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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Basf Corporation, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Inventors:
James W Austin, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Cheryl A Leichter, Durham, NC (US);
Kenneth S Brown, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
BASF Corporation, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/10 (2006.01); A01M 1/02 (2006.01); A01M 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 1/026 (2013.01); A01M 1/02 (2013.01); A01M 1/2005 (2013.01); A01M 1/2011 (2013.01); A01N 25/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pest control and/or detection system generally includes an electrically conductive bait matrix including at least one carrier material that is at least one of palatable, a phagostimulant and/or consumable and/or displaceable by pests, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive particles are substantially randomly interspersed throughout the at least one carrier material. The at least one carrier material includes a thermoplastic material and/or a resin.