Patent ID: 9220255
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. A device for a durable insect bait station, the device comprising: (a) an elastomeric membrane for providing access to the bait station, said membrane adapted to be permeable to volatile components, said membrane configured to allow easy insect-probe penetration for mosquitoes and other biting flies, said membrane having a hardness of less than about 60 Shore A and a thickness of less than about 100 microns, and said membrane configured to be resistant to degradation caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure, wherein said membrane is composed of at least one elastomeric material selected from the group consisting of: polydimethyl siloxanes (PDMS) polymers, silicone rubber, aliphatic polyurethanes including those plasticized by high molecular-weight plasticizers that resist leaching and migration, ethylene-vinyl acetate, ethylene-acrylic ester copolymers and terpolymers, ethylene-propylene rubber, plastomers including ethylene-hexene and ethylene-octene copolymers, thermoplastic vulcanized rubber (TPV), hydrogenated block styrene-ethylene butylenes (SEBS), and block styrene isoprene (SIBS); and (b) a bait core for providing bait to the bait station, said bait core including a sugar-source bait, at least one oral and/or contact insect toxin, and a solvent, wherein said bait core is configured to be substantially in direct contact with said membrane.