A tick detecting device for detecting ticks or other insects on the device which includes a signal generator for generating a detection waveform or DC voltage sufficient to traverse ticks; at least one pair of conductive traces driven by said signal generator, adapted to be in a path of ticks traversing the device; a detector for detecting the generated signal from said signal generator and any deviations caused by a tick in contact with said pair of conductive traces; a filter for discriminating between tick and no tick signals received from at least one of said pair of conductive traces; and a device for notifying a user of the detection of presence of a tick.

A handheld lighting apparatus is disclosed having a top housing coupled to a first light source and an electrical grid configured to distribute a quantity of electricity to an object that contacts adjacent portions of the grid. The top housing is slidably mounted to a bottom housing having a cavity therein, the cavity being configured to receive the electrical grid assembly therein. The first light source emits light ranging from about 400 nm to about 720 nm in a first mode and light ranging from about 315 nm to about 400 nm in a second mode. A second light source is disposed about the bottom housing configured to propagate light in a direction that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the lighting apparatus.

An insect control device may have a casing which includes a fine and tightly-spaced shock grid with sufficient energy to electrocute small insects. A detachable container for holding bait may be located below the grid. The insect control device may be highly effective at controlling infestations of small insects, for example, fruit flies.

Systems and methods are provided for locating an insect in a space and for indicating to a user the location of the insect and/or for eliminating the insect. The system includes a camera to obtain an image of the space and a processor to detect an object by comparing at least two images of the space and determine that the object is an insect based on a characteristic of the object in an image of the space. In some embodiments an independently mobile device may be controlled to eliminate the insect at the location of the insect in the space.

A lighting mosquito killer lamp which includes a main body and a base joined with the main body. The main body includes a housing, a lampshade arranged in the housing, and a high-voltage mesh wire arranged on the lampshade. The base receives power. The lighting mosquito killer lamp further includes a lighting lamp and an ultraviolet lamp. The lighting lamp is different from the ultraviolet lamp, and the lighting lamp and the ultraviolet lamp are controlled independently of each other. The lighting mosquito killer lamp further includes a cleaning brush having bristles that clean away mosquitos attached to the high-voltage mesh wire as the cleaning brush moves along a guide rod of the housing. The cleaning brush includes a brush handle that protrudes from the housing for operation by a user.

A insect killing assembly for attracting and killing insects includes a container. A liquid may be poured into the container thereby facilitating the liquid to attract insects to the container. A shock unit is removably coupled to the container. The shock unit electrocutes the insects when the insects attempt to enter the container.

An insect killing door system includes a door that is hingedly positioned in an entry to a building. The door has a window and an electrification unit is positioned to cover the window. Moreover, the electrification unit inhibits insects from passing through the window. The electrification unit is selectively turned on to kill insects that have landed on the electrification unit. In this way the insects are inhibited from entering the building when the door is opened. A control unit is provided and the control unit is in wireless electrical communication with the electrification unit. The control unit selectively turns the electrification unit on and off.

An insecticide device including a frame; a first electrically conductor element and a second electrically conductor element associated with said frame and reciprocally positioned so as to define between them a region of space; a power voltage generator circuit, to which are connected the first electrically conductor element and the second electrically conductor element, predisposed to generate in said region of space an electric field of intensity able to kill the insects that cross it. The first electrically conductor element and the second electrically conductor element include at least one respective portion made of electrically conductive polymer material.

A handheld lighting apparatus is disclosed having a top housing coupled to a first light source and an electrical grid configured to distribute a quantity of electricity to an object that contacts adjacent portions of the grid. The top housing is slidably mounted to a bottom housing having a cavity therein, the cavity being configured to receive the electrical grid assembly therein. The first light source emits light ranging from about 400 nm to about 720 nm in a first mode and light ranging from about 315 nm to about 400 nm in a second mode. A second light source is disposed about the bottom housing configured to propagate light in a direction that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the lighting apparatus.

The present disclosure provides for a composition and method for attracting bed bugs to a trap or to a location where an insecticide or pesticide is present, or to a trap or a location where a bed bug infestation can be detected. The present disclosure provides for a composition for attracting bed bugs that includes one or more of methyl diethanolamine (MDEA), monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), triethanolamine (TEA), and dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS); a carrier; and optionally one or more amides selected from oleamide, octanamide, nonanamide, and laurylamide; urea, biuret, or triuret; and one or more aliphatic fatty acids. The present disclosure further provides for a method for treating an article by applying the composition to the article, where the article comprises a device for trapping or detecting bed bugs or a device for treating a bed bug infestation.