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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2005
Juan A. Morales-ramos, Greenville, MS (US);
Maria G. Rojas, Greenville, MS (US);
Juan A. Morales-Ramos, Greenville, MS (US);
Maria G. Rojas, Greenville, MS (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Termite bait matrix containing cellulose, calco oil blue V (solvent blue 58 or 9,10-anthracenedione, 1,4-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)amino]), and optionally a termite toxicant (e.g., chitin synthesis inhibitor). Methods of monitoring termite activity in a region involving placing a termite bait matrix in the region and assessing the presence of termites at the site of the termite matrix, the termite bait matrix contains cellulose and 9,10-anthracenedione, 1,4-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)amino]. Methods of killing termites, involving placing a termite bait matrix in a termite habitat and allowing termites to feed on the bait matrix, the termite bait matrix contains cellulose, 9,10-anthracenedione, 1,4-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)amino], and a termite toxicant (e.g., chitin synthesis inhibitor).