Patent ID: 7874099
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
1. An aggregation base for use within a subterranean cavity for detecting subterranean termites, said aggregation base comprising: an elongate member having a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, longitudinally opposite ends, an outer circumference, an outer surface, and an inner surface, the elongate member comprising two separate longitudinal wall portions at least in part constructed from cellulosic material, the longitudinal wall portions having inner and outer surfaces and being capable of face-to-face contact to define corresponding longitudinal side seams; a void defined by the inner surfaces of the longitudinal wall portions, the void extending longitudinally within the elongate member for forming an aggregation site for said subterranean termites, said elongate member being open at said longitudinally opposite ends in communication with said void; and at least one channel formed in each of the longitudinal wall portions and separate from the side seams, each of said at least one channel extending transversely through the respective longitudinal wall portion from the outer surface thereof to the void, each of said at least one channel having a length extending circumferentially about at least a portion of the outer circumference of the elongate member, wherein the at least one channel in one of the longitudinal wall portions is separate and spaced circumferentially from the at least one channel in the other one of the longitudinal wall portions.