Described herein are systems and methods for attracting insects to a trap or surface containing insecticide. One embodiment described herein is an insect attractant releasing system comprising a quantity of a volatile insect attractant where the attractant is released at a defined rate and has a particular product lifetime under field conditions. In another embodiment, the attractant releasing system is integrated into an apparatus having insecticide immobilized on one or more surfaces where attracted insects can crawl or land and contact the insecticide, which subsequently kills the insects.

Dual action lethal containers, systems, methods, compositions and formulas used to kill mosquitoes and their larvae. The containers can have separate interior larvicidal and adulticidal coatings separated from each other by horizontal water line holes in the container. Another container can use a novel combined coating of a larvicidal and adulticidal coating. Unique compositions of adulticidal coatings, larvicidal coatings and combined adulticidal and larvicidal coatings can be used as liners.

An exterminator for insects, for example mosquitoes, including: a) a container open on an upper side and filled with a water-containing fluid, including an inner wall with a smooth surface descending steeply towards the fluid, b) a cover at a distance above the open upper side of the container, and c) a float in the container, under the cover, and which can move up and down with the fluid level. The float includes a float body which extends above the surface of the fluid and which includes a structure which remains dry in a form of a gauze, net, cloth, screen, grid or fabric, on to which an electrostatic coating layer in a form of a platinum complex-containing silicone composition is provided.

Described is a mosquito attractant formulation having an effective amount of each of the components 3-octanone, heptanal, benzaldehyde, sulcatone, octanal, nonanal and decanal, and uses of the same. Also described is combination products, kits-of-parts and devices having the mosquito attractant formulation.

A trap for immobilizing, killing, or containing arthropods comprises a housing having walls and at least one opening, where the walls define an interior space; and a light source comprising a directional light source mounted in the interior space. The light source is constructed to emit light at one or more wavelengths ranging from 350 to 500 nm. The light source is positioned so that a majority of the light emitted from the light source is directed at one or more surfaces in the interior space. The trap also comprises a suppression element mounted in the interior space and constructed to immobilize, kill, or contain arthropods.

A system includes an acoustic lure and a sensor package disposed within an interior volume of an insect trapping container and a computing device in communication with the acoustic lure and the sensor package configured to instruct the acoustic lure to output an acoustic tone. The computer device is further configured to receive sensor data from the sensor package, the sensor data representative of insects within the interior volume. Responsive to receiving the sensor data, the computing device is configured to instruct an imaging device to capture image data representative of the insects within the interior volume or determine insect count data based on the sensor data. The computing device is configured to then transmit output data to a remote computing system, the output data including at least one of a first portion of the image data or a second portion of the insect count data.

An object is to provide a method for facilitating the delivery of a poison bait to a wasp nest and a method for destroying the wasp nest early. As a solution, a method for facilitating the delivery of a poison bait to a nest by a wasp, in which the poison bait has a sugar content (Brix) of 40 or more and less than 83, is provided.

A mosquito trap is disclosed herein that may be configured to have one or more mosquito attractants to lure such insects inside of the trap and kill them with one or more neutralizing mechanisms. The one or more mosquito attractants may include a plant that mosquitoes are attracted to and also a water reservoir tank that produces carbon dioxide, and yeast smell which mosquitoes may be attracted to such gas. The one or more neutralizing mechanisms may include a toxin in the water reservoir tank, such as a larvicide, that neutralizes mosquito eggs, larvae, and possibly the mosquitoes themselves. Also, the one or more neutralizing mechanisms may include a fan system that creates a suction airflow pulling the mosquitoes inside the trap and towards the rotating blades of the fan to collide there with and be killed or pulled down bellow to vents to be dried.

A yellow jacket bait bottle is provided and designed for effective and safe extermination of yellow jacket populations. The device comprises a cylindrical container with a hollow interior, accessible through a tamper-resistant lid featuring a hinge and flange for easy opening and closing. A plurality of access holes around the container's perimeter allows yellow jackets to enter, collect poisoned bait, and exit freely. The bait bottle includes a central hole in the lid for a flexible loop, enabling the device to be hung in various locations. The method involves placing a pesticide-laced attractant inside the container, hanging the bait bottle, and allowing yellow jackets to transport the bait back to their nest, thereby eliminating larvae and reducing the population.

A mosquito trap is disclosed herein that may be configured to have one or more mosquito attractants to lure such insects inside of the trap and kill them with one or more neutralizing mechanisms. The one or more mosquito attractants may include a plant that mosquitoes are attracted to and also a water reservoir tank that produces carbon dioxide, and yeast smell which mosquitoes may be attracted to such gas. The one or more neutralizing mechanisms may include a toxin in the water reservoir tank, such as a larvicide, that neutralizes mosquito eggs, larvae, and possibly the mosquitoes themselves. Also, the one or more neutralizing mechanisms may include a fan system that creates a suction airflow pulling the mosquitoes inside the trap and towards the rotating blades of the fan to collide there with and be killed or pulled down bellow to vents to be dried.