KR20230013868A - Capturing trap for Aethina tumida - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a trap for capturing Aethina tumida, which comprises: a guide unit which is installed at the entrance of a beehive, and has a plurality of guide protrusions spaced apart in a width direction to form a plurality of guide passages communicating with the entrance along the width direction; and a capturing unit which is provided on the rear side of the guide unit, is a hollow body located in the beehive, is opened toward the entrance and has at least one capturing guide hole formed so that the width of the capturing guide hole becomes narrow toward the rear side. The capturing guide hole is opened to a lower part of the entrance.

Description

Small hive beetle trap {Capturing trap for Aethina tumida}

The present invention relates to a small hive beetle trap installed in a beehive to attract and capture small hive beetles.

Small beehive beetles cause great damage to the beekeeping industry in many countries around the world, and in Korea, small beetles occur in beekeeping farms, causing great economic losses.

1 is a perspective view showing a general beehive, which includes a bottom plate 10, a beehive body 11 located on the upper side of the bottom plate 10, and a lid 12 covering the upper side of the body 11 ) is made up of The bottom plate 10 protrudes from the front of the main body 11 to form a landing plate 10a on which bees fly and land, and a rumor 11a is formed in the main body 11 so that bees can enter and exit. has been In FIG. 1 , reference numeral 11b shows a protruding jaw protruding from the upper part of the main body 11 .

Small hive beetles are smaller in size than worker bees and are native to South Africa. They invade honey bee hives through rumors (11a) of the hive, parasitize in the hive, lay large amounts of eggs in the hive, and the larvae live in the hive for about 2 weeks until they become adults. It moves between the nest and the hive and eats honey, pollen, bee eggs, larvae, etc., resulting in denaturation of honey and destruction of the hive, eventually leading to the collapse or departure of the hive.

The small hive beetle is causing enormous damage to beekeeping farms, but an effective method for preventing and eradicating it has not been provided so far, so countermeasures against it are urgent.

Republic of Korea Registration No. 20-0491892 Registered Utility Model Publication Republic of Korea Registration No. 10-1927724 Registered Patent Publication Republic of Korea Registration No. 10-2177520 Registered Patent Publication

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a trap for trapping small beehive beetles installed in a beehive and trapping small beehive beetles entering through an inlet.

For the above purpose, the present invention is provided with a guide part installed on the lower part of the beehive and provided with a plurality of guide protrusions spaced apart in the width direction to form a plurality of guide passages communicating with the lower part along the width direction; It is a hollow body provided at the rear of the guide unit and located in the beehive, and includes a capture unit in which one or more capture guide holes are formed so as to open toward the small intestine and become narrower toward the rear; The capture guide hole provides a small beehive beetle trap, characterized in that it is opened to the lower part of the rumor.

In the above, it is characterized in that the lower plate inclined portion is formed at the front end of the catching guide hole.

In the above, it is characterized in that at least one catching guide hole is further formed to open toward at least one side or rearward in the width direction.

In the above, it is characterized in that the catching portion is provided with an obstruction protrusion spaced apart from the inner end of the catching guide hole.

In the above, a second trapping unit is further included inside the trapping unit, and the second trapping unit is characterized in that it is a space formed with one or more openings in a lateral direction.

In the above, the catch part is made of an upper plate and a lower plate that are coupled to form a space on the inside; The lower plate includes a plate-shaped lower plate body, a lower plate side portion provided along the circumference of the lower plate body and protruding upward, and an incliningly extending pair from an end of the lower plate side portion facing each other, and the gap becomes narrower toward the inside, and the ends are mutually connected to each other. Includes spaced capture ramps; The upper plate includes an upper plate body laminated on top of the lower plate side portion; It is characterized in that a space is formed between the upper and lower plates, and the catching inclined portion is formed as a catching guide hole between the upper and lower plates.

In the above, the upper plate main body includes an upper plate tuck portion formed in a downwardly bent form, and an upper plate extension portion provided in a form extending forward from the upper plate tuck portion and having an end extending to the guide portion through the lower part; The lower plate includes a bar-shaped extension extending forward from both sides in the width direction and coupled to the guide part; The catching guide hole is characterized in that it communicates with the space formed between the extension part and the bottom plate and the extension parts on both sides in the width direction.

According to the small hive beetle trap 100 according to the present invention, the small beetle is separated from the bee that enters through the rumor 11a, and the small beetle is captured, and it is difficult to escape after being captured, and the small beehive inside the beehive It is also effective in trapping beetles and small hive beetle larvae. In addition, it is possible to separate the guide part 110 by placing an attractant inside the second trapping unit, and using only the trapping unit 120 to capture small hive beetles by placing it on the hive.

