AU2005256799B2 - Method and trap for controlling insect pests - Google Patents
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- AU2005256799B2 AU2005256799B2 AU2005256799A AU2005256799A AU2005256799B2 AU 2005256799 B2 AU2005256799 B2 AU 2005256799B2 AU 2005256799 A AU2005256799 A AU 2005256799A AU 2005256799 A AU2005256799 A AU 2005256799A AU 2005256799 B2 AU2005256799 B2 AU 2005256799B2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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- A01N43/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds
- A01N43/34—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom
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Description
Amended vrsion of specification and claims Signed: Date: Is/oi- "METHOD AND TRAP FOR CONTROLUNG INSECT PESTS" Background of Invention.
The present invention relates to an environmental friendly way of destroying flying and crawling insects that are classed as pests. Most common of these are house flies, horse flies, blow flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, bugs and beetles and other crawling insects.
These pests are renowned for contaminating foods and spreading diseases in wild, domestic, agricultural animals, and birds, also of spreading diseases amongst human populations. Flies are also capable of transmitting bacterial pathogens such as Salmonella and Listeria to humans and animals. There is various prior art relating to this subject for trapping insects, such as sticky bait stations, high voltage electrocutes, electrostatic powders, magnetic powders, powder paralysing powders, all have disadvantages that with the exception of the high voltage trap, they will not kill the insects, they are left to die over a long period of time. A disadvantage of the high voltage trap, the insects tends to explode when electrocuted and splatter outside the trap and contaminate the area around the trap.
Other disadvantages of the above traps, some insects may crawl away and die together with associated contamination, the user of the trap has to kill the contents before they are disposed of There are other ways of killing insects by way of insecticide sprays, and aerosol sprays, these will eventually kill the insects but they fall and contaminate the area where they fall. And are harmful to the environment for wildlife and humans.
DDT is a good example, Summery of Invention.
The present invention obviates the disadvantages in the above prior art comprises an apparatus, and an environmentally friendly powder, that is insoluble in water and not affected by humidity and ambient temperatures that demobilises insects and after a small period of time, the insects expire. It has been found by this invention that mill ground peppers particles also adhere to the cupules and cleaving balls of insects. The use of this demobilising powder adheres to the cupules and cleaving balls of the insect and they lose the ability to cling to a vertical or curved surface that is of a smooth and polished nature and will then fall into a catchments area of the designed apparatus. When the insect tastes the powder, its orientation is confused, the process of expiring becomes more rapid, and the insects lose the power of their legs and expire.
In carrying out the method of the present invention the insects are exposed to the powder particles which consists of a composition of piperine (C17 H19 N03), powders, preferably milled white pepper, other peppers could be used with similar effect. Also the berries ofCubeba Clusii Miquel. The pepper powders which are used in the method of the present invention may consist solely of the pepper particles.
Another advantage of milled white pepper is that it adheres to smooth surfaces when disturb by insects, wind, or shaking and has the affect of creating a second chamber in the designed apparatus, this effect makes a return hazard to insects, if there is a remote possibility of the insects wanting to try and escape back from the direction of which they had fallen. Also the disabling powder will also arrive in the catchments area by the trapped insects. It must be noted that the trapped insects have expired by the use of the disabling powder and do not have to be dispatched when the trap is empted for re-use. In the case of some crawling insects it is of advantage to place a small amount of environmentally acceptable pesticide or insecticide in the catchments area of the trap, such as, extract of basil, marigold root, and ground coca leaves together with their particular bait attraction.
Another embodiment of the invention, the design apparatus and powder can be used inside a building environment, and outside of a building. And if situated in close proximity near an outside light would increase capture of night flying insects, for example mosquitoes.
Before explaining the present invention in detail it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application. Since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practice or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed is for purpose of description and not limitation.
Observation Experiment The present invention involved a trial to determine the length of time, a common blowfly took to expire having made initial contact with the disabling particle powder.
A glass jar was given a light dusting of disabling particle powder. A blowfly was caught un- harmed and placed in the jar. When the blowfly came in contact with the disabling particle powder by walking across it, a timer was set and observations noted.
After a few seconds, the blowfly could not cling to the sides of a vertical sided glass jar and started to launch itself into small flight jumps of a random nature. After 45 minutes the blowfly was on its back with its sensor rolling out. After another 15 minutes the blowfly expired. The present invention was left in an outside environment for one week, and was still trapping flying insects. The trap consisted of flies only and found all to have expired, and no bees had entered, so the trap proved to be environmentally acceptable.
Claims (4)
1. A method of controlling insects, such as crawling and flying insects by trapping and killing them, comprising using organic particles, wherein the organic particles are of a composition of piperine, (C 17 H 19 N03), powders, characterised by the use of a composition of milled pepper berries that adhere to the insects cupules and cleaving balls, and an insect trap within which the said organic particles are placed.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the particles have an average particle size in the range 50 micron -300 micron.
3. A method as claim 2 wherein the particles will disable and kill the insects.
4. A method as claim 3 wherein the particles are insoluble, and are not affected by humidity, and ambient temperatures, and are environmentally acceptable. A method as claimed in one of the preceding claims wherein the particles are applied to a surface in an area within the trap in which crawling and flying insects are present, preferably a slightly curved surface.
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| GB0414021A GB2415380B (en) | 2004-06-23 | 2004-06-23 | Method and trap for controlling insect pests |
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| PCT/GB2005/002365 WO2006000752A1 (en) | 2004-06-23 | 2005-06-15 | Improved insect trap |
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Citations (4)
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| EP0095309A1 (en) * | 1982-05-25 | 1983-11-30 | Canadian Patents and Development Limited Société Canadienne des Brevets et d'Exploitation Limitée | Insect trap |
| US4855086A (en) * | 1982-10-15 | 1989-08-08 | Burroughs Wellcome Co. | Novel pesticides, preparation and use |
| WO1994000980A1 (en) * | 1992-07-14 | 1994-01-20 | University Of Southampton | Pest control |
| EP1334660A1 (en) * | 2002-02-11 | 2003-08-13 | Lorenzo Furlan | Improved trap for insects |
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| EP0095309A1 (en) * | 1982-05-25 | 1983-11-30 | Canadian Patents and Development Limited Société Canadienne des Brevets et d'Exploitation Limitée | Insect trap |
| US4855086A (en) * | 1982-10-15 | 1989-08-08 | Burroughs Wellcome Co. | Novel pesticides, preparation and use |
| WO1994000980A1 (en) * | 1992-07-14 | 1994-01-20 | University Of Southampton | Pest control |
| EP1334660A1 (en) * | 2002-02-11 | 2003-08-13 | Lorenzo Furlan | Improved trap for insects |
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