Insect bait stakes

An insect bait station comprising a housing and a sealed inner bait pack that is separate from the housing, said housing including a bait pack compartment for receiving the bait pack which contains a quantity of liquid bait, said bait pack including at least one neck portion having a break-away tab that extends outwardly of the housing, the tab sealing an access channel therein that is opened when the tab is broken away to allow insects to enter the bait pack through the opened access channel and move toward the liquid bait, the tab being located above a level of the quantity of liquid bait contained in the bait pack and being removable by the consumer without any tools or other devices when the insect bait station is ready for use and, when the bait station is in use, the quantity of liquid bait remaining in the bait pack, where said quantity of liquid bait is accessed by insects that have entered the bait pack through the opened access channel.

An insect bait station comprising an outer housing and a sealed inner bait pack that is separate from the outer housing, said outer housing having a bait pack compartment for receiving the sealed inner bait pack, said bait pack compartment including a top plate and a bottom wall that is adjacent a ground surface when the station is in use, said station including a door securable to said bait pack compartment to close off the bait pack compartment after the sealed inner bait pack has been positioned within the bait pack compartment, said bait pack having a part that extends outwardly of the housing through an opening therein, said outwardly extending part including a break-away tab that is removable by the consumer to open the bait pack without any tools or other devices when the ant bait station is ready for use.