Abstract: An apparatus providing a tunnel-way for mice along a vertical surface including a first entrance way into a tunnel chamber having a flared open wall portion, the inner wall of which makes contact with a vertical surface. The walls forming a tunneling entrance into the tunnel-way. The tunnel-way is positioned intermediate the first and second entrance portions into the tunnel, so that a mouse would encounter the flared entrances to the tunnel-way and move into the tunnel from either direction. The tunnel further comprises material along its interior surface to make contact with the pelt of the mouse, as it moves therethrough. The interior material is provided with a toxic dust introduced into the tunnel which adheres to the material and is deposited onto the mouse as it moves therethrough. To introduce dust, a first open end of the tunnel is secured with a stopper, and dust shaken into the tunnel.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an adhesive type rodent tray including two tray elements connected to one another by a common flange area. Each of the tray elements is provided with an indented portion containing a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive material. The common flange area is arranged such that the two tray elements are co-planar and extend at a 90.degree. angle, relative to one another.

Abstract: A device for attracting and killing flies, the device being an elongated, absorbent member impregnated with a pesticide. The elongated member is preferably a piece of yarn approximately 16 to 18 inches in length. Artificial fly decoys made of short segments of yarn and impregnated with an attractant are affixed to the elongated member. The elongated member is attached on the ceiling or inside the roof of a building by attachment means such as a tack, magnet or adhesive. The attractant and the decoys cause flies to land on the elongated member where they are killed by the pesticide.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling the papaya fruit fly are described. The novel system is a combination of the male papaya fruit fly sex pheromone, 2-methyl-6-vinyl-pyrazine, and a fruit mimic.

Abstract: A chemical barrier for rodents and/or reptiles including an elongated flexible, porous fabric tube 22 of a generally rope-like size, shape and flexibility contains a plurality of elongated bodies, 24, 26 . . . of granular repellent material 28. The bodies 24, 26 . . . are spaced from each other by short, generally repellent free gaps 30 within the tube 22 and the size of the granules 28 in each body is sufficiently large that they cannot pass through the fabric forming the tube 22. Barriers 32 at the gaps 30 prevent the entry of the repellent material 28 into the gaps and allow the tube 22 to be severed in the gaps 30 within spillage of repellent material 28.

Abstract: This invention relates to the placement of insecticides in such a manner that precludes their contact by larger non target species and in a manner that isolates these insecticides form contact with food and other surfaces that may be contaminated by random application of insecticide products.Specifically, the invention concerns itselft with the construction of a device that allows containment of the insecticide in a manner that will deliver a lethal dose to the target insect.Additionally, the construction of the device entices crawling insects to its interior and thereby insures a more effective usage of a limited amount of insecticide concentrate.And, the invention allows for unique and stable application of premeasured amount of insecticide product in a manner that insures the stability of the insecticide and thereby lengthens the useful killing life of the insecticide product.

Abstract: A composition and a method of using the same wherein said composition comprises a rodenticide and an additive selected from the group consisting of1. polyoxyalkylated alkyl phenols;2. sorbitan fatty acids and polyoxyalkylated derivatives thereof;3. polyoxyalkylated fatty amines;4. polyoxyalkylated branched or linear alcohols, diols or polyols;5. polyoxyalkylated branched or linear mercaptans;6. polyoxyalkylated esters; and7. polyoxyalkylated amines.The composition may optionally include an organic solvent and/or a dye. The rodenticide may be selected from a wide host of compounds, including brodifacoum, bromadiolone, diphacinone, chlorodiphacinone, monofluoroacetatic acid, bromethalin, calciferol, flocoumafen, and salts of such compounds.

Abstract: A controlled release system for volatile liquid insect attractant compositions can be formed from a container having an aperture closed by a membrane, wherein the dimensions of the container, the dimensions of the aperture, the nature of the membrane, the liquid level, and vapor space within the container are conformed to produce an effective attractant release rate.

