Title of Invention

COLLAPSIBLE BUCKET TRAP FOR INSECTS

Abstract The present invention relates to a collapsible bucket trap for insects comprising: a. a lower container having ah outwardly projecting rim at its top, b. an upper container provided with at least one entry holes for insects, and having an inwardly projecting rim at the bottom to hold the lower container and an outwardly projecting rim at the top c. a flat lid with one eyelet and a downward projecting rim at its bottom for placing it tightly on the bucket, d. a lure holder at the center of the lower portion of the inner wall of the lid for attaching the pheromone dispenser, e. at least one additional lure holder attachment to facilitate use of pheromone dispensers hung from the middle of the lid.
Full Text THE PATENTS ACT. 1970
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Section .10
"Collapsible Bucket Trap for Insects"
Pest Control (India) Private Limited, an Indian Company, of 36, Yusuf Building, M.G.
Road. Mumbai 400 001 India.
The following specification particularly describes the nature of this invention and the manner in which it is to be performed:
Vulcan Patent Data dalaYear 2000 Application Conventional Phase. com.2000.due

FIELD OF INVENTION:
The present invention relates to a collapsible bucket trap for insects. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION:
Continuous and indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides has created a number of problems including pesticide resistance and secondary pest outbreaks, etc. In addition, these chemicals also destroy natural enemies of insect pests and beneficial crop growth promoting organisms in the soil. Use of pesticides alone is not a sustainable solution to the pest problem affecting crops. Restrictions on their indiscriminate usage have to be imposed by adopting and popularizing integrated pest management (IPM) programme.
IPM is considered to be economical and effective for the control of several pests attacking crops, especially coconut trees. It attempts to ensure biological balance in the nature and minimise expenditure on pesticides and their application. Here, pheromones play a vital role in controlling the pest population.
Pheromones are species-specific chemical substances secreted by certain insects to attract their mates (sex pheromones) or both sexes (aggregation pheromone). Pheromone traps are ideal for the control of red palm weevil (RPW) and rhinoceros beetle (RB), which are serious pests of coconut. The beetles attack the coconut trees and damage the growing parts of the palms and/ or cause their death. Thus, sustained attack by RPW can result in death of the tree, while one RB damages one coconut palm in its life cycle. In India, red palm weevil and rhinoceros beetle are widely distributed in coconut plantations.
Utilization of bucket traps with holes, baited with aggregation pheromone, is a proven method of attracting and killing RPW adults. Similarly bucket traps with baffles is a proven method to trap and kill the RB adults. It has been demonstrated that mass trapping of these insects using bucket traps baited with aggregation pheromones is a safe and environmentally friendly method of controlling these noxious pests. Adult beetles that are attracted by the aggregation pheromone, placed inside the bucket, land on the outer surface of the bucket and enter inside, through the holes provided near the rim of the bucket. They are further attracted by the food bait added to the mixture of water and detergent or insecticide provided inside the bucket.
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Considering the fact that adults cannot get a grip on the smooth surface of the bucket a Hessian fabric is pasted all around the outer surface of the bucket and the lid. The Hessian gets separated from the bucket, once it gets soaked in rain water during the monsoon season and/ or are cut into pieces and the fiber carried away by squirrels, etc.
The bucket trap is baited, as mentioned above, with dispensers loaded with aggregation pheromone, in turn referred to as pheromone lures. The pheromone lures are either suspended from a hook made of Gl wire inserted through a hole in the lid or placed in a perforated vial attached to the lid. The baited bucket trap is tied to a tree and is serviced (removal of dead adults, replacement of food bait, water and insecticides/ detergent) 2 to 4 times per month or as and when required. For this the entire bucket has to be untied and removed for cleaning and tied back to the tree once the operation is completed.
Several other traps known in the prior art are as follows:
GB2343830A1 discloses an insect lure comprising a pigmented polyethylene tubular container closed at one end and having a tightly fitting sealing plug in its other end. The sealing plug is also made of polyethylene and may be pigmented. The container holds a carrier gel containing a pheromone. The pheromone is slowly released from the gel and permeates through the polyethylene container into the air to attract male insects into a trap containing the lure. The carrier gel may be pigmented. The pigment in the carrier and container help prevent photodegradation of the pheromone. Different pigments may be used to impart information.
JP06319424 discloses an apparatus for capturing flying noxious insect in a high efficiency with low energy consumption without limitation on the installation site. A solar cell provided with a storage battery is used as a power source of the apparatus and photoelectric conversion is performed in the daytime. A light trap is connected to the power source and lighted at night. The apparatus has a pheromone preparation to attract flying insects and an insect- capturing device. The capturing efficiency is synergistically increased by the attraction with light and the attraction with pheromone. The capturing efficiency is remarkably improved by intermittently lighting the light trap.
GR1001484B discloses an insect trap destined to be used against the olive fruit fly ("dacus oleae") and any other insect. The trap consists of a flat surface 15 X 20 cm in dimensions made of plywood, wood, plastic, paperboard or any appropriate material able to absorb the suitable insecticide or the special sticky substance. The said surface is provided with three openings: the first is meant for hanging the trap from a tree via a suspension system or a piece of wire, the second is meant to receive a cylindrical tank of equal diameter containing the food attractant, whereas the third-receives the pheromone
