Durable solid pest barriers deployable about structures and methods of making and using the same

A solid pest barrier comprising:

• a matrix material having a substantially cord-like form factor, the matrix material comprising or defining a plurality of microchannels within the matrix material;
• and
• a pest control chemical disposed within the plurality of microchannels within the matrix material,
• wherein, during a treatment period following disposition of the pest control chemical within the plurality of microchannels within the matrix material, the pest control chemical is configured to repel or cause mortality for an undesirable pest upon contact or ingestion by the undesirable pest of the pest control chemical released from the solid pest barrier.

A solid pest barrier comprising:

• a plurality of flexible material elements, the plurality of flexible material elements having a strand-like form factor, the plurality of flexible material elements comprise a first plurality of pores defined therein, the plurality of flexible material elements being woven or wound together in a cord-like form factor, the woven or wound plurality of flexible material elements defining therebetween a second plurality of pores;
• and
• a pest control chemical disposed within at least a portion of the first plurality of pores within the plurality of flexible material elements, the pest control chemical being configured to repel or cause mortality for an undesirable pest upon contact or ingestion by the undesirable pest of the pest control chemical,
• wherein the first plurality of pores are dimensioned and configured to releasably retain the pest control chemical therewithin using capillary forces,
• wherein the second plurality of pores between the plurality of flexible material elements within the solid pest barrier are substantially empty, and
• wherein, in an instance in which an aqueous liquid is absorbed into some or all of the second plurality of pores between the plurality of flexible material elements within the solid pest barrier, the solid pest barrier is configured to release at least a portion of the pest control chemical releasably retained within the first plurality of pores within respective of the plurality of flexible material elements, thereby facilitating exposure of the pest control chemical to the undesirable pest.