Patent ID: 7377072

Claim:
A bait station, comprising: a housing suitable to contain bait for a pest, the housing having an entry to permit the pest to enter the housing and access the bait if the bait is positioned in the housing, the housing further having an open end; a window positioned so as to cover over at least a portion of the open end of the housing; and a lid mountable to the housing so as to essentially cover over the window; wherein the lid can be moved from a first position where an interior of the housing can be viewed through the window to a second position where light is inhibited from passing from outside the housing through the window into the interior of the housing; and wherein the window is movable relative to the housing and also movable relative to the lid; wherein the pest is a termite, the bait comprises a cellulosic material, and the station is configured to be suitable to cover a portion of a termite trail; and wherein the housing is a five-sided housing with a side of the housing being a base, and with two openings being provided on opposed ends of the housing adjacent the base.