JPH1175657A - Insect capturer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an insect capturer capable of efficiently capturing insect pests which come flying to fields, agricultural greenhouses or tunnels or the like without using an agrochemical. SOLUTION: This insect capturer is obtained by installing an air discharging part 5 in the interior of a capturing water tank 3 filled with water, air discharging outlets 7 on the lower lateral face of the air discharging part 5, providing an air inlet 8 above the air discharging part 5, detachably standing a cylindrical insect capturer body 1 in the air inlet 8, arranging an illuminating lamp 10 in the cavity part of the insect capturer body 1, forming ventilating holes 2 on the wall part of the insect capturer body 1, tinging the insect capturer body 1 with a color within the range of 300-600 nm wavelength and coating the right side or right side and back side surfaces of the insect capturer body 1 with a tacky agent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an insect trap, and more particularly to an insect trap that efficiently catches pests that fly to a field, an agricultural house or a tunnel.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In agriculture, pests have become a major problem, as they have reduced the commercial value of crops and, consequently, agricultural income.

In recent years, pest control has been forced to rely on pesticides, but on the other hand, there are environmental problems such as mass killing of beneficial insects, contamination of groundwater, and phytotoxicity of agricultural crops. Realization is ideal.

[0004] In order to realize this ideal, the inventor of the present invention has considered the above-mentioned environmental problems and has attempted to develop a trap which can capture pests without using pesticides, and has reached the present invention.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an insect trap that efficiently captures pests that fly to fields, agricultural houses, tunnels, and the like without using pesticides. .

[0006]

According to the insect trap of the present invention which solves the above-mentioned problems, an air discharging portion is provided inside a catching water tank filled with water, and an air discharging portion is provided on a lower side surface of the air discharging portion. An outlet is provided, and an air inlet is provided at an upper portion of the air discharge portion, and a tubular trap body is detachably provided at the air inlet, and a hollow portion of the trap body is provided in the hollow section of the trap body. An illuminating lamp is arranged, and a vent hole is provided in a wall portion of the insect trap main body, and the insect trap main body has a size of 300 to 600 n.
The insect catcher has a color in a wavelength range of m, and an adhesive is applied to the front surface or the front and back surfaces of the insect trap body.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention include the following.

[0008] (1) The insect trap body is colored yellow or blue. (2) The inner surface of the catching water tank is colored yellow or blue. (3) A fan is installed inside the air discharge part. (4) The illuminating lamp is a blue fluorescent lamp. (5) One socket for the illuminating lamp is fixed to the lower part of the insect trap body, and the lid is detachable on the upper part. The other socket for the lighting is fixed to the lower surface of the lid. (6) The insect trap body holds an odor-inducing substance that attracts pests. (8) Provide a pest guide plate around the vent hole of the insect trap body. (9) Grid, honeycomb, or cylinder around the insect trap body. A trapezoidal trapping assisting portion, and an air flow path communicating the vent hole and the outside is formed in the trapping assisting portion. And

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The inventor of the present invention has a tendency that pests respond to light of a specific wavelength, reach crops, pierce or harm the absorption port of crop leaves, and lay eggs on the crops and reproduce them. The present invention has been found, and an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of the insect trap of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an insect trap body having a circular or square cylindrical shape, and reference numeral 2 denotes a ventilation hole formed in a wall portion of the insect trap body 1, which serves as an inlet for suction air and an entrance for a pest. Play a role. The shape of the ventilation hole ² may be any of a round hole, a square hole, a slit and the like, and the area of the hole is preferably in the range of 3 to 100 mm ² .

Although the number of the vent holes 2 is not particularly limited, it is preferable that the vent holes 2 are uniformly distributed in the insect trap body 1 in order to increase the number of insects caught.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a catching water tank filled with water 4, which also serves as a pedestal for erecting the insect trap. It is more preferable that an insecticide be put in the water 4 in the catching water tank 3 in order to catch the pests that have fallen or have jumped in the catching process. Further, it is preferable that the inner surface of the catching water tank is colored yellow or blue in order to exhibit an effect of attracting pests. Further, a yellow or blue pigment can be mixed in the water of the catching water tank.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an air discharge unit provided inside the catching water tank 4, and reference numeral 6 denotes a fan. By discharging air toward the inside of the air discharge unit 5 by the fan 6, the inside of the trap body 1 is brought into a suction state. When two or more insect traps are sucked by one fan, the fans can be installed outside. Reference numeral 7 denotes an air discharge port provided on a lower side surface of the air discharge unit 5, and reference numeral 8 denotes an air inlet provided on an upper portion of the air discharge unit 5. Numeral 9 denotes an insertion tube fixed around the upper portion of the air inlet 8. The lower end of the insect trap body 1 is inserted into the insertion tube 9, and the stopper 1 a comes into contact with the upper end of the insertion tube 9. The container main body 1 is configured to be installed upright on the insertion tube 9 so as to be detachable.

