Patent ID: 8302345

Claim:
A method of interchanging inserts in a pest station, comprising: unlocking a lock mechanism interlocking a lid to a base of a pest station, the base including an upwardly extending support portion with a top portion elevated relative to a bottom portion and a surface upon which the base is positioned; opening the lid; removing a first insert from a cavity of the pest station, the first insert including an entrance mechanism, the entrance mechanism being a repeating animal trap allowing for entrance of one or more pests through the repeating animal trap and into an insert cavity of the first insert and preventing exit of the one or more pests from the insert cavity; placing a second insert within the cavity of the pest station, the second insert including at least one of a bait, an attractant, and a snap trap, wherein the first insert and the second insert are interchangeable for individual use with the pest station, bottoms of the first insert and the second insert each being supported on the top portion of the upwardly extending support portion and being elevated relative to the bottom portion and the surface when each is fitted within the cavity of the pest station without contacting the bottom portion; closing the lid; and securing the lock mechanism to interlock the lid to the base.