The present application relates to a backer rod for sealing a void. The backer rod comprises an extruded polymer foam composed of crosslinked linear low density polyethylene and poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) and contains an insecticide. Exemplar insecticides include termiticides such as bifenthrin, permethrin, deltamethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, tetramethrin, and cyfluthrin. The backer rod may be used as physical and chemical barrier to prevent the ingress of insects into a structure.

A glue board trap for insects and spiders is provided that includes a reusable housing, a replaceable glue board, and a reusable lure compartment that is mounted to the housing. The lure compartment contains a water-based lure solution for attracting crawling pests that can be replaced as needed.

The present disclosure describes an apparatus, system, and method for trapping and exterminating arthropods, particularly red mites. The apparatus includes an opaque housing and a heat strip configured to have separate temperature zones. The method includes warming the heat strip to lure the mites into the trap, heating outer heat strip segments to drive the mites toward the center of the trap, and then raising the entire heat strip to a temperature sufficient to exterminate the mites. The system includes placing one or more of the traps in animal hold structures, including nesting boxes in poultry houses.

An insect vacuum and trap attachment system can include a tubular member having an elongate channel that extends along an outer surface of the tubular member. The system can also include a suction member that slideably receives the tubular member. The suction member can have a narrowed open tip that receives insects and a stem that extends along at least an outer surface of the suction member. The stem can be slideably received by the elongate channel to enable the suction member to slide with respect to the tubular member. The system can include a catch that protrudes from the stem. The catch may be arranged and configured to receive a portion of an insect filter pod and thereby couple the insect filter pod between the tubular member and the suction member.

A monitoring camera includes a housing having a tip end cylindrical portion in which a lens is disposed, the tip end cylindrical portion being covered with a front glass, an eave member that is provided on an upper surface of the housing and that has a tip end flange portion protruding forward from the front glass, and a repellent member that is provided at the tip end flange portion and contains a drug for repelling a pest such as a spider.

The present invention relates to a trap (10) for bed bugs (2) comprising an inner element (20) having an outer surface (24) delimited by a first base (22) and a first top (26), and an outer element (80) being hollow and having a second base (86) and a second top (88) delimiting an inner surface (84). The outer element is positioned around the inner element with the second top adjacent the first top and the second base adjacent the first base, whereby a tapering space (12), tapering towards the first top, is defined between the outer surface of the inner element and the inner surface of the outer element. The tapering space is accessible to bed bugs crawling on the outer surface of the inner element through a base opening defined between the outer surface of the inner element and the second base. An adhesive (6) is provided on at least part of the inner surface of the outer element for adhering to the dorsal side (4) of a bed bug crawling on the outer surface of the inner element. The invention further relates to a method of detecting and/or trapping bed bugs.

A device for trapping and feeding insects to reptiles or the like includes an elongated hollow member carved to resemble a natural hollowed-out log, a screen removably attached to the inside of the elongated hollow member, a removable cap with a screen on the bottom of the elongated hollow member, and dual prongs to attach the device to a screened-in enclosure. The device traps insects and allows them to crawl up the screen, while preventing the insects from escaping the device.

Systems and methods for providing a combined mosquito staging and dissection system are disclosed. The system can include a mosquito staging subsystem; a robotic pick-and-place station; and a dissection, extrusion, collection, and disposal subsystem. The subsystems can include one or more stations to provide orientation, decapitation, extrusion of salivary glands, and disposal of carcasses of the mosquitoes. The resident live sporozoites from the salivary glands can be used to produce Plasmodium SPZ-based vaccines.

A wearable insect capture device that may be removably attached to a user, for example on a lower portion of the user's leg, to capture insects that may attempt to climb up the user.

A trap for certain insect pests may be configured to be particularly suitable for bedbugs and take the form of a foldable pitfall bedbug trap. The pitfall trap walls extend vertically upwardly at an angle and are sufficiently rough to permit bedbugs to climb to an upper edge of the trap, whereas the inner surfaces of the pitfall trap walls have been treated with a smooth material, such as being laminated, causing bedbugs at the upper edge to fall upon initiating contact with the inner pitfall walls and their smooth characteristics. The resultant foldable pitfall bedbug trap is relatively inexpensive to produce and easily user-deployable.