a housing containing a motorized suction fan for drawing insects into the housing and securing them to a screen member covering a rear opening of the housing, and a scraping bar mounted on a rotating shaft in sliding contact with the interior side of the member which will crush the insects when rotated.