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US 6,187,328 B1Granted
Sectional bait station
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsJames Bruce Ballard, Elleen Patricia Mc Gorman
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting and controlling termites. The invention uses a tubular body with a triangular cross section to hold a cellulose bait impregnated with a slow acting toxicant. The tubular body is placed partly in the ground so that the length of the tubular body is along the surface of the ground. The top of the tubular body is transparent so that one can easily view the bait through the top of the tubular body.
Claims20
A bait station, comprising:
- a tubular body, comprising:
- a first side wall with a length and width, and wherein the first side wall has a plurality of apertures;
- a second side wall with a length and width, wherein the first side wall is mechanically connected to the second side wall along an edge along the lengths of the first side wall and the second side wall, and wherein the second side wall has a plurality of apertures;
- a top wall with a length and width, wherein the top wall is mechanically connected to the first side wall along an edge along the lengths of the first side wall and the top wall, and wherein the top wall is mechanically connected to the second side wall along an edge along the lengths of the second side wall and the top wall;
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- an end wall wherein the end wall is mechanically connected to the first side wall along an edge of the first side wall along the width of the first side wall, and wherein the end wall is mechanically connected to the second side wall along an edge of the second side wall along the width of the second side wall, and wherein the end wall is mechanically connected to the top wall along an edge of the top wall along the width of the top wall;
- a cellulose bait impregnated with a toxicant within the tubular body;
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- a cap for covering an open end of the tubular body, wherein said top wall is transparent and said toxicant is selected from the group consisting of boric acid/borate, hydramethylnon, macrolide antibiotics, insect growth regulators, biological agents, and protozoacides.
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A method for controlling termites in the ground, comprising the steps of:
- placing a cellulose bait impregnated with a toxicant through an open end of a tubular body into the tubular body, wherein the tubular body comprises:
- a first side wall with a length and width and wherein the first side wall has a plurality of apertures;
- a second side wall with a length and width, wherein the first side wall is mechanically connected to the second side wall along an edge along the lengths of the first side wall and the second side wall, and wherein the second side wall has a plurality of apertures;
- a top wall with a length and width, wherein the top wall is mechanically connected to the first side wall along an edge along the lengths of the first side wall and the top wall, and wherein the top wall is mechanically connected to the second side wall along an edge along the lengths of the second side wall and the top wall;
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- an end wall wherein the end wall is mechanically connected to the first side wall along an edge of the first side wall along the width of the first side wall, and wherein the end wall is mechanically connected to the second side wall along an edge of the second side wall along the width of the second side wall, and wherein the end wall is mechanically connected to the top wall along an edge of the top wall along the width of the top wall;
- placing a cap over the open end of the tubular body;
- placing the tubular body in the ground so that part of the first side wall and the second side wall are below the surface of the ground, and wherein the length of the top wall is substantially parallel to the surface of the ground and the toxicant is selected from the group consisting of boric acid/borate, hydramethylnon, macrolide antibiotics, insect growth regulators, biological agents, and protozoacides.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.