Patent ID: 6796082
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A bait station for offering a bait to a target insect, comprising:a. an open top base having a floor, an outer wall that extends upwardly from the floor to an outer rim, and an inner wall that extends upwardly from the floor to an inner rim, said inner wall being spaced inwardly from said outer wall to define a central bait well for containing insect bait, said base further including: i. an insect-climbable tapered wall extending downwardly and outwardly from said inner wall that cooperates with said outer wall to define a moat that surrounds said bait well, and ii. at least one doorway, formed in said outer wall, the doorway having a size sufficient to permit a target insect ingress to and egress from said bait well; b. a cap enclosing the open top base and covering said bait well, said cap includes a cap ceiling having an outer periphery, and a rim extending downwardly from the outer periphery of the cap ceiling, and wherein the cap rim is located adjacent to and interiorly of the outer wall such that the outer periphery of said cap ceiling is disposed substantially flush with the outer rim of said outer wall, and wherein said cap further includes a cap strut extending across the underside of said cap ceiling and downwardly therefrom, the cap strut engaging the inner rim of said base to support the cap ceiling; and c. a spike extending downwardly from the base.