WO2020081031A2

WO2020081031A2 - A catcher device developed for harmful flies and insects

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Publication number: WO2020081031A2
Application number: PCT/TR2019/050576
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ali Can İZGİ; Halil ŞEPİTÇİ; Erhan Emre ERDİ; Selahattin ERDİ
Original assignee: Kekova Enerji Tarim San Ve Tic Ltd Sti
Current assignee: Kekova Enerji Tarim San Ve Tic Ltd Sti
Priority date: 2018-08-17
Filing date: 2019-07-15
Publication date: 2020-04-23
Anticipated expiration: 2021-02-17
Also published as: WO2020081031A3

Abstract

This invention relates to an insect catcher device (1) used for protection from flies and flying insects in order to struggle with hessian flies and flying insects and to support that any kind of plant and fruits of these plants can be organically produced at indoor and outdoor areas such as parks, garden, tea garden, picnic areas, cafes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, shopping malls, dry food stores, business centers, industrial plants, hotels, residences especially agricultural areas and animal husbandry areas such as open fields, vineyards, gardens, greenhouses, mushroom farms, stables, stud farms, riding centers, breeding farms, poultry farms, sheep farms, cattle farms, slaughterhouses and so on. The catcher device (1) is an apparatus capturing the flies and insects by killing via electrical voltage circuit (4) by attracting them with illuminant (12) light, characterized in that; the electric may be supplied via the solar panel (19) or the cable (16) carrying the mains power, the electrical voltage is supplied by means of the electrical voltage circuit (4) at discontinuous intervals so as to kill only the insects without damaging the human, and it comprises a multi-layer cage system (13) killing flies and insects, and the hole intervals of the cage system (13) can be adjusted according to targeted fly and insect, and the color and intensity of the luminous supplied from the illuminant (12) can be used by changing according to its fly and insect attracting performance. Captured flies and insects are kept in a collection tank (22) by stopping their contact with the ground.

Description

A CATCHER DEVICE DEVELOPED FOR HARMFUL FLIES AND INSECTS

Technical Field

This invention relates to a catcher device (1) for protection from harmful flying insects (fly, moth, etc.) in order to struggle with hessian flies and flying insects and to support that any kind of herbal product can be organically produced at indoor and outdoor areas such as parks, garden, tea garden, picnic areas, cafes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, shopping malls, dry food stores, business centers, industrial plants, hotels, residences especially agricultural production areas and animal husbandry areas such as open fields, vineyards, gardens, greenhouses, mushroom farms, stables, stud farms, riding centers, breeding farms, poultry farms, sheep farms, cattle farms, slaughterhouses and so on.

State of the Art

In currently used configurations, flies and insects are destroyed by high voltage shock. These configurations have the risk of shocking humans by high voltage, and these configurations do not contain human protection properties against high voltage shocks. Furthermore, in the currently used configurations, there are configurations attracting flies and insects into the trap by means of light and smell, wherein these configurations capture fly or insect into a closed tank by means of a fan without killing them, and this leads to the fact that when the fan stops working, living insect goes out of the tank again. In other currently used configurations, there are devices attracting flies and insects by means of color, wherein these configurations catch insects by means of an adhesive paper, and it loses its function when the paper is full, or the adhesive is ineffective due to sun light. The method that traps flies and insects using odor and light is used, whereas there has not been any research conducted for different colors and intensities of light developed according to the kinds of flies and insects. The method by which flies, and insects are killed by high voltage shock is used in the current configurations, wherein it can be seen in these currently used configurations that wire intervals used for this voltage are not specific for any kind of harmful insect, and that it has only one standard light color and one size wire interval. Besides, today's configurations developed to catch insects for the public health are not successful in struggling with many pests in agricultural fields. The utility model application document TR2016/06648 in the literature discloses the flying pest trap. The pest trap subject matter of said application relates to a trap performing catching process of flies, house flies, olive fruit flies, Mediterranean fruit flies, flying insects among winged insect kinds which harm environment, human, animal and agricultural products, characterized in that; it consists of cage, bait dipper, locking mechanism, entrance cones, trap cones and hanger ring configured to perform catching process of insects naturally without using any chemicals. The invention disclosed in said application provides restricted solutions for catching the insects.

