Patent ID: 6824787
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for aggregating termites to a location comprising providing a composition which comprises a nitrogen containing compound and a bait matrix to the locus of said location which is accessible to termites and where a food source other than said composition is available to the termite, wherein said nitrogen containing compound is selected from the group consisting of urea and uric acid, and said bait matrix comprises a cellulosic material, said nitrogen containing compound being provided in an amount effective to stimulate termites to feed or mask the unattractiveness of other compounds or both, and wherein the total concentration of said nitrogen containing compound plus any endogenous amino acids, polypeptides, and proteins in said bait matrix is between about 10 to about 1000 ppm, and further wherein said nitrogen containing compound is not present in a termiticidally effective amount.