The Procter Gamble Company

S. C. Johnson Son, Inc.

Zobele Holding Spa

Alessio Giovanelli

Walter Sordo

Brian Lee Floyd

Christopher Lawrence Smith

Erik John Hasenoehrl

Hirotaka Uchiyama

Andrea Pedrotti

Danilo Rossi

Adam James Burt

Thomas Bernard Walker, Iii

Benjamin Patrick Hale

Anthony Xavier Jean-Yves Clerc

Stefano Deflorian

Mark E Wefler

Jeffrey L Harwig

Brigitte Harttmann

Joaquin Antonio Crespo

Emilio Fioravanti

Disclosed herein is a method of trapping arthropods by providing a substantially planar, flexible insert having a LED-facing surface having an adhesive for trapping the arthropods disposed thereon. Then, bending the insert into a curved configuration and inserting the insert into an arthropod trapping device. The device includes a housing having a base and a curved shade. The curved shade is configured to receive the insert and comprises a LED-facing surface. A first LED having a peak wavelength of from about 400 nm to about 500 nm is mounted on the base and is configured to emit light in a direction substantially perpendicular to the LED-facing surface of the shade. A second LED having a peak wavelength of from about 350 nm to about 400 nm is mounted on the base and is configured to emit light in a direction substantially parallel to the LED-facing surface of the shade.

Method of trapping arthropods

An insert for an arthropod trapping device. The insert comprising a substrate and a frame for supporting the substrate, where a surface of the substrate has an adhesive disposed thereon, an optional mounting bracket spaced apart from the adhesive surface of the insert and located at a first end of the insert, and an optional graspable tab extending from the frame at a second end of the insert.

Arthropod trapping device

An arthropod trapping device comprising a housing and an insert. The housing comprises a base and a shade coupled to the base, where the base comprises a light source (e.g., LED) and where the shade is configured to receive an insert that comprises a light source-facing surface with an adhesive disposed thereon.

A timer device comprising a first timer in communication with control means, the control means being in communication with an external component and the first timer sending an order to the control means after a first preset time period is counted by the first timer, the timer device also comprising a second timer in communication with the control means, the second timer counting a second preset time period that is a portion of the first preset time period. The timer device permits an accurate operation, even with changes of temperature and voltage, and with a reduced cost.

Timer device and method for operating said timer device

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