Patent ID: 9578866
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A01M,Y10T

Claim:
1. An above-ground termite station for detecting and controlling termites above ground in an operating configuration of the termite station, said termite station being mountable on an above-ground mounting surface and comprising: a container defining an interior space and being configured for abutting against and being mounted on said above-ground mounting surface with the entire container above ground, the container being configurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration in which the interior space of the container is accessible while the container is mounted on said mounting surface; and a cartridge sized and configured for insertion in and removal from the interior space of the container, said cartridge comprising an aggregation member, a bait matrix separate from the aggregation member, and a holder including a cup holding the aggregation member and bait matrix at least partly within the holder when the cartridge is outside the container, the cup being configured to facilitate positioning of the cartridge relative to the interior space of the container as a single unit, the cup, the bait matrix, and the aggregation member being configured such that the aggregation member extends further than the bait matrix in the direction of insertion of the cartridge into the container.