Methods and apparatuses for monitoring or controlling pests

A termite monitoring or baiting station comprising:

• a housing having openings sized to permit termites to pass through the openings so that termites can gain access to the interior of the housing from a location outside the housing;
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• first and second devices adapted to be removably disposed within the housing in stacked relationship, wherein each of the first and second devices is selected from the group consisting of termite monitoring devices and termite baiting devices wherein at least one of the devices has disposed therein a channel which is adapted to receive an extractor means for selectively moving the device having said channel;
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• an extractor means receivable into the channel of the device having said channel for selectively moving said device.

A termite monitoring or baiting station comprising:

• (a) a housing having openings sized to permit termites to pass through the openings so that termites can gain access to the interior of the housing from a location outside the housing;
• (b) a first device adapted to be removably disposed within the housing wherein the first device has disposed therein a channel which is adapted to receive an extractor means for selectively moving the device and is selected from the group consisting of termite monitoring devices and termite baiting devices;
• (c) a first extractor means adapted to be received in the channel of the first device for use in selectively moving the first device;
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• (d) a second device adapted to be removably disposed within the housing.

A method for monitoring or controlling termites comprising the steps of:

• providing a station comprising
• (a) a housing having openings sized to permit termites to pass through the openings so that termites can gain access to the interior of the housing from a location outside the housing;
• (b) a termite monitoring device or termite baiting device comprised of a cup holding a termite-edible material suitable for placement in the housing, said cup having openings sized to permit termites to pass through the openings and the cup having disposed therein a channel which is adapted to receive an extractor means for selectively moving the cup or for holding the cup in a pre-selected position;
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• (c) an extractor means slidably received in the channel of the cup;
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• periodically monitoring the station to determine whether any portion of the termite monitoring device or termite baiting device has been consumed by termites.

A method for controlling termites comprising the steps of:

• providing a termite baiting device compromised of a termite-edible material and toxicant, said termite baiting device having disposed therein a channel which is adapted to receive an extractor means for selectively moving the termite baiting device;
• inserting into a housing having openings sized to permit termites to pass through the openings the termite baiting device and an extractor means that is received in the channel of the termite baiting device for selective movement of the termite baiting device;
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• exposing the termite baiting device to termites.

A method for controlling termites comprising the steps of:

• providing a termite monitoring device in an area where termite presence is to be determined, the termite monitoring device comprising a termite-edible material having disposed therein a channel which is adapted to receive an extractor means for selectively moving the device, a first extractor means slidably received within the channel for selectively moving the termite monitoring device;
• periodically monitoring the termite monitoring device by checking for termite activity;
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• providing a termite baiting device in an area which is determined to contain termites, the termite baiting device comprising a termite-edible bait matrix having disposed therein a channel which is adapted to receive an extractor means for selectively moving the device, a slow-acting toxicant, and a second extractor means slidably received within the channel of the termite baiting device for selectively moving the termite baiting device.