Bait materials, pest monitoring devices and other pest control devices that include polyurethane foam
First Claim
1. A moisture-resistant composite bait material operable to be consumed or displaced by one or more species of termites, the composite bait material comprising a cellulosic food material member that is palatable to said termite species encapsulated within a termite-edible or termite-displaceable water resistant polyurethane foam coating.
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Abstract
A termite bait includes a plurality of cellulosic food material pieces palatable to termites embedded within a water resistant polyurethane foam matrix. Another termite bait includes a plurality of cellulosic food material pieces embedded within a water-absorbent polyurethane foam matrix. Yet another termite bait includes at least one cellulosic food material piece encapsulated within a water resistant polyurethane foam coating. Such termite baits can be used alone or in a monitoring device or other termite control device. Another termite control device includes a container, a cellulosic food material within the container and a water resistant polyurethane foam positioned to separate the food material from its environment. The container can contain a termite bait as described above or can include a chamber containing a cellulosic food material and at least one pocket containing a polyurethane foam barrier to reduce intrusion of water through the pocket to the food material.
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- 1. A moisture-resistant composite bait material operable to be consumed or displaced by one or more species of termites, the composite bait material comprising a cellulosic food material member that is palatable to said termite species encapsulated within a termite-edible or termite-displaceable water resistant polyurethane foam coating.
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4. A moisture-resistant termite control device, comprising:
- a bait operable to be consumed or displaced by one or more species of termite; and
a termite-edible or termite-displaceable water resistant polyurethane foam positioned to separate said bait from its environment;
wherein, when said device is exposed to environmental moisture, said foam is operable to provide a moisture resistant barrier between said bait and said environmental moisture. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- a bait operable to be consumed or displaced by one or more species of termite; and
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