Apparatuses for capturing insects and related methods,申请号US200912392365-传众专利搜索

Apparatuses for capturing insects and related methods

申请公布号：US9044001(B2)

申请号：US200912392365

申请日期：2009.02.25

申请公布日期：2015.06.02

申请人：

SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG

发明人：Meghji Moez;White James;Casselman Daniel

分类号：A01M1/10;A01M1/00;A01M1/02

主分类号：A01M1/10

代理人：Jones R. Kody

地址：Basel CH

摘要：The presently disclosed subject matter provides an apparatus for trapping insects for purposes of monitoring insect load and in some cases studying the captured insects, and methods for using the same. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for trapping insects once they emerge from the soil, such as corn rootworm beetles and related insects, and methods for assembling and using the same. The apparatus comprises a frame having an open bottom and a removable top panel having at least one plant slot configured to receive a plant and a capture chamber opening configured to receive a capture chamber; a flexible sealing structure configured to seal the plant slot on the top panel; and a securing mechanism configured to secure the flexible sealing structure such that a seal is created about the plant to prevent the egress of the insects about the plant.

主权项：1. An apparatus for capturing insects, the apparatus comprising: a frame having an open bottom, side walls, and a removable top panel, the top panel having a plant slot configured to receive a portion of a plant and a capture chamber opening configured to provide passage into a capture chamber, wherein at least one of the side walls has a window panel therein, the window panel comprising an air permeable and liquid permeable material, and wherein the plant slot opens at one side of the top panel; a flexible sealing structure having an opening defining a hole for receiving a portion of the plant, the flexible sealing structure being configured to contact and seal the plant slot on the top panel; and a securing mechanism configured to secure the flexible sealing structure to the top panel such that the opening of the flexible sealing structure aligns with the plant slot of the top panel and the flexible sealing structure creates a seal about the portion of the plant at the plant slot on the top panel to prevent egress of an insect.