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An adhesive trap (also known as sticky trap or glue trap) is a flat panel or enclosed structure, often baited, that ensnare insects, birds, or other animals with a non-drying adhesive substance. Baitless traps are nicknamed "blunder" traps, as insects or animals might accidentally stumble into them.^[1] Sticky traps are widely used in agricultural and indoor pest monitoring.^[2]^[3] Shelter traps, or artificial cover traps, take advantage of an insect's tendencies to seek shelter in loose bark, crevices, or other sheltered places.^[4] Baited shelter traps such "Roach Motels" and similar enclosures often have adhesive material inside to trap insects.

Description

Function

The goal of an adhesive trap is to prevent the animal from moving, unlike traps which use poison, spring-loaded bars, or electricity to kill directly. The trapped animal becomes further ensnared as it tries to free itself, and, unable to move typically die a prolonged death of starvation, dehydration, or suffocation.

Criticism and legality

Animal welfare advocates regard glue traps as both indiscriminate and inhumane. The charge of being indiscriminate is based on them being deployed to catch one kind of insect or animal, such as cockroaches, spotted lanternflies, or rats, but catching a wide range of other insects and animals, too, including native and beneficial wildlife.

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control, glue traps can also be harmful to humans due to the waste produced by trapped animals.

In the United States, Representative Ted Lieu of California introduced the Glue Trap Prohibition Act of 2024 (HR 7018).^[5]

https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-lawmakers-ban-glue-traps-mouse/

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/glue-traps-mice-rats-illegal-new-york/5269782/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-04/ojai-bans-rodent-glue-traps

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ojai-bans-use-sale-of-glue-traps-within-city-limits/

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/california-city-second-nation-ban-glue-traps-18705996.php

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/nyregion/glue-trap-rodents-nyc.html

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/02/1242196777/new-york-considers-banning-glue-traps-used-to-catch-mice-and-rats

https://www.hsi.org/news-resources/glue-traps-faqs/

References

^ Harmon, James D. (1993). Integrated Pest Management in Museum, Library, and Archival Facilities. Harmon Preservation Pest Management. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-9638161-0-8. They have earned the nickname "blunder traps" because the insects blunder into them and get stuck. Blunder traps are good for monitoring ingress of crawling pests into a room or building.
^ Nancy D. Epsky; Wendell L. Morrill; Richard W. Mankin (2008). "Traps for Capturing Insects" (PDF). In Capinera, John L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 3887–3901. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
^ "What is a sticky trap?". Retrieved January 26, 2015.
^ Robert Arnold Wardle, Philip Buckle (1929). The Principles of Insect Control. Manchester University Press. p. 212.
^ "H.R.7018 - Glue Trap Prohibition Act of 2024". United States Congress.

[1] Harmon, James D. (1993). Integrated Pest Management in Museum, Library, and Archival Facilities. Harmon Preservation Pest Management. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-9638161-0-8. They have earned the nickname "blunder traps" because the insects blunder into them and get stuck. Blunder traps are good for monitoring ingress of crawling pests into a room or building.

[Epsky_et_al-2] Nancy D. Epsky; Wendell L. Morrill; Richard W. Mankin (2008). "Traps for Capturing Insects" (PDF). In Capinera, John L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 3887–3901. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.

[3] "What is a sticky trap?". Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[4] Robert Arnold Wardle, Philip Buckle (1929). The Principles of Insect Control. Manchester University Press. p. 212.

[5] "H.R.7018 - Glue Trap Prohibition Act of 2024". United States Congress.

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