JP4480983B2 - Ant poison bait container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of an ant poison bait container for effectively controlling ants.

  An ant poison bait container for controlling ants, which are social insects, is conventionally known. FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional ant poison bait container (ant poison bait container 1). As shown in FIG. 24, the container main body 1a provided with the entry port 4 for ants is installed at a place where the ants 3 are active in a state where the poison bait 2 is housed therein. From the viewpoint of ensuring safety so that the poison bait 2 is not directly touched by the user or small animals such as dogs, cats, etc., the container body 1a can be easily applied to the poison bait 2 from the outside through the entry port 4. It is common to have a structure in which the poison bait 2 is stored at a position far from the entry port 4 inside the container body 1a.

In addition, as a method for controlling ants, an insecticide treatment section was provided around a pest attracting source in the box, and an ascending gradient was provided from the opening on the side of the box toward the inside of the box to control the pest. The thing is also known (for example, refer patent document 1).
JP-A-8-256658 (Pages 2 and 3, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  As described above, since the container main body 1a of the conventional ant poison bait container 1 shown in FIG. 24 has a structure in which the poison bait 2 cannot be easily touched, the ant 3 finds the poison bait 2. This is one of the factors that lower the probability that the ants 3 will enter the container body 1a. Further, even if the ant 3 enters the container main body 1a, the ant 3 may not reach the poison bait 2 and may, for example, make a U-turn and exit from the container main body 1a as shown in FIG. Efficiently attracting the ants 3 into the container body 1a is a necessary condition for improving the control effect, and further improvement is desired in this regard.

  For example, a pest attracting source provided with a pesticide treatment part around as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used as the poison bait 2, and an ascending gradient is provided from the entrance 4 side toward the inside of the container body 1a. Even so, the probability that the ants 3 enter the container body 1a is not increased, and the improvement effect for the ants 3 not coming out of the container body 1a without reaching the poison bait 2 cannot be achieved.

  In order to guide the ant 3 to the poison bait 2, the entry port 4 of the container body 1a is opened as large as possible so that the entry of the ant 3 into the container body 1a is facilitated. Even if improvements such as shortening the distance to the poison bait 2 are made as short as possible, it is difficult to actively attract the ants 3 to the poison bait 2.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to be able to actively induce ants to poison baits stored in the container body, and thereby the probability that ants eat poison baits. It is an object to provide an ant poison bait container capable of remarkably improving the ant and a diet ant attractant composition suitable for the ant poison bait container.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the ant poison bait container according to the present invention includes the following (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8 ), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13).

(1) An ant poison bait container comprising an ant entry port, and a container body that communicates with the outside through the entry port, and a poison bait disposed in the container body. There,
In order to guide ants from the outside of the container main body to the poison bait, a food body having a portion continuous from the vicinity of the entrance to the poison bait is provided on the container main body.

(2) a container main body having an entry port for ants, the inside and the outside communicating with each other through the entry port;
A poison bait disposed within the container body;
A food body, attachable to the container body, for guiding ants from outside the container body to the poison bait;
An ant poison bait container comprising:
When the said food body is attached to the said container main body, it is arrange | positioned so that it may continue toward the said poison bait from the said entrance.

(3) In the ant poison bait container according to (1) or (2) above,
The container body is
A storage body having at least one opening and provided with a storage portion in which the poison bait is disposed;
A cover having the entry port, detachable from the housing so as to close the opening,
It is equipped with.

(4) In the ant poison bait container according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
A storage portion for storing the poison bait is provided in the container body at a position away from the entry port.

(5) In the ant poison bait container according to any one of (1) to (4) above,
The said food body is arrange | positioned so that it may continue from the exterior of the said container main body through the said entrance, and the inside of the said container main body.

(6) In the ant poison bait container according to any one of (1) to (5) above,
The food body is a core body impregnated or held with an ant attractant.

(7) In the ant poison bait container according to (6) above,
The core contains sucrose as the ant attractant and glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar as the sucrose fall-off preventing agent.

(8) In the ant poison bait container according to (6) or (7) above,
The core body is made of a material that can be deformed by an external force applied and can maintain the shape after the deformation.

(9) In the ant poison bait container according to any one of (6) to (8) above,
The said core is comprised from what fixed the fiber material to the wire.

