PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an insect trap capable of reducing the possibility of an insect being re-detected, and preventing deterioration of the sensitivity of a sensor.SOLUTION: An insect trap 10 includes a housing 20, an insect attracting lamp 15 mounted on the housing, a suction port formed in the vicinity of the insect attracting lamp in the housing, a ventilation path provided inside the housing which is communicated with the suction port, a decompression chamber 33 that surrounds an exhaust port of the ventilation path in the housing, a suction fan for sucking the air in the decompression chamber, and exhausting it to the outside of the housing, a bag-like catching filter 17 attached to the exhaust port of the ventilation path and disposed in the decompression chamber, and a sensor 60 disposed on a suction port side of the ventilation path so as to detect an insect passing through the ventilation path.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】虫の再検出の可能性を低減することができ、センサの感度低下を防止できる捕虫器を提供する。【解決手段】捕虫器10は、筐体20と、筐体に装着された誘虫灯15と、筐体の誘虫灯の近傍に形成された吸引口と、筐体の内部に設けられた、吸引口に連通する通気路と、通気路の筐体内の排出口を囲む減圧室33と、減圧室内の空気を吸引して筐体の外部に排気する吸引ファンと、通気路の排出口に取付けられて減圧室内に配置された袋状の捕獲フィルタ17と、通気路を通る虫を検出できるように、通気路の吸引口側に配置されたセンサ60とを備えている。【選択図】図1
