Poison holders

The present insect exterminating pad has a quantity of insecticidal food particles covered on top by a paper web which has openings at the inside covered by dispersed fibers that can be penetrated by the feelers and mouth parts of Blatella germanica cockroach nymphs. The food particles are covered on...     

A safe animal trap including a bait chamber for carrying bait to attract the animal to be trapped; a hole in the bait chamber sized to admit the animal to be trapped; an access member having an elongated passage for communicating with the hole, the passage proportioned to restrict entry into the chamber,...     

A rodent baiting arrangement in which modular plastic units are assembled to form a feeding station through which rodents may pass and consume poisonous bait therein. The modular units may be assembled for placement along a wall or corner of an interior room or space, while being inaccessible to children...     

An insecticidal device includes a core of an insect-attracting substance. The core is substantially covered with at least one perforated cover sheet covering at least part of the surface of the core, the cover sheet being coated on its exposed outer surface with a insecticidal agent. The perforations...     

A snail snare comprising a disc located beneath a cover member, the cover member including an outer annular wall having a plurality of openings therein permitting snails to move beneath the cover and gain access to pelletized poison located on the disc, a spike passing through both the cover and the...     

An improved insect-combatting device (e.g., for use against houseflies, gnats and mosquitoes) is disclosed. The device comprises a shaped solid body having a porous surface capable of gradually and continually releasing naled insecticide in an amount sufficient to provide an insecticidally active concentration...     

A plant support stake is provided with integral support means in the form of plant ties and integral dispensing means for fertilizer and pesticides in the provision of a complete growth support system of an adjacent plant throughout the entire growth and bearing cycle of the plant.

A metal rodent bait protection box is provided with a removable disposable plastic feed tray which has indentations which coact with the box indentations to retain the tray in proper position. The lid of the box is provided with an overhanging portion which prevents contamination of the bait. The access...     

A rodent baiting arrangement in which modular plastic units are assembled to form an entrance and feeding station into which rodents may pass, consume poisonous bait therein, and exit. The modular units may be assembled for placement along a wall or corner of an interior room or space, while being inaccessible...     

An inner container is loosely mounted in an outer container so that it will float on water that may collect in the outer container. A cover mounted on and spaced above the outer container sheds rain water and provides an access for snails and slugs over the upper edges of both containers to poisoned...     

A container in the form of a circular or rectangular cross-section box is fitted with a removable cover and enclosing an open chamber in the center of which a circular disc is mounted on a support. The disc is coated or impregnated with a fly contact poison and an insect attractive scent. Insects killed...     

A holding device for retaining insecticide material for insects such as ants, or for holding repellent material for insects or dogs. The device includes an elongated stake, preferably pointed on one end, and having a generally rectangular recessed area at the other end. A holding cup for the insecticide...     

An irrigation deterrent tube, particularly adapted for drip or trickle irrigation, the tube having, normally, a flat configuration when free of internal pressure, and expansible to an essentially cylindrical configuration, when pressurized, the tube having laterally projecting webs which tend to be the...     

A shaped device with insecticidal properties is provided by a lofty, open low-density web impregnated with an insecticidal substance. The web is formed of randomly disposed crimped or looped synthetic fibers bonded together at points where they touch and cross. The insecticidal substance may be selected...     

A disposable trap comprising odorless rubberized glue or like sticky surface for capturing a mouse or like pest, a cover over the surface which has provisions for at least one opening therein for allowing the mouse to enter, is disclosed, wherein a window or like is provided for allowing the user to...     

An insecticide containing insect attracting and exterminating drum is provided with structure for suspending the drum from the neck of a domestic animal or other suitable support structures. The drum includes an upwardly opening generally cup-shaped receiver closed at its bottom by a rigid fine mesh...     

A two-part box surrounds the bait in the back of the box on all sides, except in front, where the box area is closed by a swinging door supported from its upper edge and spring-urged to a closed position. The door is manually set in an open position in a generally horizontal direction and releasably...     

A device for controlling pests on house plants comprises a convex cap having a chamber containing a pesticide, a stem for supporting the cap adjacent a plant, and a removeable closure for the chamber to afford air flow through the chamber to distribute the pesticide about the plant.

An improved insect-combatting device (e.g., for use against houseflies, gnats and mosquitoes) is disclosed. The device comprises a shaped solid body having a porous surface capable of gradually and continually releasing naled insecticide in an amount sufficient to provide an insecticidally active concentration...     

A bait station comprised of a container for poisoned rodent food having limited access thereto and shielded by a wall having guarded openings to limit the entrance therein to rodents only. The station also includes securing means to prevent its displacement and a gravity flow system for delivery of poisoned...     

A durable rodent baiting device which is safe for use around children, domestic animals and wildlife. A substantially rectangular box is provided with upright side and end walls. The end walls have openings therein to permit the rodents to enter the interior of the box. A plurality of baffle members,...     