The configuration in which the insect trap main body 1 is detachably erected on the air discharge portion 5 is not limited to the illustrated one, but may be, for example, a screwing method.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an illuminating lamp arranged in the cavity of the insect trap main body 1, and there is an example shown in the figure as a means for attaching the illuminating lamp. That is, as shown in the figure, one socket 11 for an illumination lamp is fixed to the lower part of the insect trap main body 1, a lid part 12 is detachably fixed to the upper part, and the illumination The other socket 13 for the lamp is fixed. The illumination lamp 10 is provided in both sockets 11 and 13 so as to be detachable,
Demonstrate the lighting function. Reference numeral 14 denotes a plug connected to a power supply.

It is preferable to use a blue fluorescent lamp as an illuminating lamp in order to effectively capture nighttime pests.

More specifically, the insect trap body 1 may be made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin or a foamed resin, or a resin-coated paper member, rubber, metal, or the like. Use of milk packs, empty cans and the like is preferable because resources are effectively used. Further, it is also preferable to use a member having a soft surface such as a leaf of the plant in order to stop the induced pests.

The insect trap body 1 is configured to have a color in a wavelength range of 300 to 600 nm (measured by a spectrophotometer).

In the present invention, having a color in the wavelength range of 300 to 600 nm means that it is sufficient to have one or two or more colors of any color selected in this range. ing.

For example, it is preferable that the insect trap body 1 is colored yellow or blue in order to exhibit the effect of attracting pests. The means for coloring yellow or blue is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a method of dipping and applying the insect trap body in a coating liquid containing a yellow or blue pigment, and a method of spray-coating the coating liquid. .

Normally, a pest flying in the daytime is 400
The amount of ultraviolet light or near-ultraviolet light less than
It is sufficient to have a color in the wavelength range of 0 to 600 nm.

According to the present invention, the illuminating lamp 10 is configured to function against luminous pests. Illumination light 10
Is configured to leak to the outside from the air hole 2, and the leaked light attracts the pest to the insect trap body.

Since the front surface or the front and back surfaces of the insect trap main body are coated with an adhesive, the pests attracted to the insect trap main body adhere to and are captured by the surface of the insect trap main body.

In the present invention, pests invade through the ventilation hole 2, but the invading pests adhere to the inside of the trap body and fall and are captured in the catching water tank.

The means for applying the pressure-sensitive adhesive may be a general method, such as a dipping method, a spray coating method, or a brush coating method. As the pressure-sensitive adhesive, a pressure-sensitive adhesive of a synthetic rubber type, an acrylic type or the like can be used.

In the present invention, the periphery of the catching water tank and the periphery of the suction part are also configured to have a color in the wavelength range of 300 to 600 nm. It is preferable in promoting the attraction effect.

In the present invention, it is more preferable that the insect trap body holds an odor-inducing substance,
It is also preferable that the water in the catching water tank contains the above-mentioned odorant substance.

In order to actually use the insect trap shown in FIG. 1, the insect trap is placed at the place where the insects are to be captured, and the fan 6 is turned to bring the inside of the insect trap body 1 into a suction state.

During the daytime, during the daytime, the insect trap body 1
Pests are attracted because they are colored in the wavelength range of 0 nm. The attracted insect pests invade from the ventilation hole 2 by themselves, are inhaled by suction, and adhere to the outside of the insect trap body 1. Pests that have entered inside adhere to the inside of the insect trap body 1 or fall into the catching water tank 3 and are caught.

At night, the illumination lamp 10 is turned on. It is preferable to use power from a solar cell or the like as a power source. The light of the illuminating lamp 10 leaks outside through the vent hole 2, and the leaked light causes the pest to be attracted to the insect trap body.

