Trap for bed bugs and the like

摘要

A climb-up pitfall trap for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like comprises a rough exterior surface, a precipice, a smooth interior surface and sensory lures. The sensory lures include heat, carbon dioxide and/or a lure composition. The lure composition comprises a combination of (a) L-lactic acid, and (b) a fatty acid from the group consisting of (1) propionic acid, (2) butyric acid, and (3) valeric acid. The lure composition may also comprise (c) octenol. A method for attracting and capturing bed bugs and the like uses the climb-up pitfall trap in a bed bug infested environment.

主权项

1. A climbable pitfall trap for bed bugs and the like, the trap comprising:
a rough exterior surface sloping upwardly and outwardly from a bottom of the exterior surface to a to of the exterior surface, the exterior surface serving as a climbing wall, which extends continuously around an outside of the trap and defines an edge at the to of the exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface is climbable by crawling arthropods with hooked tarsal claws; a precipice lining the edge of the exterior surface; a smooth interior surface connected to the precipice and sloping downward and inward from the precipice to form a first pitfall, the smooth interior surface having a surface roughness preventing bed bugs and the like passing over the precipice from resisting a fall down into the trap and from climbing up the interior surface to escape from the trap; and a smooth sloped retaining surface located inwardly of and opposed to the interior surface and forming a second pitfall; wherein the interior surface defines an outer portion of a receptacle and the opposed retaining surface defines an inner portion of the receptacle.