Apparatus for Pest Control

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for pest control; and to the use of said apparatus for pest control. The apparatus comprises a hollow station forming at least one entrance for the pests to be controlled; a pheromone of a pest to be controlled; and a contact pesticide for the pests to be controlled, said contact pesticide being provided inside said hollow station, and the hollow station being designed to prevent the pests from remaining within said hollow station without expenditure of energy.

1 . An apparatus for pest control comprising
 a hollow station forming at least one entrance for the pests to be controlled;   a pheromone of a pest to be controlled; and   a contact pesticide for the pests to be controlled,   wherein said contact pesticide is provided inside said hollow station, and wherein the hollow station is designed to prevent the pests from remaining within said hollow station without expenditure of energy.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the pheromone is 4-[p-hydroxyphenyl]-2-butanone acetate. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the contact pesticide is selected from the group consisting of phenylpyrazole pesticides, organo(thio)phosphates, macrocyclic lactones, carbamates and neonicotinoid pesticides. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the phenylpyrazole pesticide is selected from the group consisting of fipronil, acetoprole and ethiprole. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the phenylpyrazole pesticide is fipronil. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the neonicotinoid pesticide is selected from the group consisting of imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidin, acetampirid and thiacloprid. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus further comprises a means for protecting the pheromone and the contact pesticide from rainwater. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the inside of the hollow station does not comprise a resting place for pests. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one entrance is facing downwards. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the inside walls of the hollow station provide no footing for the pests. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the geometry of the interior of said hollow station of said apparatus is designed so that from every point in space within said interior hollow station there exists at least one linear, unimpeded line to at least one point in space outside the apparatus. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the geometry of the interior of said hollow station of said apparatus is designed so that there exists at least one linear, unimpeded line from least one point in space outside the apparatus via at least one point in space within said interior hollow station to at least one other point in space outside the apparatus. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a closed dome ( 150 ) and an entrance facing downwards ( 160 ). 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an angulated tube ( 250 ) and two entrances facing downwards ( 260 ,  265 ). 
     
     
         15 .- 19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . A method for pest control comprising:
 contacting a pest with the apparatus of  claim 1 .   
     
     
         21 . The method according to claim  15 , further comprising:
 selecting a contact pesticide effective to kill a pest;   exposing the pest to the contact pesticide, wherein the dose of the contact pesticide is insufficient to kill the pest while still located within the apparatus.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the pest is an insect pest. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the insect pest is a tephritid.