Device and method for luring termites
AssigneeSumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
InventorsHironobu Hirose, Takaaki Ito
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Abstract
A termite luring device comprising an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack. Drainpipe(s) are connected to the bottom of the container, and are formed with holes through which termites can pass. Also, disclosed herein is a method for capturing and killing termites using the termite luring device.
Claims33
A device for luring termites comprising an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack, and at least one drainpipe connected to the bottom of said container, said at least one drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass.
A method for luring termites comprising:
- burying in the ground a drainpipe section of a device comprising:
- an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack, and at least one drainpipe connected to the bottom of said container, said at least one drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass;
- and supplying water so as to be brought into contact with the wood in said container and permeate into the ground through said holes formed in said at least one drainpipe, thereby luring termites.
A method for killing termites comprising:
- burying in the ground a drainpipe section of a device comprising:
- an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack, and at least one drainpipe connected to the bottom of said container, said at least one drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass;
- supplying water so as to be brought into contact with the wood in said container and permeate into the ground through said holes formed in said at least one drainpipe, and
- applying a termiticide to termites lured into said container.
A method for capturing termites comprising:
- burying in the ground a drainpipe section of a device comprising:
- an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack, and at least one drainpipe connected to the bottom of said container, said at least one drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass;
- supplying water so as to be brought into contact with the wood in said container and permeate into the ground through said holes formed in said at least one drainpipe to lure termites into said container,
- connecting to said container a closed container containing wood in which termites can make a nest, and capturing termites in said closed container after the termites in said closed container have made a nest.
A method for luring termites comprising:
- burying in the ground a drainpipe section of a device comprising:
- an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack, and at least one drainpipe connected to the bottom of said container, said at least one drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass;
- and supplying water so as to be brought into contact with the wood in said container.
A method for killing termites comprising:
- burying in the ground a drainpipe section of a device comprising:
- an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack, and at least one drainpipe connected to the bottom of said container, said at least one drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass;
- supplying water so as to be brought into contact with the wood in said container, and applying a termiticide to termites lured into said container.
A method for capturing termites comprising:
- burying in the ground a drainpipe section of a device comprising:
- an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack, and at least one drainpipe connected to the bottom of said container, said at least one drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass wherein said container is connected to a closed container containing wood in which termites can make a nest;
- supplying water so as to be brought into contact with the wood in said container, and capturing termites in said closed container after the termites in said closed container have made a nest.
A device for luring termites comprising at least two open-topped containers each containing wood which termites attack, and a drainpipe connecting the bottoms of said at least two containers, said drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass.
A method for luring termites comprising:
- burying in the ground a drainpipe section of a device comprising:
- at least two open-topped containers each containing wood which termites attack, and a drainpipe connecting the bottom of said containers, said drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass;
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- supplying water so as to be brought into contact with the wood in said at least two containers and permeate into the ground through said holes formed in said drainpipe, thereby luring termites.
A method for luring termites comprising:
- burying in the ground a drainpipe section of a device comprising:
- at least two open-topped containers each containing wood which termites attack, and a drainpipe connecting the bottom of said at least two containers, said drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass;
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- supplying water so as to be brought into contact with the wood in said at least two containers.
A method selected from the group consisting of luring termites, capturing termites, killing termites or combinations thereof, with a plurality of devices connected together with a drainpipe, wherein each device comprises:
- an open-topped container containing wood which termites attack, and said drainpipe connected to the bottom of said container, said drainpipe being formed with holes through which termites can pass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.