Patent ID: 7797879

Claim:
A termite alert device for visually determining the presence of termites within structures, the earth and the like, said termite alert device characterized as comprising: a termite bait source storage housing with a first and second end and a viewing port adjacent said first end; at least one bait source located within said housing and generally below said viewing port and extending outwardly of said housing second end whereby said bait source may make contact inside constructed walls or surrounding earth; a gravity drop stick within said housing structure between said viewing port and said at least one bait source; said gravity drop stick physically supported at least in part by said bait source; at least one visual signal element physically associated with said gravity drop stick and located adjacent said viewing port and positioned between said viewing port and said bait source; whereby, in a mechanical chain reaction, destruction of said bait source causes elimination of support for said gravity drop stick, in turn enabling gravity force to cause corresponding movement of said drop stick and its associated visual signal element in a direction away from said viewing port, resulting in a change of appearance within said viewing port as said visual signal element drops from sight, thus providing an alert signaling a condition change within said housing.