A method and composition for dispensing through a slow release floating polymer a pesticide for destroying aqueous pests, especially mosquito larva. The polymer matrix which has a specific gravity of less than 1.0 so that it floats, may be shaped into any geometric design such as a thin strip or tape...     

A trap particularly designed for snails and slugs is provided which includes a housing having multiple doorways to permit ready entry by the snails and slugs, which doorways are closable to permit easy disposal and shipment. The housing has a cover which provides an overhang over the doorways so as to...     

A rodent bait protection box which is secured with a lid and is adapted for containing rodent bait. A spring biased safety door is pivotally mounted inside the box to seal off a feed tray in the box from a rodent access opening in the side of the box. A lever mechanism is utilized to hold the safety...     

A slug trap which includes a cylindrical side wall and a top and bottom closing off a hollow interior in the trap. A slug entering aperture is formed in the bottom of the trap which is bounded by an upstanding wall projecting upwardly into the interior of the trap.

Apparatus for location in places where foodstuffs are or may be stored takes the form of elongated tubes of shapes and sizes so that mice can go through them. Cartridges carrying a rodenticide placed at intervals along the tubes so that mice traversing the tubes contact the rodenticide and become affected...     

A device for combatting troublesome flying insects comprising a sloped target area containing a wet or dry dosage of tetrahydro-2-(nitromethylene)-2H-1,3-thiazine lethal to flies and covered with a closely fitting or flush grill; a hollow base section having a bottom and side or sides; a cavity for the...     

A pan having a perforated bottom is within and rests on the bottom of the snail trap container which is inserted into the ground. An upwardly extending handle of the pan carries a cover and supports it above the open top of the container to serve as a rain shield. The handle is hollow and receives a...     

This invention relates to vermine control devices in general, and more specifically to a low profile rodent contact poison delivery device which is intended to be placed along a runway or path normally traversed by the rodents, and which is designed in such a manner that the rodents will traverse the...     

This invention relates to rodent bait stations in general and more specifically to a bait station which is spill proof, tamper proof, and provides metered amounts of rodentcide divided between two separate feeding compartments within the bait station.

The assembly for poison baiting rodents comprises a housing, an elongated hollow tubular element and a cover. The housing has an inner chamber that is sufficiently large to contain poison bait material. The elongated hollow tubular element has a coupling end and a length effective to fit the element...     

A rodent trap comprising a tunnel and a bait container so arranged that a rodent passing through the tunnel either eats the bait or at least physically contacts the bait so that it is later poisoned when it grooms itself of bait adhering to its fur.

The invention incorporates a lacerating agent such as ground glass into a rodenticide composition which includes a bait and an anticoagulant. An additional edible attractant may be added to the foregoing components, serving additionally as a means to form aggregates of the other components in the shape...     

A rodent bait station is disclosed comprising an H-shaped enclosure in which the transverse element of the H configuration contains a baffled bait repository so disposed that the rodent may enter the station or device and have access to the bait without being able to enter the bait containing area, and...     

An upstanding tubular shank is provided and the lower end portion includes a tapered lower terminal end and a lateral opening formed therein closely spaced above the terminal end. A hollow poison reservoir is carried by and encircles a midportion of the shank intermediate the upper and lower end portions...     

A bait post for coyotes has a vertical pole tapered at one end for facile insertion into the ground, a side arm attached at or near the end of the pole opposite the so-tapered end, a holder attached to the side arm, and a solid substrate held by the holder for holding agents to control coyotes.

The feed station is a generally rectangular housing forming an enclosure containing a separate bait cup which cooperates with walls of the enclosure to form an inexpensive disposable product. The housing has a pair of initially covered holes which permit the rodent to enter the housing and travel to...     

A dome covered bait carrying animal trap employing a scent attraction through passageways in the base in which an anti-friction support for the trip-trigger results in an improved performance snare trap kill requiring no contact by the user of the traps with the animal caught and eliminated.

A trigger actuated device to expel a poison into the mouth of a predatory animal in response to the predatory animal attempting to remove bait from the trigger mechanism. The poison is expelled from a barrel by a pushrod driven by the detonation of a primer means such as a percussion cap or cased ammunition...     

A telescoping container comprising a bottom section having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls normal to the bottom wall and a cover section having a top wall and a plurality of side walls normal to the top wall; the side walls of the cover section extending on the outside of the corresponding...     

An insect feeding station having a base portion with inner walls spaced from outer walls to form a poision compartment, offset openings in said walls, offset opening means in the floor of said base, and, optionally, transparent means in the cover to view said poison compartment. Thus the insect feeding...     

A bait dispenser for selectively dispensing poisonous bait to rodents and the like while preventing access to domestic livestock, pets and desirable wildlife consisting of a centrally located anchoring spike with a lower bait pan, a central spacer, and an upper cover pan overlying the bait pan in such...     

