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An outdoor bug zapper. A bug zapper, more formally called an electrical discharge insect control system, electric insect killer or (insect) electrocutor trap, is a device that attracts and kills flying insects that are attracted by light. A light source attracts insects to an electrical grid, where they are electrocuted by touching two wires ...
Raf. (1833) The Venus flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant native to the temperate and subtropical wetlands of North Carolina and South Carolina, on the East Coast of the United States. [ 4] Although various modern hybrids have been created in cultivation, D. muscipula is the only species of the monotypic genus Dionaea.
Insect trap. A hanging bucket trap for the Mediterranean fruit fly. An insect trap mounted onto a pickup truck, for collection of nocturnal species. Insect traps are used to monitor or directly reduce populations of insects or other arthropods, by trapping individuals and killing them. They typically use food, visual lures, chemical attractants ...
Yes, it's a fly trap, but it keeps those pesky pests hidden so no one has to know. $17 at Amazon. The plug-in bug trap is only $17 on Amazon, which is quite the bargain compared to an exterminator ...
Malaise trap. A Malaise trap is a large, tent-like structure used for trapping, killing, and preserving flying insects, particularly Hymenoptera and Diptera. The trap is made of a material such as PET (polyester) netting and can be various colours. Insects fly into the tent wall and are funneled into a collecting vessel attached to its highest ...
Sterile insect technique. The screw-worm fly was the first pest successfully eliminated from an area through the sterile insect technique, by the use of an integrated area-wide approach. The sterile insect technique ( SIT) [ 1][ 2] is a method of biological insect control, whereby overwhelming numbers of sterile insects are released into the wild.
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A flight interception trap (or FIT) is a widely used trapping, killing, and preserving system for flying insects. It is especially well-suited for collecting beetles, since these animals usually drop themselves after flying into an object, [1] rather than flying upward (in which case a Malaise trap is a better option).