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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Ctb, Inc., Milford, IN (US);
Inventor:
Frank Luttels, Beesel, NL;
Assignee:
CTB, Inc., Milford, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/20 (2006.01); A01K 31/12 (2006.01); A01M 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/2094 (2013.01); A01K 31/12 (2013.01); A01M 1/04 (2013.01); A01M 2200/011 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes an apparatus, system, and method for trapping and exterminating arthropods, particularly red mites. The apparatus includes an opaque housing and a heat strip configured to have separate temperature zones. The method includes warming the heat strip to lure the mites into the trap, heating outer heat strip segments to drive the mites toward the center of the trap, and then raising the entire heat strip to a temperature sufficient to exterminate the mites. The system includes placing one or more of the traps in animal hold structures, including nesting boxes in poultry houses.