Patent ID: 8505234

Claim:
An insert for use with a pest station, the pest station including a station housing having a station cavity, comprising: an insert housing including a base, a lid, and an opening, the base including a base side and a base bottom, the base and the lid forming an insert cavity configured and arranged to contain a pest, the opening providing access to the insert cavity, the base side including a side receptacle within the insert cavity, the base bottom including a bottom receptacle; an entrance mechanism proximate the opening, the entrance mechanism allowing entrance into the insert cavity and preventing exit out of the insert cavity; an access member including a side connector extending outward therefrom configured and arranged to engage the side receptacle within the insert cavity and a bottom connector extending outward therefrom configured and arranged to engage the bottom receptacle, the access member being releasably connectable to the insert housing proximate the opening such that the side connector extends through the opening of the insert housing when the side connector engages the side receptacle, at least a portion of the access member extending outward externally from the insert housing proximate the opening, the access member including a bottom portion extending below the base bottom when connected to the insert housing; and wherein the insert housing is used individually by detaching the access member from the insert housing and positioning the base bottom on a surface, and wherein the insert housing including the access member is used with the pest station by placing the insert housing within the station cavity thereby elevating the base bottom relative to the surface and positioning the bottom portion of the access member proximate the surface.