House fly, horn fly, and mosquito repellents and apparatus useful in testing efficacy of same
US5417009A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2013 |
Classification
- 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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