Fly Trap Uses Rotating Sticky Tape

Fly Trap Uses Rotating Sticky Tape FARM HOME Miscellaneous 20-5-12 This new wall-mounted fly trap is equipped with a small electric motor that automatically rotates a roll of sticky tape mounted on a replaceable cartridge. As the motor rotates it continually exposes a clean new surface that attracts more flies. The "Insect Inn" plugs into any 110-volt outlet and uses sticky tape cartridges with a gear at one end that hooks up to the motor. The motor rotates the tape very slowly - it takes about 45 days to make a complete revolution. Flies are drawn to the sticky tape by an ultraviolet light mounted above the tape. After 45 days you simply remove the cartridge and pop in a new one. Both the tape and light are hidden behind a snap-on plastic shield. "It mounts out of the way and the tape is protected by the shield so there's no way workers or animals can come into contact with it. Your hands never touch the sticky surface or the captured insects. The tape moves so slowly that you can barely see it move," says Jeff Goessl. Sells for $125. The cartridges sell for $10 apiece. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Terminix International Company L.P., 5503- A Schofield Ave., Schofield, Wis. 54476 (ph 715 355-4626).

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