(10) In the ant poison bait container according to (6) or (7) above,
The core body is a string-like or belt-like elastomer, and can be deformed by the food body itself along the shape of the place where the food body is disposed.

(11) In the ant poison bait container according to (6) or (7) above,
The core body is a large number of members connected or connected in a row, and the members arranged adjacent to each other are displaceable relative to each other.

(12) In the ant poison bait container according to any one of (1) to (11) above,
The food body is placed in contact with the poisonous bait;

(13) In the ant poison bait container according to (1) or (3) above,
The food body is the container body itself.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (1), a food body (in other words, a portion of the container main body in which the poison bait is housed has a portion continuous from the vicinity of the entry hole for the ant toward the poison bait. , Non-toxic bait) is provided, and the ants that have entered the container body from the outside through the intrusion port are guided to the poison bait by the bait, so the probability that the ants eat the poison bait This can improve the effect of controlling ants.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (2), a food body (in other words, for guiding an ant from the outside of the container body to the poison bait, which can be attached to the container body containing the poison bait inside. The non-toxic bait) is arranged so as to continue from the vicinity of the ant intrusion opening of the container body toward the poison bait when attached to the container body. Since it is comprised so that the ant which penetrate | invaded inside may be guided to a poison bait, the probability that an ant will eat a poison bait can be improved. Moreover, this can improve the ant control effect. Moreover, the user of the ant poison bait container can attach a food body to a container main body at the time of use of the said ant poison bait container.

  According to the ant poison bait container as described in (3), the container body has at least one opening, and the opening provided with a storage portion in which the poison bait is disposed is closed. In order to increase the ant extermination effect, even if the outer diameter of the container main body is enlarged, the conventional production line is provided. Without drastically changing the ant poison bait container, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Also, by preparing multiple types of covers that are different from the storage body, which have different shapes, it is possible to replace the cover and attach it to the storage body. The shape can be changed to the optimal location. Moreover, this can improve the ant control effect.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (4), since the container body is provided in the container body at a position away from the entrance, the poison bait directly touches the user or small animal. Can be prevented. In addition, in spite of the fact that the poison bait is arranged at a position away from the entrance in the container body, the ant can be guided to the poison bait by the food body, so in addition to the ant control effect Safety can also be improved.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (5), since the food body is arranged from the outside of the container body to the inside of the container body through the entry port, the ant in the vicinity of the container body is fed. It can be attracted (guided) by the body and efficiently penetrated into the container body, and the probability of entry of ants into the container body can be improved. Moreover, by this, the probability that an ant eats a poison bait can further be improved, and the further improvement of the control effect of an ant can be implement | achieved.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (6), since the food body is a core body impregnated or held with the ant attractant, the ant is attracted by the attractant and the core body is used as a guide passage. Thus, the ants can be reliably guided to the poison bait.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (7), sucrose as an ant attractant and glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar as a sucrose drop-off preventing agent are contained in the core, and more details Because the core body is impregnated with sucrose and an aqueous solution containing glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar and dried, compared with the case where the sucrose aqueous solution is simply impregnated with the core body and dried. Crystallization of the ant attractant after drying is suppressed, thereby preventing the ant attractant from being reliably held by the core and falling off the core. Therefore, the ant attracting effect can be maintained over a long period of time.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (8), the core body impregnated or held with the ant attractant is made of a material that can be deformed by an external force and can maintain the deformed shape. Therefore, depending on the activity status of the ants, for example, if the ants are marching along the vertical wall, the core body (in other words, the food body) protrudes into the ant ’s march path. The ant poison bait container can be arranged after changing the shape of the ant. This makes it possible to place an ant poison bait container according to various ant activity locations and attract the ant by the food, and to guide the ant into the ant poison bait container with a high probability. Can be reached.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (9), the core is formed of a wire material fixed to a wire, and the wire can be easily deformed into an arbitrary shape. Thus, the core body (in other words, the food body) can be easily deformed into an arbitrary shape, and the deformed shape can be maintained as it is. Therefore, the core body (in other words, the food body) can be deformed into an optimum shape for attracting ants according to the activity status of the ants, and the ant poison bait container can be arranged at an arbitrary place. For example, even if the ant activity place is above the place where the ant poison bait container can be installed, the core (in other words, the food body) is deformed so that the tip portion extends above the place. The ant can be guided into the ant poison bait container with a high probability.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (10), since the core body is a string-like or belt-like elastomer, the rigidity is weak, in other words, the waist is weak or there is no waist. Therefore, it can be easily deformed. Therefore, even if the location of the ant poison bait container is a place with a lot of gravel or pebbles, a rocky place, a place where a lot of hay falls, a place with a step, an uneven ground, etc. The body itself is naturally deformed along the shape (undulation) of the place where it is placed, and can be placed in close contact with the installation surface. As a result, the frequency of the ants active on the ground surface coming into contact with the food is increased, and the ants can be efficiently attracted to the ant poison bait container.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (11), the core is a large number of members connected or connected in a row, and the members arranged adjacent to each other can be displaced relative to each other. Therefore, it can be easily deformed according to the shape of the place where the ant poison bait container is installed. Therefore, even if the location of the ant poison bait container is a place with a lot of gravel or pebbles, a rocky place, a place where a lot of hay falls, a place with a step, an uneven ground, etc. The body itself is naturally deformed along the shape (undulation) of the place where it is placed, and can be placed in close contact with the installation surface. As a result, the frequency of the ants active on the ground surface coming into contact with the food is increased, and the ants can be efficiently attracted to the ant poison bait container.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (12), the ant induced by the food can reach the poison bait with a high probability because the food body is disposed so as to contact the poison bait. Moreover, by this, the probability that an ant eats a poison bait can further be raised, and an ant can be controlled effectively.

