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AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPhilip Frederick Brode III, Steven Garren, Leo Timothy Laughlin, Randall Stryker Matthews, Dale Edwin Barker, Daniel James Kinne, Gary Eugene McKibben, Christopher Miles Miller, Timothy Robert Probst
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This invention relates to devices, kits, and methods for eliminating termite colonies. The kits, devices, and methods employ a termiticidal bait matrix containing a) a termiticide selected such that the termiticide causes death to about 50 to about 100% of termites within about 24 to about 84 days after the termites begin to ingest the termiticide or the bait matrix comprising the termiticide, b) a cellulose containing material, and c) water. The termiticidal bait matrix can be used in a bait station installed in the ground. The kits are suitable to be used by consumers in their homes.
A termiticidal bait matrix comprising:
A termiticidal bait matrix comprising:
A bait station comprising a housing adapted to receive a bait matrix, wherein the housing has openings sized to permit termites to pass through to gain access to the bait matrix from a location outside the housing, and wherein the housing has a metal tip on one end and a strike plate on the other end.
A bait station comprising a housing adapted to receive a bait matrix, wherein the housing has openings sized to permit termites to pass through to gain access to the bait matrix from a location outside the housing, and wherein the housing further comprises threads for allowing the bait station to be screwed into ground, and wherein the housing further comprises a pointed tip at its bottom and a flange at its top, wherein the flange is adapted to receive a removable handle that can be used to manually screw the bait station into the ground, and wherein the flange is further adapted to receive a lid after the handle is removed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.