Abstract: A fumigant applicator for releasing therefrom a volatile substance, e.g., phosphine from a metal phosphide, at a controlled rate, thereby avoiding excessive local phosphine build-up and with complete protection of the contents against liquid water, in the shape of a sachet at least one face of which is formed from a spun-bonded, polyolefin sheet or fleece of heat and pressure bonded polyolefin fibers, which is vapor- and gas-pervious but impervious to liquid water and use, naturally water-resistant and of high tensile and tear strength, which sheet or fleece is rendered heat-weldable and is heat-sealed at its edges by a high porous coating, preferably a powder sprinkle coating, of a thermoplastic heat welding bonding layer which melts lower than the polyolefin fibers so that a heat welding seam at the edges of the sheet can form before the fibers melt so that the physical properties of the polyolefin fibers and the gas permeability thereof are substantially unaffected.

Abstract: A trap for vermin is disclosed. It comprises an elongated tube open at both ends for animal vermin. The internal surface of the tube is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, thereby causing a vermin which enters the trap to be caught by its paws and a substantial portion of its body. Sealing closures are then provided to close the tube. According to other embodiments, a smaller closed tube, having a plurality of holes, is used in a similar manner to get rid of insects. Or an adhesive-coated string is set up in a location where insects gather, the string being supported in a taut condition. A dispenser may be provided for such string.

Abstract: An improved device for killing arthropods characterized by a sloped target area that contains a toxicant, the device being devoid of any containment vessel for dead arthropods.

Abstract: This invention relates to the control of flying insects in and around homes, commercial establishments, farm buildings and the like. Specifically, the formulation, design and technique involved in the device allows the user to maintain an insect free environment and to dispense an insecticide capable of eliminating flying insects in a safe and effective manner. The use of a translucent shield that contains an insecticide that leeches to the surface through the heat of ambient light, while converting ambient light into a spectrum that attracts flying insects provides an economical method of delivering a killing agent to the insect.

Abstract: This invention relates to the packaging of a rodenticide product for consumer use in a manner the will inhibit the spillage of rodenticide when the user opens the package for presentation of the rodenticide to the target species such as house mice or rats. Inherent in the art is the teaching of a method of presentation that is not only user friendly, but one that provides the rodent with an environment that is conducive to its natural patterns of eating and concealment.The instant invention provides a safer method of offering a poisoned bait to a rodent population while also insuring that the palatability of the bait will be enhanced by providing the rodent with a secure habitat for its consumption of the poisoned product, thereby increasing the overall effectiveness of the baiting program.

Abstract: An insect feeding station having a central poison area, guide walls leading from the periphery of the station to the central poison area and a cover, optionally having transparent means to view said poison area. When the cover is transparent, or a portion or sections, thereof is transparent, the poison compartment may have a contrasting and luminous color under the poison to make removal of poison easily detectable.

Abstract: A barrier against vermin crawling along an elongated structure. The barrier comprises an outer shell having a generally continuous side wall and an end wall which together define a cavity. A mounting means connects the outer shell to the elongated structure, and a pesticide is disposed inside the cavity for providing a vermin-deterring environment therein.

Abstract: A self-dusting porous pouch for securement to an associated boot is set forth to prevent crawling insects, such as ticks and the like, from passing upwardly to an individual from ground level during outdoor activity. The self-dusting boot attachment has secured to the porous pouch a Velcro strap for surroundingly encompassing a boot with associated boot hooks attached at an inside surface of the pouch for securement overlying an associated boot upper perimeter for maintaining the apparatus at a predetermined orientation relative to the boot.

Abstract: This invention relates to the containment of a poisoned rodent bait in a manner that isolates the bait from exposure to non target species and in a manner that allows the bait to be placed among agricultural crops with ease and efficiency. The rodent bait station contains a number of unique features that will allow agricultural users to identify the location of the stations for servicing with ease and speed, and provides for a method of securing the station to the ground that is integral to the construction of the station itself. Its novel shape allows for the placement of the bait stations in and among thickly grown vegetation, and in areas that are most likely to contain rodent harborages. The rodent bait station is designed as an entire system of rodenticide placement that incorporates features for the dispensing of bait, and for the operation of a large scale rodent elimination in difficult climatic and environmental conditions.

Abstract: This invention relates to a tarp for use as ground cover one example of which employs a barrier such as an adhesive strip on its top surface inwardly of and juxtapositioned of its periphery which has a tear-away strip over it which upon removal when the tarp is stretched over the ground traps bugs, insects and the like which attempt to crawl over it.