The patent application document numbered TR2016/02686 in the literature discloses flying insect trap with high-voltage operating by emitting ultraviolet (UV) light and being used in open areas. The insect trap that is subject matter of said application provides a structure that is supported by ultraviolet (UV) light and is compatible for outdoor and indoor areas. That is a structure which destroys the insect by voltage wires supported by high voltage by attracting flying insects such as mosquitos via ultraviolet light source and subsequently ensures that destroyed insect is taken into at least one removal tank and is discharged. The invention disclosed in said application operates only emitting ultraviolet (UV) light and has stationary wire intervals, wherein it is effective against the pests harmful for public health such as mosquitos and house flies but has very limited effect against any tiny agricultural pests. That invention is an invention grill interval of which cannot be approximated into each other thereby not being efficient on small sized insects, and which is operating by increasing 220V voltage to 1000 volt and above via transformer. Due to the fact that high electricity voltage is transmitted to wires continuously, there is a risk of serious damages such as burns on tissues if a person touches it by hand due to damage on protection cage and similar reasons.

As a result, due to the above-mentioned problems and because of the inadequacy of the existing solutions, it has been deemed necessary to make a new invention in the technical field.

Object and Description of the Invention

The basic objective of the invention is to develop a strategy of fight which can be an alternative to chemicals in pest control which is the most important harm of agricultural production recently in our country. Controlling the pests is based on use of intensive chemical pesticide as is in many countries. Furthermore, these chemical pesticides used is significantly harmful to human health due to its residues on products. Other serious drawbacks of these chemical pesticides used are that they bring along too much toxicity for non-targeted organisms especially humans and that said pests develop resistance against those pesticides. Because of this resistance they developed, many pesticides which were efficient in the past are now inefficient and thus desired success cannot be achieved. Pest controlling has become worse for the last few years and many greenhouses had to be removed at the middle of the season. This situation adversely affects the economy of the countries beside labor and financial losses. It is stated that the best method in pest control recommendations is integrated control approach or in other new words "good agricultural applications". The collection and destruction of adult pests in the agricultural production area before they lay their eggs is undoubtedly one of the best methods in pest control. In this context, the object of the present invention is to capture adult pest members by light traps in agricultural production areas and to destroy them before they lay eggs.

Another main object of this invention is to ensure protection from flying insects (fly, moth, etc.) in order to struggle with hessian flies and flying insects and to support that any kind of herbal product can be organically produced at indoor and outdoor areas such as parks, garden, tea garden, picnic areas, cafes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, shopping malls, dry food stores, business centers, industrial plants, hotels, residences especially agricultural areas and animal husbandry areas such as open fields, vineyards, gardens, greenhouses, mushroom farms, stables, stud farms, riding centers, breeding farms, poultry farms, sheep farms, cattle farms, slaughterhouses and so on.

One of the advantages of the subject matter catcher device is that it prevents the damage to the ecosystem, food and soil by ensuring that chemical pesticides used in indoor and outdoor areas to control flies and flying insects are not required. Hence, it is an environment friendly product that can be used in every environment thus allowing the organic agricultural production.

Another advantage of the subject matter catcher device is that the electricity stored by being obtained from solar power via solar panel at outdoor areas is primarily increased to 220V level and then transformed into needed electricity voltage by means of the designed electronic circuit. By this means, the device provides the opportunity to be used environment friendly without needing plug by utilizing solar energy at outdoor areas such as fields, stables, gardens, riding centers and the like. One of the advantages of the subject matter catcher device is that it does not trap and kill useful insects (predators, parasitoids and pollinators) which show up during daylight hours at open areas such as gardens and fields since the voltage circuit is turned off during the daytime by a timer or photocell relay installed to the electricity circuit. The catcher device is configured to capture harmful flies and insects which only show up at nights by that feature it has.

Another advantage of the subject matter catcher device is that it also provides the opportunity to catch the target insects during the daytime by preventing the light from turning on and by using odor emitting solutions such as pheromone, vinegar, hydrolyzed protein and the like that may attract target insects by using photocell relay such that it only controls the light in the circuit.

