Inventors:
Robert Jones - New Orleans LA, US
International Classification:
A01N025/34, A01M001/14
Abstract:
A trap for small insects and rodents has a shallow tray with a bottom plate and a continuous side wall. A contiguous lip extends along the periphery of the side wall and substantially perpendicularly thereto. A narrow protuberance extends from the lip to elevate one side of the tray above a mounting surface when the tray is placed with an outer surface of the bottom plate facing upwardly. A layer of adhesive substance is deposited on an inner surface of the bottom plate. A small amount of bait is placed on the adhesive layer. When the trap is placed with the inner surface facing down, the upper surface becomes inclined to trap even smaller insects trying to escape. The higher portion of the tray adjacent the protuberance forms the widest entryway for the crawling insects and small rodents, such as house mice.