Abstract: An insect bait device for exterminating crawling insects is disclosed. The device comprises a housing that includes substantially identical first and second housing portions. The housing portions, when joined together, define means for entry into the device by an insect. An absorbent pad impregnated with an insecticide composition is removably retained in one of the housing portions; or such a pad is removably retained in each of the first and second housing portions to provide an insect bait device which may utilize either of its housing portions as its base. A method of manufacturing the insect bait device as well as a preferred insecticide composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: A storage and dispensing apparatus for dry or liquid pet food of the type including a serving tray and a generally cylindrical storage container detachably secured to the tray so as to extend axially thereabove. The tray is provided with a generally circular opening for receiving the bottom of the storage container, and a flange projects radially into the opening. The flange is interrupted over a predetermined circumferential arc. The bottom of the storage container has a skirt portion that flairs downwardly and outwardly and has an outside diameter which is larger than the inside diameter of the interrupted flange. On the flaired skirt, a pair of diametrically opposed lugs project radially outwardly and each lug has a circumferential dimension which is smaller than the circumferential extent of the interruption in the tray flange. Immediately above the flaired skirt there is provided a downwardly facing annular seat.

Abstract: Insect bait stations which can be manufactured and packaged in blister pack arrays, each station having an apertured, multi-lobed cover which is fitted over a base having a central bait well, formed by a ramped structure and inner walls intersecting the ramped structure which serve as guides to direct an insect toward the bait.

Abstract: The invention relates to the containment of a block of rodenticide bait in a manner that precludes the contact of said bait by unintended target species such as children, pets, and wildlife. This device is used to provide a compact method of presenting baits to target species such as house mice, in a manner that is both safe and effective, and in such a manner that will not allow probing at the toxic substance with flexible objects such as wires, straws and other similar structures that might be bent into an easily fabricted configuration by children. The use of a sophisticated series of internal baffle structures that protect the bait from contact by objects inserted from the outside while allowing a rodent to easily traverse the bait station and consume the bait contained therein, make this device one of the most practical methods of presenting poisoned substances in areas that might become accessible to childred, pets and wildlife.

Abstract: This invention relates to the safe containment of a rodenticide prior to their placement in tamper-resistant bait stations and more specifically to their containment in a device that will afford maximum protection of the baits from unauthorized contact with humans, non target species and the environment. A tray carries a rodenticide bait block and is packaged and dispensed in an outer case, or covered with a cover member, which is removed before the tray and bait is placed in a bait station feeder.

Abstract: This invention relates to rodent bait stations in general and more specifically to a method of preventing loose bait from falling from these stations when they are tipped or shaken. This design incorporates a new and unique method of isolating the bait within the station when the station has been picked up and put into a position that would allow toxic material to fall free. In effect, the use of this device will allow users to bait for rodents in areas that might become accessible to children, pets and wildlife without fear that the rodenticide will come into contact with non-target species.

Abstract: A molluscicidal device in the form of a chemophysical barrier which is placed in the path of molluscs (e.g., between their habitat and an area to be protected from infestation). The device comprises a solid body, typically in the form of a sheet or continuous length strip made of a thermoplastic water-insoluble polymer in which is dispersed a molluscicidal agent. The dimensions of the body, the nature of the agent, and the concentration of the agent on the surface of the body are such as to cause any mollusc that attempts to cross the body to be immobilized, whereby it remains on the body and receives a lethal dose of the agent.

Abstract: A bait station for rodents and the like comprises a hollow housing shaped to admit a plurality of rodents therein, and includes an access opening adapted to service the bait station. The access opening is selectively closed by a closure having a releasable lock to prevent inadvertent opening of the access opening. Mounted within the housing is a partition having a substantially horizontal orientation, and dividing at least a portion of the housing into upper and lower levels. An entry aperture is disposed in the lower level of the housing, and is shaped to permit rodents to enter and exit the bait station therethrough. A first feed bin is positioned in the lower level of the housing at a first feed area disposed remote from the entry aperture. A second feed bin is positioned in the upper level of the housing at a second feed area.