A further advantage of the subject matter catcher device is that the multi-layer cage system designed for electricity voltage is constructed such that it surrounds the light source in the middle of the device for 360 degrees, that it enables adjustment of distance of two wire cage and intervals of wire cage according to sizes of flies and insects such that they are wider at outside and narrower at inside by means of two, three or four layer aluminum wire cages. Thereby, the measurement and wire interval of the aluminum wire cages used on the catcher device can be varied according to each targeted pest, and the tank into which dead insects fall and are collected can be manufactured in various shape and dimensions in accordance with the area of its use. There are cages produced by single layer in the state of the art, and it is observed that some flying insects smaller than grill intervals do not die and continue to harm plants, whereas it is ensured in our invention that pests small enough to avoid first two layers without dying cannot avoid the third layer due to the fact that the cage is provided with three layers. By this means, the device can even catch small flying insects with a size of 0.5 mm by means of the narrow holes of the innermost layer of the cage system beside large sized flying insects.

One of the advantages of the subject matter catcher device is that it prevents the possibility of short circuit and the possibility of shocking the user even at a low level by adding also a dielectric protection cage having wire intervals that do not prevent the passing of flying flies and insects on outermost of this cage in order to avoid short circuit as result of contacting wire cages to each other by bending as result of the fact that a person holds it from the expanded aluminum wire cages designed as two, three and four layered by applying a rough pressure. A protection was made around the cage in order to protect human from electricity shocks in the state of the art, whereas the main function of the protection cage of our invention is to protect multiple cage system by which electricity current is conducted from impacts and consequently from short circuits, wherein its secondary function is protecting the human. While the electricity supplied to the cage system in order to kill the insects is supplied by continuous current in the state of the art, whereas the current in our invention does not cause permanent damage and does not carry the risk of death even if it shocks human body since the current is supplied discontinuously by the charge-discharge method.

Another advantage of the subject matter catcher device is that it comprises a cover system configured in order that the light source placed right into the middle of the cage can be readily replaced by the user. While various light sources are tested in this cover system of the catcher device, surprisingly it is recognized that different kind of insects are attracted by different colored lights. For example, while the ultraviolet (UV) light source is used to catch tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) adults, whereas it is determined that blue LED is more effective for some fly species and glow filament yellow light is more effective for other species in catching fungus gnats in cultivated mushroom production facilities.

One of the advantages of the subject matter catcher device is that in the circuit of the device, a photocell relay is used when it is operated on open areas and a timer is used when it is operated in greenhouses in order to prevent the device from being active during the daytime, since useful flying insects are active only during the daytime. Hence, it is ensured that the killing feature of the device by electrical voltage is kept turned off during daylight hours. However, targeted pests can be caught also during daytime by only controlling the light source via photocell relay when the daytime pests which are not attracted by light but attracted by smell. At the same time, the catcher device both protects the useful insects and also contributes to increase their population as it minimizes the use of toxic chemical pesticides.

Another advantage of the subject matter catcher device is that it contains an area in which articles such as smell, food, pheromone and the like attracting flies and insects can be placed within the bottom cover among the covers holding wire cage around the light source, and wherein, when the light source is off, it makes it possible to attract flies and insects into the trap. The subject matter catcher device captures flies and pests by killing them via electric current. Captured flies and pests are collected in a tank beneath the device.

The tank portion of the subject matter catcher device into which dead insects are collected is designed separately from the cage portion delivering light source and the electric current and such that it can be dismantled, and alternative designs are created for the shape of the tank. For example, at indoor cultivated mushroom production facilities, the catcher device is used being hung with a hook from the top, the sizes of fungus gnats that are killed are small and collected by means of a tray mounted on the bottom cover of the cage, whereas the sizes of tomato moths are big and they are kept in a collection tank by means of a cone placed under the cage.

Four different versions have been developed for the subject matter catcher device according to the field of application, such that the operating principle and the invention characteristic remain the same. The first version is designed for use in indoor warehouses such as mushroom facilities, dry food stores. The second version is designed to have large tank to capture bigger insects compared to ones in indoor warehouses in order to be used in greenhouses for vegetables such as tomato, eggplant and pepper. The third version is designed to work with solar panel and to be fixed by pile to the ground in order to be used in open areas such as open fields, vineyards, gardens. The fourth version is designed to work with solar panels in open woodlands, forests and to be hung up at high points by means of a pole.