When the insect pest is captured by the insect trap main body and there is no longer any portion on the surface of the insect trap main body for trapping the insect, the insect trap main body can be replaced. For replacement, as shown in FIG. 2, the insect trap body is lifted upward from the insertion tube 9, and a new insect trap body may be attached again.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a guide end 5 is provided at the lower end of the air discharge section 5 so that the air discharged from the air discharge port 7 does not inhibit the pests from being introduced into the trap body 1.
A or a guide end 3A at the upper end of the catching water tank 3.
Is preferable.

Next, another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is an example in which a pest guiding plate 20 is provided around the ventilation hole 2 of the insect trap body 1. By providing the pest guiding plate 20, the pest is guided to the ventilation hole 2. Not only is it possible to increase the area where pests are attached.
It is preferable that the pest induction plate 20 is colored so as to have a color in a wavelength range of 400 to 600 nm.
Further, if a soft member is used as the pest guiding plate 20, the pest feels softness like a leaf of a plant and is less likely to escape after approaching, thus increasing the attraction effect.
The direction of the pest guide plate 20 is not limited to the illustration.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, a trapezoidal auxiliary member 21 having a lattice shape, a honeycomb shape, or a cylindrical shape is provided on the outer periphery of the insect trap main body 1, and air for communicating the ventilation hole 2 with the outside is provided in the auxiliary trapping member 21. This is an example in which a flow path 22 is formed. Such a capture assisting unit 21
Can further increase the area where the pests adhere. In the case of the lattice-shaped or honeycomb-shaped capture assisting portion 21, if the paper-made member is formed by folding, it can be folded small when not in use and can be stretched and used when used. , Transportation costs can be reduced.

Means for attaching the capture assisting portion 21 to the insect trap body 1 may be a method as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, but is not particularly limited.

In FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the parts denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 have the same configuration, and therefore description thereof is omitted.

The insect trap of the present invention is preferably used by placing it on a rug such as a yellow carpet, for example, in order to promote the effect of attracting pests.

Further, it is preferable to arrange the insect trap of the present invention between or inside the plants, because the insect trap of the present invention can easily catch the pest attracted by the plant and approached.

The pests against the agricultural crops to be used in the present invention are not particularly limited.
The following are mainly mentioned.

