Bed bug monitor

a technology for monitoring devices and bed bugs, which is applied in the field of insect monitoring and trapping devices, can solve the problems of difficult to eradicate, bed bugs can go for long periods without feeding, and victims often experience swelling or welts in the area

a technology for monitoring devices and bed bugs, which is applied in the field of insect monitoring and trapping devices, can solve the problems of difficult to eradicate, bed bugs can go for long periods without feeding, and victims often experience swelling or welts in the area

US20090223115A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-10ECOLAB USA INC
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[0036]The present invention serves to detect bed bugs in a location at the earliest possible time after their arrival, so that early extermination efforts may be undertaken. In the hospitality industry, even one encounter by a customer or member of the public with a bed bug leads to a low level of customer satisfaction and the possibility of a negative reputation in the community. The early monitoring and detection of bed bugs can help to reduce the possibilities of these negative effects.

[0037]The present invention is a bed bug monitor that attracts bed bugs, and retains the bed bugs or records their passage through the trap.

[0038]A bed bug monitor of the present invention can include two basic aspects: an attractant and a retention or recording mechanism detection, and placement. In designing a monitor, it is also important to consider how the presence of bed bugs in the monitor will be detected and where the monitor will be placed. Each of these aspects of a bed bug monitor will ...

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Abstract

An insect monitoring and trapping device is provided according to the invention. The device includes a base and a lid for covering the base, and is constructed to provide a trap interior and an insect opening for insects to access the trap interior. The device includes a heating device provided within the trap interior for attracting insects, and an adhesive surface provided within the trap for trapping insects.

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[0001]This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 511,851 filed on Aug. 28, 2006 which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 712,340 filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 30, 2005. The entire disclosure of both Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 712,340 and application Ser. No. 11 / 511,851 are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for all purposes.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002]The invention relates to an insect monitoring and trapping device. The device is particularly suited for monitoring and trapping bed bugs.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003]Bed bugs are small insects that feed solely on the blood of animals. The common bed bug, Cimex Lectularus, is the species of bed bug that has most adapted to living with humans. Bed bugs have lived with humans since ancient times, although many people living in the United States have never seen a bed bug. However, the increase of international tra...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
10 Sep 2009
Publication
US20090223115A1
IPC
A01M1/14
CPC
A01M1/023; A01M1/14; A01M1/026; Y02A50/30; A01M2200/011; Y10S43/00
Inventors
LANG, JASON GREGORY; OLSON, JOELLE FRANCINE