Structural and characteristic specifications and all advantages of the invention will be understood more clearly by means of following figures and detailed descriptions written by referencing to those figures. Therefore, assessment should be done by taking into consideration these figures and detailed description.

Figures to Assist in Understanding the Invention

Figure 1 shows assembled front perspective view of the version, which is designed for use in indoor warehouses, of the subject matter catcher device.

Figure 2 shows projection view of preassembly component concatenating assembly of the version, which is designed for use in indoor warehouses, of the subject matter catcher device. Figure 3 shows assembled front perspective view of the version, which is designed for use in greenhouses, of the subject matter catcher device.

Figure 4 shows projection view of preassembly component concatenating assembly of the version, which is designed for use in greenhouses, of the subject matter catcher device.

Figure 5 shows assembled front perspective view of the version, which is designed for use in open areas such as fields, vineyards and gardens where short plants are grown, of the subject matter catcher device.

Figure 6 shows projection view of preassembly component concatenating assembly of the version, which is designed for use in open areas such as vineyards and gardens where short plants are grown, of the subject matter catcher device.

Figure 7 shows assembled side perspective view of the version, which is designed for use in open areas such as woods and wooded gardens, of the subject matter catcher device.

Reference Numbers of Parts Assisting the Description of the Invention

1- Catcher Device

1a- Catcher device for indoor warehouses 1b- Catcher device for greenhouses 1c- Catcher device for fields 1d- Catcher device with pole

2- Hat

3- Hat cover

4- Electric voltage circuit

5- Socket

6- Charge control unit - Inverter

- Connection cable

9- Terminal housing

10- Terminal

11- Upper cover of cage

12- llluminant

12a- LED lightening apparatus 12b- Strip LED

12c- LED Driver

13- Multi-layer cage system

13a- Inner cage

13b- Middle cage

13c- Outer cage

13d- Protective cage

14- Bottom cover of cage

14a- Ducted cage housing 14b- Cover with smell chamber 14c- Collection tray

15- Hanger hook

16- Cable (energy input)

17- Cable gland

18- Plug 19- Solar panel

20- Battery

21- Cone

22- Collection tank 23- Pile

24- Switch

25- Pole

25a- Lower part of pole 25b- Upper part of pole 25c- Pole fixer

26- Height adjustable carrier arm

27- Height adjustable hanger console

28- Solar cable

29- Fasteners 30- Pile mounting component

Detailed Description of the Invention

In this detailed description, preferred configurations and versions of a catcher device subject matter of the invention are described only for a better understanding of the subject. This invention relates to a catcher device (1) for protection from flying insects (fly, moth, etc.) in order to struggle with hessian flies and flying insects and to support that any kind of herbal product can be organically produced at indoor and outdoor areas such as parks, garden, tea garden, picnic areas, cafes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, shopping malls, dry food stores, business centers, industrial plants, hotels, residences especially agricultural production areas and animal husbandry areas such as open fields, vineyards, gardens, greenhouses, mushroom farms, stables, stud farms, riding centers, breeding farms, poultry farms, sheep farms, cattle farms, slaughterhouses and so on.

The subject matter catcher device (1) works by being powered with solar energy in open areas and by being powered with 220V AC voltage in indoor areas. In the versions, used in fields (1c) and with pile (1 d), of the catcher device (1), as can be seen in Figures 5, 6 and 7, there are solar panels (19) converting beams obtained from sun into electric energy. The electric energy coming from the solar panel (19) is carried through the solar cable (28) and stored by the battery (20). The charge control unit (6) makes the battery (20) to be charged by reducing the electrical energy from the solar panel (19) having 18-24 V down to a voltage level of 12 V. The charge control unit (6) regulates the operating time interval by means of its timer circuit. The inverter (7) ensures the voltage output from the battery (20) to be increased up to desired voltage. The 12 V voltage output from the battery (20) increases the voltage level in the inverter (7) up to 220V levels. Flies and insects have to be exposed to electrical voltage in order that they are destroyed. In the electrical voltage circuit (4) used for this purpose, the output of the inverter (7) is connected to the input of the electrical voltage circuit. The electrical current supplied to the device is supplied discontinuously by the charge- discharge method and in case of a short circuit the device stops working. Switching the catcher device (1c and 1d) on and off, thereby transmitting or disconnecting the electrical energy is performed by the switch (24). The electrical energy between the power supply, the battery (20), the charge control unit (6), the inverter (7), the electrical voltage circuit (4) and the switch (24) is transmitted via the connecting cable (8). A connection cable (8) exiting from the output end of the charge control unit (6) goes to the electrical voltage circuit (4), while another connection cable (8) goes to the socket (5). The connection cable (8) is preferably 0,75 mm thick.

