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Ligia M. Hernandez0
Jonathan D. Peters0
Juan A. Morales-Ramos0
Maria Guadalupe Rojas0
Date of Patent
March 29, 2011
0Patent Application Number
111740940
Date Filed
June 30, 2005
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Ant foods mixed together in a matrix suitable to be used as baits for ants are provided. This ant matrix is preferred by ants over naturally-occurring foods such as other known ant matrices. It comprises protein, carbohydrate, fat and sterol as ant-preferred nutrients and uric acid as a bait enhancing agent is carried in a unique gel system that is specifically attractive to insects. Methods of controlling ants using such matrices to deliver ant toxins are also provided.
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