Patent ID: 7179455

Claim:
A pesticide bait matrix which maintains its function and efficacy as a pesticide bait matrix under adverse weather conditions in an open environment for at least one month, the matrix comprising a gelling system which is resistant to dehydration, the gelling system comprising: at least one gelling agent that is resistant to adverse weather conditions, wherein the gelling agent includes carrageenan or sodium alginate; a preservative that is a member selected from the group consisting of DMDM hydantoin with iodopropynyl butylcarbamate; natamycin; sodium hydroxymethylglycinate; sodium metabisulphite and potassium sorbate; glucose syrup to control evaporation; an attractant; a non-target species deterrent; and a pesticide that is a member selected from the group consisting of sodium fluoroacetate, cholecalciferol, nicotine, aconitine, scilliroside and α-chloralose; wherein the pesticide bait matrix has a field life of at least one year, and a resistance to dehydration such that it loses at most 14 percent weight on exposure to the open environment for three months.