Abstract: An insect bait device for exterminating crawling insects is disclosed. The device comprises a housing that includes substantially identical first and second housing portions. The housing portions, when joined together, define means for entry into the device by an insect. An absorbent pad impregnated with an insecticide composition is removably retained in one of the housing portions; or such a pad is removably retained in each of the first and second housing portions to provide an insect bait device which may utilize either of its housing portions as its base. A method of manufacturing the insect bait device as well as a preferred insecticide composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: A snail trap in the form of a housing having a dome-shaped top wall with cylindrical side walls extending downwardly therefrom. A plurality of snail entry archways are formed around the circumference of the side walls. A plurality of legs extend downwardly from the side walls for anchoring the snail trap in the ground. In actual use, a liquid or paste type of snail insecticide is first applied to the bottom surface of the ceiling of the dome as a toxic bait for slugs and snails. The snail trap is then placed on the ground and its legs are pushed into the soil up to the bottom of the archways.

Abstract: A generally rectangular-shaped enclosure with an interior diagonal divider provides dual triangular-shaped chambers which when coated with a contact poison offers an especially effective means for reducing populations of triatomids, such as Rhodnius prolixus, the principal assassin bug responsible for transmitting deadly Chagas' disease.

Abstract: A container for housing an insecticide and the insecticide itself, composed of boric acid, molasses, and flour in the proportions of 3:2:2 by weight. Such an insecticide adheres to the walls of the container and is substantially hygrometrically stable. The container includes a bottom wall and two side walls, ans is open at the top so that the volume defined by the container is substantially parallelepipedic and the container has a U-shaped transverse cross-section. In addition, the container has a self-adhering surface on the external surface of the bottom wall so that the container can be attached to any surface used by insects such as the ceiling, a vertical wall, or the ground.

Abstract: A threshold poison bait station having an opening or openings in a threshold frame that are narrow in width and short in length. "V" shaped directing guides are connected to the openings thereby preventing direct, straight line access from interior openings to exterior openings and also thereby creating an enclosed insect access channel which directs insects along the channel to an interior poison bait receiving station. By extending one of the "V" shaped directing guides in length, a deep, dark, interior poison bait receiving station, which is very attractive to insects, is provided. While the device may be "armed" with the poison bait of the user's choice, little fear of contact with the poison bait by children or pets arises because the openings are so small yet so attractive to insects. In another form, a permanent division is placed dividing the threshold poison bait station in two and preventing access from the interior to the exterior, or vice versa, by insects.

Abstract: A pest repellent article for dispensing a repellent composition to a receptacle or area to be protected is disclosed. The pest repellent article comprises an outer cover and an inner porous removable pest repellent composition carrier member. The repellent composition carrier is formed of a compact absorbent structure and is impregnated with a volatile pest repellent composition. The outer cover or envelope completely encloses the repellent composition carrier member and is formed of a flexible, puncturable, tearable material substantially impermeable to the repellent composition and the vapors thereof. The outer cover is releasably sealed about the inner porous pest repellent composition carrier member and can be opened to remove the inner porous repellent composition carrier member. The inner porous pest repellent composition carrier member is releasably sealed whereby the composition carrier member can be opened to release the volatile repellent composition carrier.

Abstract: An insect trap is provided utilizing a chemical essence to attract flies and a separate poison to kill the flies. The insect trap includes an outer cylindrical shell having openings through which flies can enter and the aroma from the essence can escape. A coaxial inner tube threadedly engages the top inside of the outer shell and extends through an open bottom of the shell. A base is attached to the tube and forms a reservoir inside for receiving a wick saturated with the essence. An outer sleeve containing poison is mounted coaxially to the inner sleeve. A chimney effect is created in the space between the inner tube and outer sleeve. During use, air enters the annular chamber surrounding the inner tube through entry apertures provided in the base of the outer sleeve. The air continues upwardly, entering the inner chamber through entry orifices where it mixes with the essence. The aromatic air exits the inner tube through release orifices.

Abstract: Insecticidal compositions consisting of a carrier material and having at least one insecticidal substance deposited thereon, where the carrier material includes zones free from insecticidal substance and zones containing insecticidal substance, the division into said zones being produced by printing methods.

