Patent ID: 8745917

Claim:
An improved ant trap, comprising: a base with outside walls and having a central opening and the central opening being generally equi-distance from the outside walls and being suitable for storing liquid, the base includes an upstanding stanchion centrally located in the central opening and wherein the bait trap is placed upon the top of the stanchion, a bait trap located within the central opening; and a platform and a lift mechanism, the platform movable with respect to the central opening, in a first position the platform forms an ant path from the base to the bait trap, and in a second position the platform is immersed in liquid stored within the central opening, the platform being connected to the lift mechanism for selectively moving the platform into the central opening and returning the platform to its first position; whereby upon filling the central opening with a liquid and upon selectively moving the platform into the liquid the ant path immersed in the liquid for exterminating ants and thereby, upon moving the platform into the central opening, when the central opening is filled with liquid, the bait trap stays dry.