An insect killing system has a blower drawing air entraining insects from below a vacuum machine, impelling the air upward, a flange oriented horizontally at an outlet to the blower, and a killing assembly affixed to the flange. The system is characterized in that the killing assembly comprises a plurality of panels of a common width, having an upper edge, a lower edge, and opposite side edges defining an area for each panel, the area closed by a relatively thin perforated sheet material exhibiting a matrix of through holes, individual panels affixed by the bottom edge to the flange on opposite sides, with each panel oriented by a steep angle from vertical, with each panel in the plurality parallel to and spaced apart from one or more adjacent panels, such that the area defined by an inside diameter of the flange is covered by the plurality of adjacent parallel panels.

A battery powered insect repellent device capable of the battery being separated from the volatile dispenser element and further including wireless communication facilities between a smartphone and the repellent device enabling electronic monitoring of the status of the various elements in the device as well as displaying the same to the user.

A device for detecting a group of offending objects and determining that the number of offending objects is above a predetermined threshold of offending objects. The device uses an image capturing system to scan areas to detect flying objects such as flying insects to detect a presence of a swarm of such flying objects. An action head on the device is configured to automatically respond once a swarm of objects is identified. The action head may disperse the swarm by expelling a substance such as a mist, smoke, repellant or insecticide.

A hand held device for removing ticks that are fixed to the skin of an animal or human host and comprises a housing oriented along a longitudinal axis, a tick encapsulation zone at the front end of the housing employing an openable and closable lid section capable of closing around the tick while the tick is attached to the skin of the host. A piezoelectric voltage generation device is located within the housing and activated by a striker to send a high voltage through two lead wires having their distal ends mounted within the tick encapsulation zone in gapped relationship. A trigger is mounted along an axis tangential to the longitudinal axis for triggering the piezoelectric device to send a high voltage across the electrode gap to electrocute the tick. The electrocuted tick automatically becomes detached from the host's skin and falls into the closed encapsulation zone of the device.

A hand held device for removing ticks that are fixed to the skin of an animal or human host and comprises a housing oriented along a longitudinal axis, a tick encapsulation zone at the front end of the housing employing an openable and closable lid section capable of closing around the tick while the tick is attached to the skin of the host. A piezoelectric voltage generation device is located within the housing and activated by a striker to send a high voltage through two lead wires having their distal ends mounted within the tick encapsulation zone in gapped relationship. A trigger is mounted along an axis tangential to the longitudinal axis for triggering the piezoelectric device to send a high voltage across the electrode gap to electrocute the tick. The electrocuted tick automatically becomes detached from the host's skin and falls into the closed encapsulation zone of the device.

An insect capturing assembly for capturing insects on a ceiling includes a pole that can be gripped and directed upwardly toward a ceiling. A bottle is removably coupled to the pole such that the bottle is positioned adjacent to the ceiling when the pole is directed upwardly toward the ceiling. The bottle is oriented collinear with the pole such that an opening in the bottle is directed toward the ceiling. Thus, the opening can surround an insect on the ceiling thereby facilitating the bottle to capture the insect. The bottle has a division therein to define a top half of the bottle that is removably coupled to a bottom half of the bottle, and the top half is removable from the pole for emptying the bottom half.

An insect capturing assembly for capturing insects on a ceiling includes a pole that can be gripped and directed upwardly toward a ceiling. A bottle is removably coupled to the pole such that the bottle is positioned adjacent to the ceiling when the pole is directed upwardly toward the ceiling. The bottle is oriented collinear with the pole such that an opening in the bottle is directed toward the ceiling. Thus, the opening can surround an insect on the ceiling thereby facilitating the bottle to capture the insect. The bottle has a division therein to define a top half of the bottle that is removably coupled to a bottom half of the bottle, and the top half is removable from the pole for emptying the bottom half.

A cleaning apparatus engageable with a vacuum source is provided. The vacuum source can be used to draw fluid through an interior space of a housing of the cleaning apparatus through an inlet tube so that debris entrained in the fluid collects in a debris collection zone upstream of a downstream opening in the inlet tube. Methods of using the cleaning apparatus are provided.

The present invention relates to a comb device for treating lice infestation, comprising: a) heat conducive teeth in which their extremity form a fine-tooth comb; b) a heating source adapted for heating said teeth; and c) a vibration motor adapted for vibrating said teeth in a multi-axis manner, wherein said heating source and said vibration motor are configured to work together.

An insect extermination device that draws air from outside an exterminator housing into the exterminator housing through an air inlet, heats the air, and forces the heated air out of the exterminator housing through an air outlet.