Leak-Resistant Bait Station
AssigneeSyngenta Crop Protection AG
InventorDaniel Kidder
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AssigneeSyngenta Crop Protection AG
InventorDaniel Kidder
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The invention includes a bait station having an internal air entrapment compartment. Air entrapped within the air entrapment compartment prevents water from wetting bait within the bait station when the station is submersed in water. In one embodiment, the bait station includes an enclosure having an airtight upper portion and at least one access opening having an uppermost first elevation. Toxic and/or non-toxic bait is contained within the enclosure. A first wall is positioned between the bait and the access opening and includes an upper rim at a second elevation. The second elevation is above the first elevation of the access opening. The bait may be liquid bait, solid bait, or palletized or granular bait. For liquid bait, the bait may be suspended in an adsorbent bait retainer such as an adsorbent foam block to retain the bait and prevent free liquid bait from leaking from the bait station.
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A bait station comprising:
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A bait station comprising:
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A pest bait station comprising;
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A method of preventing the leaching of a bait or pesticide from an access opening in a bait station, the method comprising entrapping air within an enclosure containing bait, whereby the entrapped air substantially prevents water from entering the bait station and carrying a portion of the bait or pesticide from the bait station through the access opening.
A bait station comprising:
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