1 is a perspective view of a general beehive with a lid open;
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a small hive beetle trap according to the present invention is installed in a beehive;
3 is an inward perspective view showing a state in which a small hive beetle trap according to the present invention is installed in a beehive;
4 and 5 are exploded perspective views of the small hive beetle trap according to the present invention.

All technical terms and scientific terms used in the description of the present invention have meanings commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs, unless otherwise defined. All terms used in this disclosure are selected for the purpose of more clearly describing the disclosure and are not selected to limit the scope of rights according to the disclosure.

Expressions such as "comprising", "including", "having", etc. used in the description of the present invention imply the possibility of including other embodiments, unless otherwise stated in the phrase or sentence in which the expression is included. It should be understood in open-ended terms.

Singular expressions used in the description of the present invention may include plural meanings unless otherwise stated, and this applies to singular expressions described in the claims as well.

Expressions such as "first" and "second" used in the description of the present invention are used to distinguish a plurality of components from each other, and do not limit the order or importance of the components.

In the description of the present invention, when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, that element is capable of being directly connected to or coupled to the other element, or a new or different element. It should be understood that it can be connected or combined via a component.

Hereinafter, the trap for trapping small hive beetles of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the trap for trapping small hive beetles according to the present invention is installed in a beehive, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the trap for trapping small hive beetles according to the present invention is installed in a beehive in an inward direction, FIG. and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a small hive beetle trap according to the present invention.

For convenience of explanation, in the following description, the “A” direction of FIG. 2 will be described as the width direction and the “B” direction will be described as the front-back direction.

The small hive beetle trap 100 according to the present invention is installed in the lower part 11a of the beehive body 11. The small hive beetle trap 100 is installed on the honeycomb bottom plate 10. The small hive beetle trap 100 includes a guide part 110 and a capture part 120.

The guide part 110 is installed outside the front of the small intestine 11a of the beehive. The guide part 110 is provided to cover a part of the lower part 11a. The guide part 110 includes a first guide member 111 and a second guide member 113.

The first guide member 111 is provided as a hollow body that extends in the width direction and opens backward and downward. The first guide member 111 includes a plate-shaped first guide body 1111 and a first side plate portion 1115 in the form of "┏┓" protruding backward from the first guide body 1111.

A plurality of guide protrusions 1113 spaced apart along the width direction are provided below the first guide body 1111 . The gap between the plurality of guide protrusions 1113 is formed to a size that a bee can pass through (eg, 5 mm to 7 mm). A plurality of guide passages 110-1 are formed between the plurality of guide protrusions 1113 and are spaced apart in the width direction so that bees communicating with the rumor 11a enter and exit. A guide passage 110-1 is formed at the bottom of the first guide body 1111 so that the bee can not fly with its wings spread and pass through, but lands on the landing plate 10a and crawls through the guide passage 110-1. do. Since the small hive beetle is smaller than the bee, the small hive beetle also lands on the landing plate 10a and crawls through the guide passage 110-1.

The second guide member 113 is provided as a hollow body opening in the front-rear direction and downward. The second guide member 113 is provided below the first side plate 1115 of the first guide member 111 . The second guide member 113 is plate-shaped and has a second guide body 1131 formed with an entrance hole 1137 penetrating in the front and rear direction, and a "┏┓" shape protruding forward from the second guide body 1131. It includes a second side plate portion 1133 of. A plurality of the entrance holes 1137 may be formed by being separated by partition walls 1135 spaced apart in the width direction.

The second side plate 1133 is inserted into the first side plate 1115, and the first guide body 1111 and the second guide body 1131 face each other in the front and rear directions. A concave groove is formed at the rear of the upper portion of the first guide member 111, and a protrusion protruding forward is provided at the front of the upper portion of the second guide member 113, and the protrusion is inserted into the groove to form a first coupling portion ( 115), and the first guide member 111 is coupled to the second guide member 113.

A concave guide groove 1116 is formed on the outside of the first side plate 1115 along its circumference. When the guide 110 is installed outside the front of the small intestine 11a of the beehive, the guide groove 1116 opens toward the beehive, and as shown in FIG. 2, the end is spaced apart from the beehive. When the small hive beetle that flew and sat in the beehive crawls on the outer surface of the beehive and tries to enter through the outside of the guide part 110, it enters the guide part groove 1116 and cannot enter the beehive.

The second guide body 1131 is formed with installation holes 11311 penetrating in the front-back direction on both sides in the width direction. The installation hole 11311 is formed in the form of a long hole extending in the vertical direction. The guide part 110 is coupled to the beehive body 11 with screws on the installation holes 11311 on both sides of the outer side of the rumor 11a.

The catch part 120 is provided behind the guide part 110 and is located in the beehive. The catch part 120 is a hollow body, and opens forward toward the lower end 11a.