Abstract: A feeding station for vermin which allows for ingress of the vermin to feed on a poisoned bait held at a central portion therein and for their subsequent egress is described. It comprises a base having at least one inclined ramp which, preferably, has a substantially flat floor, the ramp leading inwardly from the more peripheral sections of the base member to a more raised position adjacent a single central well holding a poisoned bait for the vermin. Peripheral wall means bounding and closing off a substantial portion of the interior of the feeding station from the exterior and having at least one opening to the outer and lower portion of the inclined ramp leading to the central well adapted to hold the bait are also provided. A cover is also provided which is joined to the top of the base member to cover the central well holding the poisoned bait and to also cover a substantial portion of the ramp and wall means.

Abstract: A capsule for the controlled release of an active material, e.g. into soil, is described. The capsule comprises an insoluble tubular housing (11) containing a number of water soluble or biodegradable partition walls (13) defining one or more hermetically sealed compartments, (12) filled with the active material (14), e.g. an insecticide. When the capsule is in contact with water or an aqueous medium the partition walls (13) slowly dissolve or degrade thus releasing the active material after a predetermined delay.

Abstract: A trap-guard for vermin repellant destruction which may be molded from conventional plastic as a unitary structure and has a body, a central tube and a mounting means for a conventional chemical compound.

Abstract: An insecticide bait holder for luring insects such as ants is in the form of a box having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall connecting the top and bottom walls. The peripheral wall has score lines defining flaps which can be deformed inwardly to provide entrances to the box for insects. Annular ridges in the top and bottom walls form stops for the respective flaps limiting their inward deformation to acute angles which preclude straight line access to a bait holding station formed inwardly of the respective ribs. Thus, while insects can readily obtain access to the bait when the flaps are deformed inwardly, the flaps themselves form barriers precluding a child from readily obtaining access to the bait.

Abstract: This invention relates to the containment of rodent baits in a protected container that can easily be serviced by authorized technicians and one that presents baits to a target rodent population. Specifically, the device is designed to provide a pest control operator with a highly effective and protective containment structure that can be adopted to numerous forms of rodent baits and one that can be knocked down to form a relatively flat package when not in use. This use of a knock down device provides the user with a device that can be efficiently stored prior to installation and one that can be shipped economically over long distances. The use of two separate gates or containment sections allows the refill of only that section of the bait structure that may have been attacked by the rodents and conserves the use of bait to the actual feeding patterns of the rodent population.

Abstract: A trap for snails, slugs and the like has a base and a top cover which fits over the base. The base has a central upwardly extending support defining an upwardly opening bait receptacle. The base further has an annular upwardly projecting wall surrounding the central support. A generally horizontal planar bottom member of the base extends between and connects a lower portion of the central support and a lower portion of the annular wall. The top cover has a generally horizontal planar disk element and an annular lip that extends downwardly from the periphery of the disk element. The top cover further has a plurality of reinforcing ribs that extend from the underside of the disk element. The top cover is configured and dimensioned so that it can fit on top of the base and engage the central support and annular wall thereof, with the annular lip positioned radially outward from the annular wall.

Abstract: A contact poison delivery system relates to the containment of a rodenticide impregnated wick in a "tamper-resistant" containers that will coat a rat or mouse passing through said container with a lethal dose of poison, ingested by the rodent as it preens and cleans itself. The position of the wick and the configuration of the internal structure of the container insures a maximum application to the rodent traversing the device while isolating the wick, its structure and the poisoned substance from prying hands. The device provides the additional advantage of being easily fabricated and for allowing a premeasured and readily definable amount of poison to be encased in a manner that will insure its stability and safe usage.

