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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2002
Justin T. Laskey, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Alec Alexiades, Cary, NC (US);
Daniel O'Byrne, Apex, NC (US);
Clark D. Klein, Pittsboro, NC (US);
David Davies, Raleigh, NC (US);
BASF Corporation, Mount Olive, NJ (US);
Abstract
A termite bait station for installation in the ground includes a tubular outer housing and a tubular inner bait cartridge inserted into the housing, each having circumferentially elongate apertures therethrough to allow termites to access bait in the cartridge. Each aperture in the cartridge is disposed between a pair of spaced, parallel ribs that extend in the circumferential direction. The ribs reduce the radial gap that must be traversed by a termite passing from the outer housing to the bait cartridge. The ribs also form circumferentially extending channels for producing a channeling effect tending to lead termites into the apertures in the cartridge.