In versions of the subject matter catcher device (1) used in indoor warehouses (1 a) and used in greenhouses (1 b), as can be seen Figures 1 , 2, 3 and 4, they work by being powered with 220V AC voltage from the mains electricity by means of the plug (18) and cable (16). The cable (16) is fixed on the hat (2) by means of the cable gland (17). The electrical energy from the power supply is transmitted to the electrical voltage circuit (4) and to the socket (5). The cable (16) is preferably a 3x0.75 mm TTR cable. The hat cover (3) providing a closed volume by fitting on the hat (2) and the underside of the hat (2), in versions, used in fields (1c) and having pole (1d) of the catcher device (1), ensures that the battery (20), the charge control unit (6), the inverter (7), the electric voltage circuit (4), the socket (5), the terminal housing (9), the switch (24) are preserved. The hat cover (3) providing a closed volume by fitting on the hat (2) and the underside of the hat (2), in versions, used in indoor warehouses (1a) and used in greenhouses (1b) of the catcher device (1), ensures that the electric voltage circuit (4), the socket (5), the terminal housing (9), the connection cables (8) are preserved. The cap (2) and cap cover (3) have preferably hollow hemispherical shape and may be manufactured from plastic, fiber, aluminum or other material. The cap (2) and the cap cover (3) are attached to each other by means of fasteners (29).

The catcher device (1) has fasteners (29) which enable all the components desired to be combined to be assembled to each other. The fasteners (29) consist of screws and nuts.

In the subject matter catcher device (1), illuminant (12) is used to attract flies and insects by means of light and thus capture and/or destroy them. The illuminant (12) is preferably LED. The illuminant (12) consists of three parts, as LED lightening apparatus (12a), strip LED (12b) and Led driver (12c). The LED lightening apparatus (12a) is preferably manufactured from heat-resistant plastic material such that it is mounted on the socket (5) from its upper part, and that it has a housing for winding the strip LED (12b), and air channels for discharging the heated air thereon and that it has an empty tank into which the LED driver (12c) will be placed. The color and intensity of light of the strip LED (12b) will be used in accordance with the targeted insects. If the illuminant (12) is preferred to be glow filament bulb, the bulb is mounted directly to the socket (5). The electric energy required for the illuminant (12) to work is transmitted from charge control unit (6) to the socket on the catcher devices (1c and and 1d) working by solar panel (19), and is transmitted from the cable (16) to the socket (5) on the catcher devices (1a and 1b) working with mains electric via the connection cable (8). The connection cable (8) is preferably 0,75 mm thick.

The subject matter catcher device (1) has a hollow cylinder shape surrounding the illuminant (12), wherein the cylinder consists of a multi-layer cage system (13), upper cover of cage (11) and bottom cover of cage retaining this cage. The multi-layer cage system (13) preferably consists of four layer, and its material is made of preferably expanded aluminum wire cage having different hole intervals on each layer and the hole intervals of which are selected according to the target insect size. Inner, middle and outer cages allow the light supplied from the illuminant (12) to be seen owing to their perforated surfaces, and when the insects come to the light, they kill or stun them by the electrical current and they are collected in the collection tank (22) through the cone (21).

