Insect barrier and deterrent device

A barrier for placement on a dish having side walls for preventing crawling insects from passing from a first location on the dish below the barrier to a second location on the dish above the barrier, comprising:

• a member of spongy material mounted on and substantially entirely surrounding said dish, said member of spongy material being charged with an insect repelling substance;
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• a protective cover disposed on said dish and substantially entirely covering said charged member of spongy material from the top and sides of said member;
• at least one of said member of spongy material and said protective cover including means for preventing passage of such crawling insects along said dish from such first location to such second location between said dish and said member of spongy material or said protective cover, said protective cover including an outwardly extending flange disposed on said walls at the upper ends thereof and surrounding said dish, and a downwardly extending lip around the outer periphery of said flange, said member of spongy material being mounted on the underside of said flange substantially entirely within and covered from the top and the sides by said flange and said lip, respectively.

A device for placement on an insect-infested ground area for effectively maintaining an insecticide thereunder, comprising:

• a protective cover member adapted for placement on said insect-infested ground area and having an upper cover portion and a downwardly extending lip around the outer periphery of said upper cover portion;
• a downwardly extending shaft disposed on the underside of said upper cover portion near its center, said shaft having a free end and being adapted at said free end for insertion into the insect-infested ground area for securing said protective cover in place;
• an integral member comprising a body of spongy material slidably disposed on said shaft and housed under said upper cover portion and within said lip, said member of spongy material being removable from said shaft at said free end;
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• a retainer slidably disposed on, from said free end of said shaft, and frictionally retained on said shaft below said member of spongy material for retaining said member of spongy material in place.