The catch part 120 is composed of a lower plate 123 and an upper plate 121 that are vertically coupled to form a space inside.

The lower plate 123 includes a lower plate body 1231, a lower plate side part 1233, a catch inclined part 1235, and an extension part 1234.

The lower plate body 1231 is formed in a plate shape. The lower plate body 1231 may be formed in a polygonal shape such as a circle, a quadrangle, or a pentagon. In the present invention, the lower plate body 1231 is formed in a rectangular plate shape as an example. A lower plate inclined portion 12311 is formed at the front of the lower plate main body 1231 and is inclined downward toward the front.

The lower plate side portion 1233 protrudes upward along the circumference of the lower plate body 1231 . The lower plate side portion 1233 is spaced apart from the front of the lower plate body 1231 along the circumference of the lower plate body 1231 .

The catching inclined portions 1235 are provided in pairs by incliningly extending inwardly from the ends of the lower plate side portions 1233 facing each other. The catching inclined portion 1235 is located in front of the lower plate body 1231 and extends inclined inwardly from the end of the lower plate side portion 1233 facing each other. The catching inclined portions 1235, the ends of which face each other, are provided with a narrower interval toward the inside. Facing inner ends of the catching slanted portion 1235 are spaced apart from each other to form a gap 1237 . The catching inclined portion 1235 may also be formed in the width direction and rear of the lower plate body 1211 . When the catching inclined portion 1235 is formed in the width direction and rear of the lower plate body 1211 , the lower plate side parts 1233 are spaced apart from each other along the circumference of the lower plate body 1231 .

The extension part 1234 is provided in front of the lower plate body 1231 . The extension part 1234 is provided on both sides of the lower plate body 1231 in the width direction and extends forward. The extension part 1234 is formed in a bar shape. At an end of the extension part 1234, a coupling hole 12341 penetrating in a vertical direction is formed. The coupling hole 12341 is provided with a coupling protrusion 11313 protruding downward from the bottom of the guide part 110, the coupling protrusion 11313 is inserted into the coupling hole 12341 and the catching portion 120 guides it. It is coupled to section 110.

The upper plate 121 is provided by being stacked on top of the lower plate 123 . The top plate 121 includes a top plate body 1211 and a top plate side portion 1213.

The upper plate body 1211 is provided in a plate shape. The upper plate body 1211 may be formed in a polygonal shape such as a circle, a quadrangle, or a pentagon, and in the present invention, the upper plate body 1211 is formed in a rectangular plate shape. The upper plate body 1211 is stacked on top of the lower plate side portion 1233.

The upper plate main body 1211 is provided with an upper plate tuck part 12113 formed in a forward downwardly bent form, and a form extending forward from the upper plate tuck part 12113 so that the end passes through the lower part 11a and guides the guide part 110 and a top plate extension 12115 extending up to .

The top plate side portion 1213 protrudes downward along the circumference of the top plate body 1211 . The upper plate side portion 1213 is spaced apart from each other along the circumference of the upper plate body 1211 . The upper plate side portion 1213 is spaced apart inwardly by the thickness of the lower plate side portion 1233 from the position where the lower plate side portion 1233 is provided.

The catch part 120 has an upper plate engaging part 12111 in the form of a protrusion extending downward on the upper plate body 1211 and protrudes upward from a position where the upper plate engaging part 12111 is provided on the lower plate body 1231. and a lower plate coupling part 12313, which is a hollow upward opening, is provided, the upper plate coupling part 12111 is inserted into the lower plate coupling part 12313, and the upper plate 121 and the lower plate 123 can be coupled.

In the catch part 120, the upper plate side part 1213 of the upper plate 121 is inserted into the lower plate side part 1233 of the lower plate 123, and the upper plate 121 and the lower plate 123 are coupled. A space is formed between the upper plate 121 and the lower plate 123, and the catching inclined portion 1235 is formed as the catching guide hole 120-1 between the upper plate 121 and the lower plate 123. One or more catching guide holes 120-1 are formed. The catching guide hole 120-1 is opened toward the lower part 11a and has a narrower width toward the rear. The capture guide hole 120-1 is opened to the lower part of the lower part 11a. The catching guide hole 120-1 communicates with a space formed between the extension part 1234, the bottom plate 10, and the extension parts 1234 on both sides in the width direction.

When the upper plate 121 and the lower plate 123 are coupled, the upper plate extension 12115 and the bottom plate 10 are spaced upward by the height of the extension 1234 . The top plate extension 12115, the extension 1234, and the bottom plate 10 are formed with a height at which bees cannot pass and small hive beetles can crawl through. Therefore, the bee lands on the landing plate 10a in front of the beehive, passes through the guide passage 110-1 and the entrance hole 1137, and crawls into the upper part of the upper plate extension 12115 to enter the beehive.