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dispersing system of the BIORYL type or other cylindrical container with pheromone. The assembly of the trap components is carried out by simple pressing without special stapling or other connecting means.
US4581845 teaches a suffocation-type insect trap with pitfall and attractant. Said poison less trap is for monitoring and control of insects, especially stored-product pests of the order Coleoptera, comprising a housing device, a pitfall chamber within the housing device, oil within the pitfall chamber, and an attractant. Insects lured into the pitfall by the attractant die by suffocation in the oil.
U57096621 teaches a light trap for insects. A flying insect trap includes a source of insect attractant light, an insect immobilization device, and a housing partially surrounding the source of light. The housing includes a chassis configured to be attached to a mounting surface, an upper housing pivotally attached to the chassis, and a lower housing that is removably attached to the lower portion of the chassis. In an alternative embodiment, the housing of the trap includes a chassis and a lower housing, where the lower housing includes a lip that surrounds a support structure for an insect immobilization device.
JP2005117970A2 provide a trap capable of trapping day and night insect pests including moths lured by luring lamps and sexual pheromone attractant. The insect pest trap comprises a top of a cylinder set upright at the center of the bottom of a trap vessel is fitted with a transparent conical cover inclined at 45° or greater so as to turn its larger-diameter part upward, the top opening of the cover is covered with a thermal insulation plate, which, in turn, is capped with an umbrella-shaped cover, a luring lamp is hung at the center of the thermal insulation plate, and an insect attractant container case is mounted on the flank of the cylinder so that the container case comes to just the water level when the trap vessel is filled with water. This insect pest trap is so designed that insect pests gathered at the luring lamp impinge on the slope of the transparent conical cover and fall down into the trap vessel filled with water.
JP2004350609A2 provides a harmful insects-trapping device flying to fields and fruit trees, by which trapping efficiency in the night at which harmful insects actively fly about is improved by combinedly using a light trap and an attractant such as a sex pheromone. A light trap is installed on a pipe arranged in a standing state in the center of a trapping container in which water is filled and the light trap is wrapped with a transparent conical type cover and the attractant is provided at the top of an umbrella type cover covered on the conical type cover. Then, aeration holes are provided in the joining part between the conical type cover and the umbrella type cover to release an attracting gas for harmful insects to the outside.
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US20030208952A1 discloses an insect trap. The trap is adapted to attract insects of the type that tend to naturally congregate together such as lady beetles or box elder bugs. The trap is formed from a single blank manufactured from a light-colored material. The blank has tabs extending from it and has slits cut into it, Predetermined fold lines allow the blank to be folded so that the tabs engage in the slits to form a single chambered insect trap. The blank may have images of insects marked on its outermost surface to aid in attracting insects to the trap. The trap is designed to allow insects to freely enter and exit therefrom and may be either emptied or disposed of when a suitable number of insects are held therein. The attractants used to draw insects to the trap are the use of light-colored materials for the blank, the marking of images of the desired insect onto the exterior surface of the blank and pheromones naturally released by insects attracted by the other mechanisms.
US6625922 teaches a disposable insect trap, kit. The insect trap preferably includes a hollow housing having at least one opening therein and a hollow and enclosed cartridge member positioned in the housing and having at least one opening therein positionally aligned with the at least one opening of the housing so that insects may pass directly through the opening of the housing and into the cartridge member. Preferably, the combination of a lure and a retainer also is positioned within the cartridge member for luring and retaining insects within the cartridge member so that internal contents of the cartridge member can be sanitarily removed and disposed. A method for luring and retaining insects into a trap is also provided which preferably includes positioning a hollow cartridge member having an insect attractant positioned therein into a hollow housing and positionally aligning at least one opening in the cartridge member with at least one opening in the housing so that attracted insects pass directly into the cartridge member and do not have ready access between inner walls of the housing and outer walls of the cartridge member.
US6430868 dicloses an Insect trap for capturing numerous species of the colepteran order and method of operation thereof: said trap comprises a base member, a guiding member positioned upon and supported by the base, member and a capture chamber positioned upon and supported by the guiding member. The base member has a tubular body, an open bottom, a top, a plurality of holes in the tubular body and a number of openings in the top. The guiding member is removably connected to the top of the base member. The guiding member comprises a lower ring, an upper ring with a top surface and an outer vertical surface, plastic meshes having a lower section that extends between the lower ring and the upper ring and an upper section that extends conically upwards from the upper ring and has an apex with an orifice, connecting means and a number of apertures and of holes in the top surface of the upper ring. Each connecting means has a hollow upper extension, that is open at its top, and a bottom extension and is used for holding the guiding member-in stable position. The capture chamber comprises an open bottom
