Patent ID: 8407933

Claim:
An above-ground termite station for detecting and controlling termites above ground in an operating configuration of the termite station in which a bait matrix is disposed in the termite station, said termite station being mountable on an above-ground mounting surface and comprising: a container having an interior space for containing the bait matrix of said termite station, and a base having at least one opening therein, the base having an outer surface for opposed relationship with the mounting surface and an inner surface in part defining the interior space of the container, said at least one opening tapering outward from the outer surface to the inner surface of the container to define an entry ramp from the outer surface into the interior space of the container; at least one fastener extendable in part through the at least one opening in the base to secure the base on the mounting surface, said at least one opening and said at least one fastener being sized relative to each other such that the opening defines a fastener location range within said opening of at least about 0.25 inches (6.35 mm), wherein the fastener location range extends within the plane of the base.