The small hive beetle lands on the landing plate (10a), crawls along between the bottom plate (10) and the upper plate extension (12115), passes through the lower plate slope (12311), and increases in height along the capture guide hole (120-1). It enters the space between the upper plate 121 and the lower plate 123.

The lower plate inclination part 12311 is formed at the front end of the trapping guide hole 120-1, so that the small hive beetle climbs the lower plate inclination part 12311 and is guided to the trapping guide hole 120-1. It passes through (120-1) and enters the inner space of the trapping unit (120). It is not easy for the small hive beetle that has entered the trapping unit 120 to find an exit again due to the structure of the trapping guide hole 120-1 formed to become narrower toward the rear.

A plurality of the catching guide holes 120-1 may be formed along the width direction. One or more catching guide holes 120-1 are further formed to open in at least one side in the width direction or in one or more directions including the rear direction.

By forming a plurality of the trapping guide holes 120-1, the trapping guide holes 120-1 are formed so that the small hive beetles that have escaped from the trapping unit 120 are opened in the width direction and rearward. 120) It enters the inner space and is captured. When the trapping unit 120 is separated from the guide unit 110 by inserting an attractant into the second trapping unit and placed on the beehive, it can be used to capture small hive beetles.

The catching part 120 may further include an obstruction protrusion 1232 spaced apart from the inner end of the catching guide hole 120-1. The obstruction protrusion 1232 is installed at a position spaced apart from the inner end of the capture guide hole 120-1, so that the small hive beetle once entered through the capture guide hole 120-1 is caused by the obstruction protrusion 1232. It becomes difficult to find the inner end opening of the catching guide hole 120-1. Therefore, it becomes difficult to escape again.

A second catching part may be further included inside the catching part 120 . The second catching part is located inside the catching guide hole 120-1, and a plurality of through holes are formed in the side. The second catching part is formed by the second catching protrusion 1239 having one or more openings formed laterally. The second catch part may be formed in a circular shape with a plurality of openings formed laterally. An attractant is placed in the second capture unit to allow the small hive beetles that have entered through the capture guide hole 120-1 to enter the second capture unit.

100: small hive beetle trap
110: guide unit 111: first guide member
113: second guide member 115: first coupling part
120: catch part 121: top plate
123: lower plate

Claims (7)

It is installed on the small ears 11a of the beehive, and is provided with a plurality of guide protrusions 1113 spaced apart along the width direction to form a plurality of guide passages 110-1 communicating with the small ears 11a along the width direction. A part 110 and one or more trapping guide holes 120-1, which are hollow bodies provided at the rear of the guide part 110 and located in the beehive, are opened toward the small intestine 11a and become narrower toward the rear. It includes a formed catch portion 120; The capture guide hole (120-1) is small hive beetle trap (100), characterized in that it is opened to the lower part of the rumor (11a). The small hive beetle trap (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that a lower plate inclined portion (12311) is formed at the front end of the capture guide hole (120-1). The small honeycomb beetle trap (100) according to claim 1, wherein one or more trap guide holes (120-1) are formed to open in at least one direction in the width direction or in one or more directions including the rear direction. . The trap (100) according to claim 3, wherein the trap (120) is provided with an obstruction protrusion (1232) spaced apart from the inner end of the trap guide hole (120-1). The method of claim 1, wherein a second catching part is further included inside the catching part 120, and the second catching part is formed by a second catching protrusion 1239 having one or more openings formed laterally. Small hive beetle trap (100). According to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the catch part 120 is composed of an upper plate 121 and a lower plate 123 coupled to form a space on the inside; The lower plate 123 includes a plate-shaped lower plate body 1231, a lower plate side part 1233 provided along the circumference of the lower plate body 1231 and protruding upward, and an inward slope at an end of the lower plate side part 1233 facing each other. It extends in pairs, and the interval becomes narrower as it goes inward, and includes catching inclined portions 1235 whose ends are spaced apart from each other; The upper plate 121 includes an upper plate body 1211 stacked on top of the lower plate side portion 1233; A space is formed between the upper plate 121 and the lower plate 123, and the catching inclined portion 1235 is formed as a catching guide hole 120-1 between the upper plate 121 and the lower plate 123. Small hive beetle trap (100). According to claim 6, the top plate body 1211 is provided with an upper plate chin portion 12113 formed in a downwardly bent shape and extending forward from the upper plate chin portion 12113 so that an end guides the lower end portion 11a. including a top plate extension 12115 extending to the portion 110; The lower plate 123 includes rod-shaped extensions 1234 extending forward from both sides in the width direction and coupled to the guide 110; The capture guide hole 120-1 communicates with the space formed between the extension part 1234, the bottom plate 10, and the extension parts 1234 on both sides in the width direction. Small beetle trap (100) .

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