Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Vermin destroying – Insect
Patent
1996-11-26
1998-07-14
Melius, Terry Lee
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Vermin destroying
Insect
43124, 43131, A01N 2500, A01M 120
Patent
active
057785961
ABSTRACT:
A termite bait system is disclosed having two compartments, a non-toxic preconditioning compartment (or "P-compartment") and a toxicant compartment (or "T-compartment"). A passage connects the P-compartment to the T-compartment. Initially this passage is blocked by a plug of a material that termites can eat through over time. The P-compartment contains a small amount of food without any toxicant. The T-compartment contains food that has been treated with a toxicant. Termites from the targeted colony--or from a different, but amicable colony--are placed in the P-compartment, where they are allowed to feed on the non-toxic food. An exit from the P-compartment, for example a tube, leads to a shelter tube of the targeted colony. The shelter tube is preferably left undisturbed by the operator of the CPBS system. Termites from the P-compartment build a shelter tube or lay down chemical signals from the P-compartment to the target colony or its shelter tubes. Termites from the target colony then travel to the P-compartment, where they feed on the non-toxic food. After a time, the termites eat through the plug between the two compartments, and begin feeding on the toxicant-laced food in the T-compartment. The colony eventually dies as toxicant is distributed throughout the colony.
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Chen Jian
Henderson Gregg
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University
French III Fredrick T.
Melius Terry Lee
Runnels John H.
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