The inner cage (13a) of the catcher device (1) is in the innermost potion and is preferably manufactured with expanded aluminum wire cage having a 2x4 mm hole interval. The middle cage (13b) is in the form to surround the inner cage (13a) and is preferably manufactured with expanded aluminum wire cage having a 3x6 mm hole interval. The outer cage (13c) is in the form to surround the middle cage (13b) and is preferably manufactured with expanded aluminum wire cage having a 8x16 mm or larger hole interval according to size of the insects. The outermost protective cage (13d) is preferably manufactured from plastic material with large hole intervals in order to prevent the human hand from contacting to the electrical cages such that it is distant from the electrical cages and that it covers the outermost circumference of the device. The measures of the protective cage (13d) has a size so as not to let hands to pass and has a diameter to easily grip the catcher device (1) and is designed to have large hole intervals so that flies or insects can pass through freely.

The electric conducting cages among the three-layered expanded aluminum wire cages forming the cage system (13) are placed in the channels located in the ducted cage housing (14a) part of the upper cover of cage (11) and the bottom cover of cage (14), and they constitute the cylinder cage rigidly without contacting each other. The upper cover of cage (11) is fixed to hat cover (3) by means of the locking latch. The upper cover of cage (11) and the bottom cover of cage (14) are preferably made of plastic material. The negative (-) pole of the electric energy transmitted through the electrical voltage circuit (4) is transmitted to the terminal (10) through the terminal housing (9) via the connection cable (8) and then to the inner cage (13a) and to the outer cage (13c). The positive (+) pole of the electric energy transmitted through the electrical voltage circuit (4) is transmitted to the terminal (10) through the terminal housing (9) via the connection cable (8) and then to the middle cage (13b). The protective cage (13d) does not comprise electric current. The protective cage (13d) is different from the other cages in terms of its assembly form, which surrounds the outermost body of the catcher device (1), bears the cone in the versions using the cone (21), and is made of plastic, and which can be mounted in the spaces located on the hat cover (3) by means of tabs on its upper portion, and which forms a holding surface when gripping the capturing device (1) by hand and which is designed so that a finger cannot touch the inner cages passing through it. It is ensured that flies and insects passing easily through the large holes of the protective cage (13d) are caught by means of electric current when they contact the outer cage (13c) and the middle cage (13b) at the same time when they try to go to the illuminant (12). When the size of the flies and insects are smaller and the hole intervals of the outer cage (13c) are large, it is ensured that the flies and insects are caught and destroyed by electric current when they contact the middle cage (13b) and the inner cage (13a) at the same time. By this means, it is possible to destroy flies and insects which are 0.5 mm sized and bigger damaging the plants in the same environment at the same time by means of the catcher device (1).

The upper cover of cage (11) ensures that the top of the cage system (13) of the illuminant (12) is covered and the cage system (13) is attached to the hat cover (3). The bottom cover of cage (14) ensures that the lower part of the cage system (13) of the illuminant (12) is covered and that flies and insects do not reach the light from below without being caught to cages. The bottom cover of cage (14) consists of three parts, and the ducted cage housing (14a) allows the attachment of the cage system (13), the cover with smell chamber (14b), allows for placing insect attracting smells such as pheromone and the like on itself while ensuring complete closing. The collection tray (14c) only exists on the catcher device (1a) used in the warehouses and collects the small size flies on itself.

A collection tank (22) is used in the subject matter catcher device (1), to prevent caught flies and insects from escaping. The cone (21) helps the collection of caught flies and insects into the collection tank (22). Thus, the flies and insects that do not die by touching the cage system (13) but are stunned cannot go up again and escape after dropping into from the collection tank (22) sliding through the cone (21). The cone (21) has a protrusion outwardly on its upper edge. The protective cage (13d) on the other hand, has a recess inwardly on its lower part. Thus, the cone (21) is fixed to the device by being tightly placed into the lower recess of the protective cage (13d). The protective cage (13d) is mounted to the hat cover (3). The engagement system on the collection tank (22) is mounted by rotating into the threads under the cone (21). The cone (21) and the collection tank (22) are preferably made of plastic. In the version (1a) of the catcher device (1) used in indoor warehouses, the collecting tray (14c) attached to the bottom cover of cage (14) is sufficient and no cone is used, since the targeted fly and insects sizes are small. In the version (1c) of the catcher device (1) used in open fields and gardens, the catcher device (1c) is fixed on the ground by means of a pointy pile (23) mounted to the lower part of the collection tank (22) by means of the pile mounting component (30), and thus preventing it from falling over due to winds. In versions of the catcher device (1) used in indoor warehouses (1a), greenhouses (1b) and the one with pole (1d), the catcher device (1) can be hung to any carrier by the hanger hook (15) attached to the hat (2), and earthing is made by means of the connection cable (8) one end of which is attached to the hanger hook (15). In the catcher device with pole (1d) designed for wooded areas, the solar panel (19) can be mounted on the height adjustable pole (25) by means of the carrier arm (26). The upper part of pole (25b) is attached to the lower part of pole (25a) at the desired height by means of the pole fixer (25c). The catcher device (1) is hung by means of the hanger hook (15) on the hanger console (27) which is secured on the pole (25) at the desired height. The electric energy generated in the solar panel (19) is transmitted to the catcher device (1) via the solar cable (28).