Pests of eggplants: Ladybug, Spodoptera litura, Spodoptera litura, Potato beetle, Potato moth, Aphids, Dermatophagoids, Slipps, Spider mite, Onsic whiteflies, Scutellaria melanogaster, Pseudococcidae, bats, Beetle weevil, Blue-spotted beetle, Pseudococcidae Pests: Tobacco moth, Spodoptera litura, Spodoptera litura, Snow fungus, Ladybird beetle, Duckweed mite, Thrips, Aphids, Pseudocarina cucumber Pests of cucumber: Cucumber beetle, Cotton aphid, Potato aphid, Potato beetle
Thrips, Whitefly, Spider Mite, Tetranychus mites, Tomato pests Tomato pests: Tobacco budworm, Tobacco moth, Thrips thrips, Thysanoptera thrips, Onsius whitefly, Peach beetle, Stinkbug, Cabbage cauliflower , Ombubatta, Japanese radish pests: Japanese white butterfly, Conaga, Tamanaginuiwaba, Japanese armyworm, Lotus armyworm, Himadara nomeiga, Nanomeiga, Kaburahabachi, Japanese kabrahabachi.
Radish beetle, weevil, aphids,
A kind of dust mite, Lepidoptera cribus, Onions (onion, onion, rakkyo, leek, garlic): Pests of the locust thrush, scallop, scallop, onion fly, scotch beetle, mosquito beetle Pterid beetles, mulberry beetles, aphids, Ayamokumerigiga, Uranamijijimi, Papilionidae, Namoglibae Butterfly pests: fukimeiga, fuki aphid, peach mosquito aphid, cotton aphid, tossinus horsica Harm of strawberry, scrophularis, aphids, aphids, striated bees, flea beetles, weevil weevil, uskawamaimai strawberry : Fall armyworm, common cutworm, Nashikenmon, giant white Obi black sawfly, Ichigohamushi, black poppy Tsubu vest Li, strawberry weevil, scarab beetle,
Spider mites, Dermatophagoides farinae, White-leaved Leafhopper, Yellow thrips Thrips, Thrips palmi, Aphids Pests of soybean: Potato beetle aphid, Soybean aphid, Bean aphid, Spider mite,
Mark beetle, Soybean thrips, A kind of green leafhopper, Tobacco whitefly, Soybean leafhopper, Soybean leafhopper, Soybean leafhopper, Spodoptera litura, Monkicho butterfly, Mamedokuga, Mitsumonkinwaba,
Green monk clover, Okenumemon, Nashikenmon, Artemisia japonicus, Turmeric beetle, Scarabaeidae, Acacia sylvestris, Acacia serrata, Acacia serrata, Acacia serrata, Acarabaeidae, Scarabaeidae, Acarinae , Ipponses japonicus, Cotton aphid, Lotus aphid, Kansawa spider mite, Corn pests: Awanomeiga, Awayyoto, Wheat viper aphid, Maize locust aphid Okra pests: Watameiga, Futatogarikoyaga, Scarabaeidae, Budworm・ Pests of cowpea and Fuji bean: Spodoptera litura, Potato beetle Aphid,
Bean aphid, spider mite, Aphid aphid, Aphid aphid, spider mite, Acalythus thrips, a kind of leafy leafhopper, pests of the watermelon melon: Pteridium beetle, cotton aphid, cotton aphid, spider mites, paddylid Pests of stink bugs, Thrips palmi Karny, Carrot, Mitsuba, and Parsley: Pests of Papilio xuthus, Black monarch leaf, Kikukinuwaba, Carrot aphids, Peach aphids, Other aphids, Spodoptera, Lotus aphid
Pests of the armyworm, Spodoptera litura, beetle weevil, peach aphid, peach moth, Dermatophagoides farinae, pests of vegetables (komatsuna, shakusina, mustard, kyona, takana, shirona): hornbill, konaga, mizuoka, radish salmon, aphid, weevil Pteridopsis Potato pests: Lady beetles, beetles, potato beetles, potato moths, aphids Pea pests: pea weevil, namogliae, aphids Pests of yam and yam moss: yama moko moga, kokakumonohama, yam beetle
Pests of the Japanese sparrow sweet potato: Nakajiroshitaba, Lotus armyworm,
Shrimp glass spider, imokoga, convolvulium, mugwort shrimps, ombutatta, scarab beetles, marc beetle beetle, burdock pests: burdock crested beetle, cutworm,
The armyworm, Spodoptera litura, Nashikenmon, aphids, gourd weevil, and weevil weevil The trap of the present invention can be used in fields, orchards, agricultural houses and tunnel entrances or in the vicinity thereof, or inside agricultural houses and tunnels. Can be provided. A synergistic effect can be expected by installing both inside and outside agricultural houses and tunnels.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of an insect trap of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part showing an example of attaching and detaching the insect trap main body.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part showing another example of the insect trap body of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another example of the insect trap of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a capture assisting unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the capture assisting unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: insect trap body 2: vent hole 3: catching water tank 4: water 5: air outlet 6: fan 7: air outlet 8: air inlet 9: insertion tube 10: illumination light 11, 13: socket 12: lid Part 14: Plug 20: Pest guide plate 21: Capture assisting part 22: Air flow path

Claims (9)

[Claims] An air discharge portion is provided in a capture water tank filled with water, an air outlet is provided on a lower side surface of the air discharge portion, and an air inlet is provided on an upper portion of the air discharge portion. At the same time, a tubular trap body is removably erected at the air inlet, an illumination lamp is arranged in a cavity of the trap body, and a wall part of the trap body is provided. Ventilation holes are provided, the insect trap body has a color in a wavelength range of 300 to 600 nm, and the surface or the front and back surfaces of the insect trap body are coated with an adhesive. Insect trap. 2. The insect trap according to claim 1, wherein the insect trap body is colored yellow or blue. 3. The insect trap according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the catching water tank is colored yellow or blue. 4. The insect trap according to claim 1, wherein a fan is provided inside the air discharge section. 5. The insect trap according to claim 1, wherein the illuminating lamp is a blue fluorescent lamp. 6. A lower part of the insect trap main body is fixed with one socket for an illumination lamp, and an upper part is removably fixed with a lid part, and the other socket for the illumination light is mounted on a lower surface of the lid part. The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein is fixed. 7. The insect trap according to claim 1, wherein the insect trap body contains an odor-inducing substance, or the water in the catching tank contains an odor-inducing substance.
7. The insect trap according to any one of to 6. 8. The insect trap according to claim 1, wherein a pest guide plate is provided around a vent of the insect trap body. 9. A trapping assisting portion having a lattice shape, a honeycomb shape, or a cylindrical shape is provided on the outer periphery of the insect trap main body, and an air flow path for communicating the vent hole with the outside is formed in the catching assisting portion. The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein