Outdoor flying insect trap

Abstract

To provide a flying insect trap capable of increasing an insect trapping effect without using an external power supply such as an AC or DC power supply.SOLUTION: A flying insect trap comprises a body-upper insect intrusion part having an insect intrusion hole and an opening in a lower part, a body-lower heat absorption part made of metal and having an opening in an upper part, an internal attractant tray fitted inside the body-lower heat absorbing part, having an opening in an upper part and containing a fermentation attractant 7, where the lower opening of the body-upper insect intrusion part and the upper opening of the body-lower heat absorption part are joined together.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for capturing flying insects such as flies, and is a flying insect trap that has improved capture efficiency and energy saving properties compared to conventional devices. [Background technology]

[0002] Common flying insect traps include optical insect attractants and electric shock insect killers. They are structured to include an attractant part that uses light, odor (attractant), heat, etc. to attract insects, and a capture part that uses sticky paper, electric shock insect killer, suction, etc. Patent Document 1 discloses the use of odor (attractant) alone as an attractant part, a combination of light (attractant lamp) and odor (attractant), and a combination of heat (heater) and odor (attractant). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 07-053321 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In Patent Document 1, the combination of light (attract lamp) and odor (attractant) and the combination of heat (heater) and odor (attractant) use an external electrical power source for the light (attract lamp) and heat (heater), and when installed outdoors, there is a problem that it is time-consuming to supply power. In addition, general insect traps have the following drawbacks. (a) Although there are ways to lure insects into a trap depending on their characteristics, such as light, smell, or heat, no insect trap has ever been developed that has all three of these features. (i) Most insect traps require a power source, but if they are installed outdoors, it can be a hassle to provide power. (c) In the case of odor attractants, fermented substances are used in most cases, but since they are fermented at room temperature, it takes time for the fermentation to occur and the effects are slow to appear. (e) Most odor-attracting traps are plastic bottle types and have limited capacity. (E) The odor-attracting plastic bottle type allows captured insects to easily escape (Figure 6). (c) Most odor-attracting insect traps have bodies made of plastic, which makes them vulnerable to impacts. The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] An internal attractant tray 5 is fitted inside the lower main body heat absorption / radiation section 2, an internal insect attracting light section 4 is attached to the top of the upper main body insect attracting light transmission / insect entry section 1, there are insect entry holes 3a to d on the side, the upper main body insect attracting light transmission / insect entry section 1 and the lower main body heat absorption / radiation section 2 are fixed with a cable tie 6, and the internal insect attracting light section 4 and the solar panel section 9 are connected with a cable 8. Flying insect attractant 7 is placed in the internal attractant tray 5 and the solar panel section 9 is installed facing the sunlight to capture flying insects. The outdoor installation type flying insect trap is characterized by the above-mentioned configuration. Effect of the Invention

[0006] (a) There is a way to lure insects into the trap depending on their characteristics, and this insect trap has three attracting functions - light, smell, and heat - to suit those characteristics. (a) This insect trap's odor-attracting function and heat-attracting effect are all achieved by absorbing heat from the sun and utilizing heat dissipation materials, so there is no need for batteries or AC or DC power sources. This means that there is no need to worry about supplying power when the trap is installed outdoors. (c) In order to enhance the attraction effect of the odor-attracting fermented substance, the main body is made of a material with high thermal conductivity that easily absorbs solar heat, and the structure is such that heat is stored in the main body, and the heat is given to the attractant fermented substance, promoting fermentation and improving the attraction effect. This heat is also released to the outside of the main body, and the structure is such that it simultaneously performs the thermal attraction function of insects. In addition, by adopting LEDs that consume little power as the light attractant light source, it is possible to use a small solar panel and keep electricity bills to zero. (D) Most odor-attracting traps are the size of a plastic bottle. Although the size of a plastic bottle is easy to process and carry, it is too small for places where insect damage is severe. There is a capacity limit. We increased the insect trapping space capacity to about 8 times the size of the plastic bottle, improving the maximum amount of insects caught. (E) By increasing the insect catching space by eight times as described above, the area ratio of the "insect entry hole" through which flying insects escape to the insect catching space is reduced, resulting in a structure that can reduce the insect escape rate (Fig. 6). (f) Conventional odor-attracting insect traps often have a plastic body that is vulnerable to shocks. In contrast, the lower part of the body is made of metal, making it more durable and shock-resistant. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention (excluding the solar panel). [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the present invention (excluding the solar panel). [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an installation method of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the insect trapping mechanism of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram comparing the product of the present invention with a conventional product. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] Hereinafter, the mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings. The upper insect-attracting light-transmitting / insect-entering section 1 of the main body is composed of a disk-shaped top plate and a cylindrical body. The lower part of the main body has a double structure composed of two members. The outer member is a cylindrical metal lower body heat absorbing / dissipating section 2 having an upper opening that almost coincides with the lower opening of the upper insect-attracting light-transmitting / insect-entering section 1 of the main body. The inner member is a bowl-shaped internal attractant tray 5 having an upper opening that coincides with the inner circumference of the lower body heat absorbing / dissipating section 2. The internal attractant tray 5 is detachably attached to the upper end or any position inside the lower body heat absorbing / dissipating section 2 of the main body, and its height is set to be lower than the height of the lower body heat absorbing / dissipating section 2 of the main body. In addition, a fermentation attractant 7 is placed in the internal attractant tray 5. Then, the lower opening of the upper insect-attracting light-transmitting and insect-entering section 1 is brought into contact with the upper opening of the lower heat-absorbing and heat-dissipating section 2, and joined together using a cable tie. The lower body heat absorbing and dissipating part 2 can also have a bottom. The upper body insect attracting light transmitting and insect intrusion part 1, the internal attractant tray 5, and the lower body heat absorbing and dissipating part 2 are generally cylindrical in this embodiment, but can be freely designed to be rectangular, truncated cone, or pyramid. The lower opening of the upper body insect attracting light transmitting and insect intrusion part 1 and the upper opening of the lower body heat absorbing and dissipating part 2 are joined using a cable tie in this embodiment, but as other means, a screw thread can be provided to screw the lower opening of the upper body insect attracting light transmitting and insect intrusion part 1 and the upper opening of the lower body heat absorbing and dissipating part 2, or a well-known joint structure that can be easily attached and detached, such as a screw joint, can be adopted. The height of the lower body heat absorbing and dissipating part 2 can be set lower than the internal attractant tray 5, but in order to exert the heat absorbing and dissipating effect of the lower body heat absorbing and dissipating part 2, it is effective to set the lower body heat absorbing and dissipating part 2 to a certain height. Also, the internal attractant tray 5 and the lower body heat absorbing and radiating section 2 may be integrally formed from the same material.

[0009] Four insect entry holes 3 are provided in the trunk of the upper insect-attracting light-transmitting / insect entry section 1 of the main body. The insect entry holes 3 have an external opening with a diameter of about 2 cm to prevent the entry of large flies and the like, and are funnel-shaped toward the inside with a small opening at the tip to make it difficult for insects to escape from the inside. The number and shape of the insect entry holes 3 can be set as desired. Also, the insect entry holes 3 can be provided and attached as separate members. An insect attracting light section 4 is provided on the top plate of the insect attracting light transmission / insect entry section 1 at the upper part of the main body. It is preferable to use LEDs for the insect attracting light section 4 so that it can be sufficiently effective with the solar panel section 9, and therefore it is not AC or DC powered or battery-powered, and is therefore hassle-free. However, any known power source can be used depending on the installation location.

[0010] As the material of this embodiment, the upper insect-attracting light transmission / insect entry part 1 of the main body is made of plastic, more specifically PP (polypropylene), so that the light of the internal insect-attracting light can be diffused and leaked to the outside, and also considering light weight and ease of processing. However, other plastic materials or metals can be used. The lower heat absorption / radiation part 2 of the main body needs to have a high thermal conductivity so that it can fully absorb the heat of the sun when installed outdoors, and the temperature needs to be high so that the fermentation attractant 7 in the internal attractant tray 5 can be heated and the odor can be further increased. For this reason, in this embodiment, a metal material, more specifically iron, is used. However, other materials can be used as long as they have a high thermal conductivity. The internal attractant tray 5 can be made of plastic or metal as long as it is resistant to the fermentation attractant 7, but it is preferable to use a metal material with high thermal conductivity in order to efficiently transmit the heat from the lower heat absorption / radiation part 2 of the main body and to release more odor from the fermentation attractant 7.

[0011] The installation and use of the outdoor flying insect trap of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. (a) Fermentation attractant 7 is placed in internal attractant tray 5. (b) Internal attractant tray 5 is placed in lower heat absorption / radiation section 2 of the main body. (c) Upper insect attractant light transmission / insect entry section 1 and lower heat absorption / radiation section 2 of the main body are fixed together with cable ties 6. In this state, the outdoor flying insect trap can be installed in any desired location as shown in Figure 5. Next, a method for catching insects using the outdoor-installation type flying insect trap will be described below. (a) The insect attractant light source coming from the internal insect attractant light section 4 leaks outside through the insect attractant light transmission / insect entry section 1 at the top of the main body, attracting insects. The smelly attractant component from the fermentation attractant 7 comes out from the insect entry hole 3 and attracts insects. At this time, the heat absorption / radiation section 2 at the bottom of the main body absorbs and radiates solar heat, heating the fermentation attractant 7 through the internal attractant tray 5, so that more smelly attractant components are released. (b) Insects attracted to the main body enter the inside of the main body through the insect entry hole 3. The invading insects eventually come into contact with the fermentation attractant 7, and are unable to fly due to the surfactants and insecticides contained in the fermentation attractant 7, and accumulate inside the fermentation attractant 7. Furthermore, it will be explained below with reference to FIG. 6 that the product of the present invention makes it more difficult for insects to escape after invading it, compared to the conventional PET bottle type product. The insect entry holes of (a) the present invention and (b) the conventional PET bottle type are almost the same size in terms of the dimensions of the insects. The present invention has a larger internal space than the conventional product, so the possibility of insects reaching the entry hole through which they can escape is lower than with the conventional product. Therefore, the escape rate of insects is lower than with the conventional product, and more insects can be captured. [Explanation of symbols]

[0012] 1 Insect-attracting light transmission / insect entry area on the top of the main unit 2 Lower body heat absorption / dissipation section 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d Insect entry hole 5. Internal Attractant Tray 6 Cable ties 7 Issue attractant 9. Solar Panel Section

Claims

1. This outdoor-installation type flying insect trap comprises an upper insect entry section of the main body that is open at the bottom and has an insect entry hole, a lower heat absorption section of the main body made of metal that is open at the top, and an internal attractant tray that is fitted inside the lower heat absorption section of the main body, is open at the top, and contains a fermentation attractant, and the lower opening of the upper insect entry section of the main body and the upper opening of the lower heat absorption section of the main body are joined together.

2. 2. The outdoor installation type flying insect trap according to claim 1, wherein an internal insect attracting light section is provided in the insect intrusion section at the upper part of the main body, and the internal insect attracting light section is connectable to a solar panel section.

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