Patent ID: 6041542
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
An insect bait station comprising:a station base having a bottom, side walls, and an open top, wherein the side walls proximate to said open top have one or more holes of sufficient width to allow insect entry;an interior divider fit within the station base, said interior divider having a bottom section forming a liquid tight seal with said base along a midpoint of said base side walls wherein the area of the base below the level of the bottom of the interior divider forms a poison reservoir, and two domes separated by a gap, each dome having an open end facing the bottom of said station base and a closed end proximate to the open top of said station base wherein the area between the domes extending to the level of the bottom section contains one or more holes to allow insect entry; anda lid securely attached to cover the open top of the station base;wherein the dome volume exceeds the reservoir volume so that a volume displaced from the reservoir if the insect base station were turned on its side will be contained in the dome volume.