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House fly, horn fly, and mosquito repellents and apparatus useful in testing efficacy of same

US5417009A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1993
Grant dateMay 23, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S424/10
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for trapping insects having a radiation means and a semiochemical attractant means such that insects enter an air stream and are carried into a housing to trap them. The device further contains radiation pulsing means and a power supply to power a motor which drives a propeller to induce a flow of air into the trap.

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