Abstract: A slug trap device for use in a garden area or the like for luring and trappingly collecting slugs comprising: a container means for receiving and containing a non-toxic slug bait therein and for receiving and containing slugs therein which are attracted to the bait, having a circular bottom wall and an upstanding generally cylindrical sidewall integrally formed with the circular bottom wall and an outwardly and downwardly extending annular lip integrally formed with the sidewall at an upper portion thereof, the bottom wall and the sidewall defining a cylindrical container cavity; lid means for covering the container means for shielding the container means from rain, the lid means comprising a generally conically shaped wall adapted to extend a substantial radial distance beyond the container means annular lip for making the device resistant to be overturned by an animal, wind or the like; lid attachment means for releasably attaching the lid means to the container means comprising a first and second latch me

Abstract: Apparatus (10) for dispensing toxic granular, pelletized, or particulate material to vermin such as rodents including a hollow pipe member (11) defining a reservoir for the material to be dispensed and arranged to be supported in a hole (15) in the ground and extend upwardly therefrom, an open topped container (12) supported coaxially on the pipe (11), and an aperture (16) in the wall of the pipe adjacent to the container (12) so that toxic material may pass therethrough into the container and a cover (13) supported coaxially on the pipe (11) and extending over the container (12) to shield the container (12) from adverse weather conditions such as rain.

Abstract: This invention relates to the containment of poisoned baits in a manner that will isolate them from non target species while allowing a user friendly method of reloading the station. Specifically, the device is designed for use in areas accessible to children, pets, and wildlife and, the method of reloading the baiter allows the use of common types of packaging of retail rodenticides, in a manner that affords them with a reasonably protective containment in the aformentioned areas The baiter is designed to allow the introduction of a prepacked rodenticide product on one level of the device and, to allow a rodent access through a totally seperate level. This lateral division of the containment system and the set back of the rodent entry level makes it virtually impossible to reach the stored bait by attempting to compromise the structure of the device with fingers of common objects that might be found around a household.

Abstract: The disclosure is of an improved device for the control of selected insect populations. The device comprises a body of a synthetic, polymeric resin adapted to contain and controllably release a pheromone of the sex attracting type. An insecticidal coating is on at least a portion of the outside surface of the resin body. Attracted insects make contact with the insecticide coating and are thereby killed or incapacitated in regard to mating.

Abstract: The automatic poison dispenser consists of a tubular element (5) intended for being mounted vertically at a wall (2), a pole or the like and containing stacked solid poison rods (13). At the lower part of the tubular element there are means (8) allowing an end portion (13') of the lowest poison rod (13) to be exposed for destructive animals at a certain distance from a floor (3). Screening means (9) prevent dogs, cats, etc. from getting access to the exposed end portion (13') of the poison rod. A poison preparation in the form of solid rods (13) contain poison but for an upper end portion (13"). To advantage the rods contain a mixture of poisoned so-called dry bait (typically about 2/3) and a stabilizing material or holder, preferably paraffin (typically about 1/3).

Abstract: A dripping evaporation type of insect luring device which is operated by putting the insecticide container inside a base assembly having framework including a strut ending in a support bar over which an insecticide container is inverted onto a cork base. By permeating the insecticide into the cork base, which is supported by the strut of the base assembly, this insect luring device is highly advantageous for dispersing the smell of the insecticide into the nearby atmosphere.

Abstract: Insecticide is administered to ectoparasites of rodents by filling a container with insecticide-impregnated fibrous nesting material and fixing it in a desired location. The container has an aperture permitting entry by rodents. Rodents incorporate the insecticide-impregnated fibrous material into their nests, thus exposing ectoparasites and their nymphs and larvae attached to these hosts, as well as those otherwise dwelling in the rodent's nest, to the insecticide.

Abstract: A tamper proof, non-spilling bait station for small rodents is provided with a generally pentagonal shape suitable for placement in a 90.degree. room corner. Two rodent entranceways located in two outer walls of the container provide rodent access to a single rodent passageway which extends generally around the inner periphery of the enclosure. The rodent passageway leads to a single bait containment chamber. The rodent entranceways are partially occluded by primary and secondary anti-contamination barriers while the rodent passageway is provided with a plurality of bait containment barriers which serve to minimize spillage or tracking of poisonous bait. A removable lid extends over the outer walls of the container thus enclosing the rodent passageway and bait containment chamber.

Abstract: The bait station includes an H-shaped passageway with toxicant bait containers located between the arms of the "H" which can be accessed from the central arm by the target animals. Floor baffles and overhead bait deflectors prevent the target animals from entering the bait containers while restricting access to the station by nontarget animals and children.