Claims

1.

^■ Insect catcher device (1) comprising; a hat (2) and a hat cover (3) housing the system operating this device,

^■ a battery (20) that stores electrical energy generated by power supply,

^■ a charge control unit (6) ensuring the charging of said battery (20) and regulating the operating interval by its timer circuit,

^■ an inverter (7) ensuring the voltage output from said battery (20) to be increased up to desired voltage,

^■ an electrical voltage circuit (4), which enables the use of voltage at the output of said inverter (7),

^■ a switch (24) which provides the transmission or disconnection of electrical energy,

^■ a connecting cable (8), which provides the transmission of electrical energy between said electrical energy, said battery (20), said charge control unit (6), said inverter (7), said electrical voltage circuit (4) and said switch (24),

^■ fasteners (29) consisting of screws and nuts, allowing all components desired to be combined to be assembled to each other,

^■ an illuminant (12) used for attracting flies and insects by means of light, and a socket (5) providing the electrical connection of this illuminant,

^■ connecting cables (8) that transmit the electrical voltage supplied from the electrical voltage circuit (4) to a terminal housing (9), from the housing to a terminal (10) and from the terminal (10) to a cage system (13),

^■ a cone (21) and a collection tank (22) in which the insects caught are collected, ^■ a pile (23) mounted under the collection tank to be fixed on the ground on its version used on open fields,

^■ a pole (25) for raising the device in its version used in wooded areas,

^■ a hanger hook (15) for hanging the device in a suitable place in its version used in indoor areas and greenhouses,

^■ connection cables (8) fixed to the hanger hook (15) and earthing the device, and used for protection from flies and flying insects in order to struggle with hessian flies and flying insects and to support that any kind of plant and fruits of these plants can be organically produced at indoor and outdoor areas such as parks, garden, tea garden, picnic areas, cafes, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, shopping malls, dry food stores, business centers, industrial plants, hotels, residences especially agricultural areas and animal husbandry areas such as open fields, vineyards, gardens, greenhouses, mushroom farms, stables, stud farms, riding centers, breeding farms, poultry farms, sheep farms, cattle farms, slaughterhouses and so on, characterized in that; it comprises

^■ the illuminant (12), mounted on the socket (5) of said hat cap (3), having a cylindrical shape, winded by strip LED (12b) on its outer surface, into which LED driver (12c) is placed, formed by LED lightening apparatus (12a),

^■ an inner cage (13a) in the form of hallow cylinder, placed so as to surround said illuminant (12), allowing the light supplied from said illuminant (12) to be seen by means of its perforated outer surface, taking negative (-) pole of electric energy supplied from said electrical voltage circuit (4) via the cable (8), ensuring that the flies and insects are destroyed via electrical circuit by being caught when they try to reach said illuminant (12),

^■ a middle cage (13b) in the form of hallow cylinder, placed so as to surround said inner cage (13a), allowing the light supplied from said illuminant (12) to be seen by means of its perforated outer surface, taking positive (+) pole of electric energy supplied from said electrical voltage circuit (4) via the cable (8), ensuring that the flies and insects are destroyed via electrical circuit formed between it and the inner cage (13a) by being caught when they try to reach said illuminant (12), preventing electric shocks on persons as result of contact from outside as it is placed in nested manner so as not to contact with said inner cage (13a),