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end, a perforated top end, a cylindrical upright body, retention blades for holding pheromone and/or insecticide dispensers and extending downwards from the perforated top end and extending from and interior to the cylindrical upright body, a set of pockets for holding insecticide dispensers and for serving as a refuge for insects, a bottom ring extending outwardly at the open bottom end of and from the cylindrical upright body and having a number of holes for passage of tying means, and locking elements extending downwardly from the cylindrical upright body and a number of holes in the bottom ring.
WO9960848A1 provides a pest control apparatus and method comprising a surface on to, above or in the region of which a pest is capable of being directed, attracted or otherwise lured and which bears a particulate material incorporating a killing or behaviour-modifying agent, wherein the particulate material is capable of being rendered airborne by movement of the pest on, above or in the region of the particulate material-bearing surface. The surface may form part of a tubular or planar trap and may be further provided with a pheromone or other attractant and recesses for retention of the particulate material therein.
An insect trap is disclosed in W09853677 comprising a base mounted to a wall or other suitable surface. An insect attractant light source is operatively connected inside the base. A reflector is suitably positioned adjacent the wall such that the light source is at least partially transmitted onto the reflector and then reflected away from the wall. The trap also includes an insect immobilizer, such as a semi-rigid adhesive board on which to trap the insects. Additionally, the trap may include an insect attractant, such as scents, pheromones or visual clues.
WO9704650A1 refers to a single or multiple use insect trap which can be either hung indoors or outdoors or placed on furniture. The insects are attracted to the trap by appropriate preparations (food attractants or even pheromones) and are neutralized by drowning or by other classical insect trapping arrangements, where they enter either from below or through the opening of a transparent cover. The trap is rigged out with a sturdy suspension accessory to resist winds.
EP0026419 is directed to a triangular roof shaped insect trap having drawers for carrying glue and pheromone, wherein a vertical supporting wall for supporting the top of the roof is arranged and the upright portions of the drawers border on said wall.
WO8001748A1 discloses traps and trapping technique wherein a surface, accessible to pests, is changed, preferably at predetermined time intervals, from a pest supporting to a pest-dislodging condition, whereby pests on the surface are dislodged into a trapping zone for retention therein. The changes can be effected mechanically, but in the embodiment of a cockroach trap, the
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surface comprises a pair of inclined, insulating panels with parallel conductors which are pulsed electrically at, preferably, 10-30 second intervals with 300-400 volts DC, sufficient to dislodge pests from the surface on to a sticky insert in a removable tray. The voltages are applied to the conductors for not longer than 1 second, pulsing being effected by a multi-vibrator, which, with associated circuitry, is contained in an upper portion of a removable cover. A suitable pheromone attractant can be used, in a bung or phial between the surfaces, as a lure.
Most of the traps disclosed in the prior art comprises of light sources for trapping night insects.
THE OBJECT OF THE INVENTION:
The object of this invention is to provide an environment friendly, economical, easy to use and effective trap for insects.
Another, object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible bucket trap, which is easy to transport.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention obviates the drawbacks of the prior art by providing a collapsible bucket trap for insects.
The collapsible bucket trap for insects comprising:
a. a lower container having an outwardly projecting rim at its top,
b. an upper container provided with at least one entry holes for
insects, and having an inwardly projecting rim at the bottom to
hold the lower container and an outwardly projecting rim at the
top
c. a flat lid with one eyelet and a downward projecting rim at its
bottom for placing it tightly on the bucket,
d. a lure holder at the center of the lower portion of the inner wall
of the lid for attaching the pheromone dispenser,
e. at least one additional lure holder attachment to facilitate use of
pheromone dispensers-hung from the middle of the lid.
To reduce the bulk_during transportation the bucket is molded in 2 parts, with the lower container sliding into the upper container to make it collapsible.
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The difficulties encountered with respect to pasting the Hessian fabric are overcome by making a pattern with rough depressions and projections on the outer surface through by-a secondary operation, using specially fabricated dye and press, so as to enable the adult insects to get a grip and making it easy for them to walk on the outer surface of the molded plastic collapsible bucket trap.
A lure holder, which can either-be used for attaching or hanging different types of pheromone dispensers or lures as required is attached to the inner wall of the lid at its center.
The lower container, upper container and the lid of the collapsible bucket trap are made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings:
• Figure 1: Collapsible bucket trap for insects.
• Figure 2: The exploded view of the collapsible bucket trap for insects.
• Figure 3: The lower container of the collapsible bucket trap.
• Figure 4: The upper container of the collapsible bucket trap.
• Figure 5: The lid of the collapsible bucket trap.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION:
Referring to the drawings, a collapsible bucket trap for insects consists of a Lower Container (A), an Upper Container (B) and a Lid (C).
