IMPROVED INSECT TRAP

摘要

A device and method for trapping flying insects includes a housing having an opening for the entry of insects; a physical attractant for the insects; a device in association with the physical attractant for trapping insects; and an arrangement for emitting a chemical attractant for the insects employing a cartridge which contains predetermined amounts of reactants and which engages the trapping device so that there is produced a gaseous suspension of the chemical attractant in the vicinity of the trapping device. The invention also includes a mixture of ingredients able to interact in presence of water giving CO2, used as a chemical attractant for the insects.