^■ an outer cage (13c) in the form of hallow cylinder, placed so as to surround said middle cage (13b), allowing the light supplied from said illuminant (12) to be seen by means of its perforated outer surface, taking negative (-) pole of electric energy supplied from said electrical voltage circuit (4) via the cable (8), ensuring that the flies and insects are destroyed via electrical circuit formed between it and the middle cage (13b) by being caught when they try to reach said illuminant (12), preventing electric shocks on persons as result of contact from outside as it is placed in nested manner so as not to contact with said middle cage (13b),

^■ a protective cage (13d) in the form of hallow cylinder, placed so as to surround said inner, middle and outer cages (13a-b-c), allowing the light supplied from said illuminant (12) to be seen, having large holes through which flies and insects can pass easily when they try to reach the illuminant (12) and having no electric current, surrounding the outermost circle of the device, forming a holding surface when gripping by hand, and being designed so that fingers cannot touch the inside cages passing through it,

^■ an upper cover of cage (11) having channels in which perforated cages in multi-layer cage system (13) are disposed, ensuring the upper covering of said illuminant (12) and the multi-layer cage system (13c) consisting of the inner cage (13a), the middle cage (13b) and the outer cage (13c),

^■ a bottom cover of cage (14) having channels in which perforated cages in multi-layer cage system (13) are disposed and attracting smell container, ensuring the bottom covering of said illuminant (12) and the multi-layer cage system (13c) consisting of the inner cage (13a), the middle cage (13b) and the outer cage (13c),

^■ a terminal (10) used to transmit the positive (+) and the negative (-) poles of said electrical voltage to the layers of the cage system (13) via said cable (8) and a terminal housing (9) located on said hat cover (3) where said terminal (10) is placed.

2. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, it comprises a solar panel (19) collecting solar beams in the system where the power source is generated using solar energy.

3. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, the mains electricity can be used in indoor areas where solar energy cannot be used as a power source.

4. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, it comprises the electric current provided to the multi-layer cage system (13) discontinuously from the electrical voltage circuit (4) by the charge and discharge method.

5. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, it comprises a cage system (13) which can be manufactured as multiple layered, and it comprises cages with hole dimensions that narrow from the outside towards the inside.

6. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, the multi layer cage system (13) is an expanded aluminum wire cage.

7. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, the protective cage (13d) is made of plastic.

8. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, strip LED (12b) with luminous colors changing according to the insect type attractiveness can be winded on said LED lightening apparatus (12a).

9. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, it comprises a collection tray (14c) fixedly located on bottom cover of cage (14) and collecting the insects destroyed by working with a cable (16) and a plug (18) by which it receives mains electricity on its version (1a) used in indoor warehouses.

10. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, it comprises a collection tank (22) capturing the insects destroyed through the cone (21) by working with a cable (16) and a plug (18) by which it receives mains electricity on its version (1b) used in greenhouses.

11. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, the device captures destroyed insects into the collection tank (22) through the cone (21) by working with solar panel (19) on its version (1c) used on open fields, vineyards and gardens, and it comprises a pile (23) mounted beneath the collection tank (22) by the pile mounting component (30) to fix the catcher device (1c) on the ground.

12. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, in the version (1d) used in high wooded areas, the system comprises a solar cable (28) which works with the solar panel (19) and carries the energy to the catcher device which can be hung at the desired height on a two-piece and height-adjustable pole (25).

13. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, the hat (2), the hat cover (3), the top cover of cage (11), the bottom cover of cage (14), the protective cage (13d), the cone (21) and the collection tank (22) are plastic.

14. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, the upper cover of cage (11) is secured to the hat cover (3) by means of a locking latch and latch housing located on their plastic bodies by close fit assembly.

15. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, the protective cage (11) is secured to the hat cover (3) by means of a locking latch and latch housing located on their plastic bodies by close fit assembly.

16. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, the cone (21) comprises an edge protrusion by which it is mounted to the protective cage (13d), the lower frame of the protective cage (13d) comprises an edge recess in which this edge protrusion can be placed, and the collection tank (22) comprises a fitted cover system by which it is mounted to the cone (21).

17. The catcher device (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that, it comprises a photocell relay and/or a timer located in the electrical voltage circuit (4).