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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1998
Carl D. Contadini, Terryville, CT (US);
Nicholas A. Velezis, Middlebury, CT (US);
John J. Dean, Oxford, CT (US);
Waterbury Companies, Inc., Waterbury, CT (US);
Abstract
An insect bait station is disclosed which comprises a receptacle with an opening, the receptacle having a reservoir for an insect bait formulation; a cover with a plurality of gate openings sized to allow selective entry of insects; and a membrane with an opening providing access to an insect bait formulation. The membrane covers the receptacle with sufficient dimensional stability and structural integrity to substantially retain its position while an insect traverses its top surface. In a preferred embodiment, the insect bait station comprises a replaceable cartridge having a reservoir containing an insect bait formulation with a substrate covered by the membrane. Preferably, the membrane having the ability to retard evaporation of the bait formulation. The bait formulation may include an insect attractant and/or an insect poison material in solid, liquid or gel form.