Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Traps – Insect
Patent
1995-02-21
1996-09-24
Elpel, J.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Traps
Insect
A01M 122
Patent
active
055578799
ABSTRACT:
A control unit has two metal cylinders of the same diameter held with a narrow gap between facing ends, by a cylinder of electrical insulating material. Two nine volt dry cells in series establish a potential across the gap. One embodiment of the unit has an eyelet at the top which is attached to a string hung from an overhead support. Another eyelet is at the bottom and attaches a string which hangs a hummingbird feeder. Ants crawling down the supporting string for the unit toward the bird feeder hanging from the bottom of the unit will be stunned and bounced off the assembly as they attempt to cross the gap. In another embodiment, the cylinders are mounted on the cover of a canister immediately below a hole in the center of the cover so that, as the ants crawl down through the hole in the cover toward an attractant in the canister, they will be stunned and fall into the canister.
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