Remote monitoring system for detecting termites
First Claim
1. A delivery system for controlling termites wherein said delivery system comprises a monitoring device, a toxicant-controlling matrix, and a durable non-termite-edible delivery housing for simultaneously holding the monitoring device and the toxicant-containing matrix, wherein the delivery housing has a purality of openings permitting termite access to the monitoring device and the toxicant-containing matrix, and the matrix of the toxicant-containing matrix comprises a cellulose-containing material.
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Abstract
The subject invention pertains to materials and methods useful for management of certain pests. The invention is particularly well suited for the control of social insect pests and, particularly, termites. The invention concerns unique toxicant-containing matrices as well as apparatuses for monitoring pest activity and presenting a toxicant. The invention is useful as part of an Integrated Pest Management Program and can greatly reduce the introduction of harmful chemicals into the environment.
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- 1. A delivery system for controlling termites wherein said delivery system comprises a monitoring device, a toxicant-controlling matrix, and a durable non-termite-edible delivery housing for simultaneously holding the monitoring device and the toxicant-containing matrix, wherein the delivery housing has a purality of openings permitting termite access to the monitoring device and the toxicant-containing matrix, and the matrix of the toxicant-containing matrix comprises a cellulose-containing material.
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12. A method for controlling termites wherein said method comprises positioning a durable non-termite-edible delivery housing at a location accessible to termites, placing a monitoring device so that said monitoring device is held by said delivery housing, and adding a toxicant-containing matrix within said delivery housing, wherein the delivery housing has a purality of openings permitting termite access to the monitoring device and toxicant-containing matrix.
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