US 2017/0245488 A1 · ANT BAIT STATIONS WITH ATTRACTANT VECTOR COMPARTMENT AND EASY OPENING

Abstract

An ant bait station is formed as a stick pack having multiple compartments, wherein each of the compartments contain a bait for a target ant species, and includes a plurality of apertures to the respective compartments. Some or all of the baits may contain a pesticide, for example a borate. In at least one of the compartments containing a pesticide, the apertures are large enough to permit the target ants to enter and exit. In some embodiment a compartment contains a bait without a pesticide. This may improve performance if the non-pesticidal bait attracts ants to the trap, and the lack of pesticidal component extends the life of the attractant. The compartment containing the bait without a pesticide may have apertures that are too small to permit the ants from entering and exiting.

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Dependent claims

An ant bait station including a plurality of different ant bait compositions for a target ant species comprising:

a stick pack having a first sealed end, a second sealed end, a longitudinal seal, and an intermediate seal between the first sealed end and the second sealed end such that the stick pack has a first compartment and a second compartment;
a plurality of first apertures providing a path into the first compartment, wherein the plurality of first apertures are sized to permit members of the target ant species to enter and exit the first compartment;
a first bait disposed in the first compartment and comprising a composition that includes a nutritional attractant and a pesticide;
a plurality of second apertures providing a path into the second compartment;
a second bait disposed in the second compartment that is an attractant to the target ant;
and
an adhesive film disposed over the plurality of first apertures and the plurality of second apertures.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Ant bait stations with attractant vector compartment and easy opening

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Ant bait stations with attractant vector compartment and easy opening

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Abstract

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