BED BUG TRAP AND MONITOR

A trapping device and method for capturing and monitoring the existence and behavior of crawling insects, such as bed bugs, is provided. The trapping device has a textured two-dimensional surface with one or more triangular entrance areas, where one of the triangular sections functions as a base, on...

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Hauptverfasser:	GARDNER, Douglas B, OLSON, Joelle F, THUIS, Alicia N
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUSPLANTS CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	A trapping device and method for capturing and monitoring the existence and behavior of crawling insects, such as bed bugs, is provided. The trapping device has a textured two-dimensional surface with one or more triangular entrance areas, where one of the triangular sections functions as a base, one or more wing sections, connected to either one the base or to another wing section by a neck; and a collecting area connected to one or more wing sections by a bridge. The trapping device can further include a support structure, and can be enclosed in a case with one or more entrances. The trapping device can also comprise a catching area that can optionally include an adhesive for immobilizing the insects.