Patent ID: 6681518
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A termite lure container adapted to be installed in the ground, comprising:a tube for containing a coherent, deformable, compressible and resilient termite lure formed of a mass of randomly oriented, entangled softwood fibers that is held together by entanglement of the fibers and can be formed to desired shapes; the tube having an upper end and a lower end; a closure closing the upper end of the tube and adapted to be located at ground level when the container is installed; an opening in the closure for permitting a monitoring of termite activity within the container and through which probes may be inserted into the container; means for sealing the opening in the closure; an opening at the lower end of the tube making the lower end of the tube at least substantially completely open for permitting subterranean ingress and egress of termites into and out of the tube; a coherent, deformable, compressible and resilient termite lure formed of a mass of randomly oriented, entangled, softwood fibers that is held together by entanglement of the fibers and can be formed into desired shapes housed within the tube; the resilience of the termite lure helping to hold the termite lure in place within the tube; a portion of the termite lure filling the opening at the lower end of the tube that permits subterranean ingress and egress of termites into and out of the tube so that the container can be located in the ground with no air gap between the portion of the termite lure filling the opening at the lower end of the tube and soil beneath the container; and anchoring means for anchoring the container within and preventing easy extraction of the container from the ground.