US Patent 7169403 Semiochemical reservoir to attract subterranean termites tunneling in soil
Patent 7169403 was granted and assigned to University of Florida on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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The present invention relates generally to polymer devices impregnated with semiochemical attractants for termites. The materials for delivering the semiochemicals are preferably cellulose-free. Devices of the subject invention are placed in soil and provide a slow-release and permeation of the semiochemicals into the adjacent soil so that termites tunneling in the vicinity are directed toward the chemical sources. Because the semiochemicals are impregnated in the polymer, the device also protects the semiochemicals so that they do not degrade rapidly under field conditions. In a preferred embodiment, the subject invention comprises a durable station housing, preferably with a removable bait, wherein the body of the station housing itself is impregnated with a semiochemical attractant.
US Patent 07169403 Semiochemical reservoir to attract subterranean termites tunneling in soil US Patent 7169403 Semiochemical reservoir to attract subterranean termites tunneling in soil
US Patent 07169403 Semiochemical reservoir to attract subterranean termites tunneling in soil
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