US Patent 6910300 Yard pest bait station

A bait station is provided for common yard and garden pests such as voles, mice or the like. The pest station includes a tubular pest channel to which a bait tube is normally mounted. A cap affixed at the terminal end of the bait tube prevents moisture and light from entering the bait tube and allows quick removal for easy monitoring and bait replenishment. An anchor is affixed to the bait tube to maintain the bait station in a rigid fixed position on the ground. A flexible shroud having a central opening is used in combination with the bait tube and allows the application of pine needles or other ground cover for presenting the bait station in a more natural environment and provides hidden entry to approaching pests.