The said Bottom Container, Upper Container and Lid have patterns with rough depressions and projections on their outer surfaces, made using as indicated in Figure 1 and Figure 2, made using a specially fabricated dye and press. Further the container and lid have 3 and 1 eyelets (EL) respectively. Two of the eyelets on the opposite ends of the rim at the top of the upper container are used for stringing and tying the Collapsible Bucket Trap to a tree. The middle eyelet on the upper container and that on the lid are used to tie the lid to the bucket. This arrangement enables removal of the bottom container of the collapsible bucket trap for servicing, by untying and removing the lid and without disturbing the entire bucket trap tied to a tree.
The container is provided with 3 entry holes (EH) for the insects attracted by the aggregation pheromone to enter inside and get trapped and killed.
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Lower Container:
Lower Container (A) (Figure 3) which tapers towards the bottom has an outer diameter of 195 mm at the top and 177 mm at the bottom and a height of 105 mm with the wail thickness ranging from 1.2 at the top to 2.5 mm at the bottom. The outward projecting rim (OR) at the top of the Lower Container extends by 4 mm and has a wall thickness of 3 mm.
Upper Container:
Upper Container (D) (Figure 4) which tapers towards the bottom has an outer diameter of 225 mm at the top and 208 mm at the bottom and a height of 105 mm with a wall thickness of 1.5 mm. The inward projecting rim (IR) at the lower end and the outward projecting rim (OR) at the upper end extend by 4 mm from the main body, with a thickness of 3 mm. The 3 entry holes (EH) on the body of the upper container are 75 mm long and 26 mm wide. The 3 eyelets (EL) extend by 10.5 mm from the outer rim at the top with a 5 mm hole at its centre.
LID:
The Lid (C) (Figure 5) has an outer circumference of 233 mm with a downwardly projecting rim (DR) 7 mm from its outer margin. A 9.8 mm cylindrical lure holder (LH) is attached to its centre projecting downward. It has outer diameter of 9.8 mm, with an inner diameter of 6 mm.
Lure Holder Attachment (LA) is an additional molded HDPE attachment provided with the bucket trap for use with pheromone dispensers that have to be hung inside the trap. It has a cylindrical head (CH) measuring 7 mm long and 6 mm wide for insertion inside the lure holder and a hook (HK) at the other end. Pheromone dispensers can be suspended from the hook after inserting the head of the lure holder attachment inside the lure holder.
The size of the lower container, upper container and the lid can be varied according to the requirements.
Advantages:
• Since the body of the bucket trap comes in 2 parts, with the lower container sliding into the upper container, larger numbers as compared to regular bucket traps can be packed per carton, thus reducing bulk of packing and in turn the cost of transportation.
• The pattern of depressions and projections on the outer surface of the Lower Container, the Upper Container and the Lid provides easy grip for the insects attracted by the pheromone to alight and walk without difficulty.
• Since the pattern is built into the design it help overcome the problems associated with pasting, peeling off when soaked in rain, etc., associated with the Hessian-fabric. Further, the inbuilt pattern remains unchanged
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when exposed to the elements under field conditions. The Collapsible Bucket Trap lasts for a much longer time under farmers' field conditions, particularly since there are no fibers that can be removed by squirrels, etc.
• The lure holder with a hook, provided as attachment, enables utilisation of the Collapsible Bucket Trap for trapping different types of insects as required and saves the dealer the hassle of stocking different types of traps for different types of insect pheromone lures.
• The trap can be serviced without untying the entire trap from the tree. The inner container can be taken out for removal of dead adults, cleaning up and addition of fresh water and insecticides/ detergent as and when required, just by untying the lid.
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We Claim:
1. A collapsible bucket trap for insects comprising:
a. a lower container having ah outwardly projecting rim at its top,
b. an upper container provided with at least one entry holes for
insects, and having an inwardly projecting rim at the bottom to
hold the lower container and an outwardly projecting rim at the
top
c. a flat lid with one eyelet and a downward projecting rim at its
bottom for placing it tightly on the bucket,
d. a lure holder at the center of the lower portion of the inner wall
of the lid for attaching the pheromone dispenser,
e. at least one additional lure holder attachment to facilitate use of
pheromone dispensers hung from the middle of the lid.
2. A collapsible bucket trap as claimed in claim 1 wherein the upper
container is provided with at least three eyelets on the outwardly
projecting rim at the top.
3. A collapsible bucket trap as claimed in claim 1 wherein the lid is circular.
4. A collapsible bucket trap as claimed in claim 2 wherein two of the
eyelets on the opposite ends of the rim at the top of the upper container
provide a means for stringing and tying the trap to a tree.
5. A collapsible bucket trap as claimed in claim 2 wherein the middle eyelet on the upper container and that on the lid provide a means to tie the lid to the bucket to enables removal of the bottom container of the collapsible bucket trap, for servicing, by untying and removing the lid without disturbing the entire bucket trap tied to a tree.
6. A collapsible bucket trap as claimed in claim 1 wherein the lower container and upper container tapers towards the bottom.
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7. A collapsible bucket trap as claimed in claim 1 wherein the lower container,
the upper container and the lid are made of High Density Polyethylene.
8. A collapsible bucket trap as claimed in claim 1 wherein a pattern consisting
of depressions and projections on the outer surface of the lower container, the upper container and the lid as a substitute for Hessian fabric.