A tamper resistant bait station for holding a supply of rodent or other pest bait is disclosed having an outer housing and a tray slidably received within the housing, and is secured in its received position by a tamper-resistant closure. The floor of the housing and the floor of the tray are elevated...     

A tamper proof rodent bait station that is spill proof, tamper-proof and one in which the design and construction provides the user with a highly safe device for the placement of rodent poisons in areas in which they might come in contact with children, pets, wildlife and food products. The bait station...     

A tamper proof rodent baiting station is provided with a generally triangular shape, and rodent access entrances at two corners are connected via an entrance passageway along a first exterior wall. A central passageway is connecting to and extending from the entrance passageway towards the third corner,...     

A pet repellent device for use outdoors consisting of a refillable vented container is disclosed. The container, which is secured to the ground around shrubs and grass areas, is vented to allow the vapors from the liquid repellent in the container to flow into the air in the area that is desired to keep...     

An improved article of a membrane permeable to water and impermeable to microbiocidal compounds containing therein a solid particulate microbiocidal composition which is useful in aqueous systems, wherein the composition is produced from aqueous solutions of a water-soluble microbiocidal compound absorbed...     

An insect feeding station having a unitary base portion formed from a deformable material such as a plastic material, the base portion having a poison at the central area and ridges forming guide and baffle means to guide insects from the periphery of the station to the central poison area and to prevent...     

A child and pet safe rodent bait station formed by a rectangular hollow housing having transversely aligned see-through rodent entry openings in its opposing side walls adjacent one end of the housing. An upstanding ridge forming barrier on the housing bottom wall defines a bait compartment in the other...     

A rodent poison bait station including a rectangular housing forming an enclosure cooperating with bait retaining panels to form a pair of bait containing compartments within the housing laterally of a pair of generally axially aligned rodent entrance holes. The bait retainers are offset from the entrance...     

A tamper resistant bait station for holding a supply of rodent or other pest bait is disclosed having an outer housing and a tray slidably received within the housing, and is secured in its received position by a tamper-resistant closure. The floor of the housing and the floor of the tray are elevated...     

A bait station for rodents, an elongate, hollow tubular structure having a single opening to and from its interior. This station is formed of tubing fabricated, preferably, of tough, corrosion, weather and distortion resistant plastic such as a polyvinylchloride. Its preferred configuration provides...     

This invention relates to rodent bait stations and more specifically to the use of an improved method of closure that will insure ease of acess by authorized personnel but will prevent the unit from being readily opened by those unfamiliar with its operation. The invention utilizes a system of independent...     

A plumbing trap in the form of a fitting for installation in a vertically disposed waste pipe, characterized by axially spaced and aligned upper and lower tube sections with an annular opening therebetween, said opening being in communication with a chamber surrounding the upper tube section, and in...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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....     

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.

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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....     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

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.

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...     

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...     

A composition and a method of using the same wherein said composition comprises a rodenticide and an additive selected from the group consisting of 1. polyoxyalkylated alkyl phenols; 2. sorbitan fatty acids and polyoxyalkylated derivatives thereof; 3. polyoxyalkylated fatty amines; 4. polyoxyalkylated...     

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...     

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...     

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...     

A bait station for the control of insects, especially roaches, that has a reservoir portion for holding a liquid bait-toxicant formulation which fits into a base structure. The base structure has around its circumference a ramped structure that defines a central well area. Rising from the ramped structure...     

A rodent poison dispenser is constructed of a housing preferably having a pair of openings spaced from each other at the bottom of the housing and providing a pathway for a rodent between said openings. Along said pathway and easily accessible therefrom by a rodent is a first feeding trough for a dry...     

A bait station (10) used in the reduction of pest populations is polygonal, having a first wall (14) that is straight and adapted to fit against a room wall, a second wall (16) with two portions at right angles adapted to fit in a room corner, two threshold portions (20,22) extending between the first...     

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...     

A multi-edged rodent bait unit is disclosed having a quantity of rodent meal and rodenticide formed into an extended article having planar front and rear faces. The article has a substantially constant cross section along its length and has four sides perpendicular to the front and rear faces. At least...     

This invention concerns a device for killing insects consisting essentially of a toxin-containing target element, an optional mesh covering for the toxin-containing element to protect nontarget organisms from contact with the toxin, and a reservoir that is movable relative to the target and cooperating...     

A game luring device includes a container mounting a liquid absorbent wick therewithin wherein the wick includes a central rigid core upon which the wick is secured with the core extending above the wick coaxially thereof and mounted within inverted conical plug. The plug includes a hook member for positioning...     

An insect feeding station have a central poison area, guide and baffle 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,...     

Insect traps, placeable under the pad of a pet bed, include a housing assembly having a hollow interior, a removable top secured to the housing assembly, and a top having a plurality of openings sized for passage of insects such as fleas and ticks and their eggs therethrough and into the hollow interior....