9. A collapsible bucket trap as claimed in claim 1 wherein the body of the bucket trap comes in 2 parts, with the lower container sliding into the upper container.
10. A collapsible bucket trap as herein described with respect to as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Dated this 31st day of Janu 2006



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196-MUM-2007-DRAWING(11-12-2009).pdf

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196-mum-2007-form 18(6-6-2007).pdf

196-mum-2007-form 2(granted)-(9-8-2010).pdf

196-mum-2007-form 2(title page)-(granted)-(9-8-2010).pdf

196-MUM-2007-FORM 3(11-12-2009).pdf

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196-MUM-2007-REPLY TO EXAMINATION REPORT(1-2-2010).pdf

196-MUM-2007-REPLY TO EXAMINATION REPORT(11-12-2009).pdf

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Patent Number 242068
Indian Patent Application Number 196/MUM/2007
PG Journal Number 33/2010
Publication Date 13-Aug-2010
Grant Date 09-Aug-2010
Date of Filing 02-Feb-2007
Name of Patentee PEST CONTROL (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
Applicant Address 36, YUSUF BUILDING, M. G. ROAD, MUMBAI 400 001,
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 Dr. K. P. JAYANTH BIO-CONTROL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, A DIVISION OF PEST CONTROL (INDIA) PVT LTD., 36/2, SRIRAMANAHALLI, NEAR RAJANKUNTE, DODBALLAPUR ROAD, ARAKERE POST, BANGALORE 561 203
PCT International Classification Number A01M1/00
PCT International Application Number N/A
PCT International Filing date
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 NA