  According to the ant poison bait container described in (13), since the container body itself is formed of the food body, it is easy for the ant to find the ant poison bait container, thereby efficiently bringing the ant into the container body. Can be attracted.

  The present invention has been briefly described above. Furthermore, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the best mode for carrying out the invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Hereinafter, a plurality of suitable embodiments concerning the present invention are described in detail based on a drawing.

(First embodiment)
1 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of an ant poison bait container according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the ant poison bait container of FIG. It is.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ant poison bait container 10 of the present invention includes a container body 11. The container body 11 is formed (molded) from a synthetic resin, and includes a bottom plate 13, a peripheral wall portion 14 projecting from the bottom plate 13, and a storage portion 18 for storing the poison bait 2 surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 14. And a lid 16. The storage portion 18 is divided into two storage portions 18 a and 18 b by a partition plate 15 protruding upward from the bottom plate 13.

  The peripheral wall portion 14 is erected in a vertical direction from the bottom plate 13 and forms an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 14, an inclined wall 14c that is provided outside the standing wall 14b and is gently inclined, and the standing wall 14b and the inclined wall 14c, and an outer wall 14d erected along the peripheral edge of the bottom plate 13. The outer wall 14d forms an outer peripheral wall of the container main body 11, and a plurality of intrusion openings 19 for allowing the ants 3 to enter the container main body 11 are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the outer wall 14d ( 8 in the embodiment shown in FIG. On the upper part of the container body 11, a lid body 16 is mounted and disposed on the outer wall 14 d of the peripheral wall portion 14.

  The poisoning bait 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 18, and an easy peel member 17 (for example, nylon 15 μ, sealant 30 μ) is welded over the entire periphery of the upper surface plate 14 a, and the accommodating portion 18 is sealed by the easy peel member 17. ing. As the poison bait 2, a fast-acting poison bait or a slow-acting poison bait can be used, but it is desirable to use a slow-acting poison bait as the poison bait 2.

  The fast-acting poison bait is prepared by appropriately blending a fast-acting insecticide with an attractant and, if necessary, a bulking agent, a binder, a coloring agent, and the like. Here, representative fast-acting insecticides include, for example, jojobiku extract, allethrin, dT-80-alleslin, phthalthrin, resmethrin, dT-80-resmethrin, framethrin, dT-80-flamethrin, phenothrin. Pyrethroid insecticides such as permethrin, calcrofos, dichlorvos, nared, diazinon, siaphos, chlorpyrifosmethyl, marathon, trichlorfone, pyridafuentione, fuenclophos, fenitrothion, promophos, etc. Examples of carbamate insecticides.

  Specific examples of the attractant include, for example, proteins such as animal and plant extracts, casein, plant powders such as starch, wheat flour, rice flour, rice bran, and corn flour; sugar, honey, waste sugar dense, fruity fructose, Sweet components such as sucrose, liquid sugar, maltose, sugarcane juice, proline, etc .; vegetable oils such as corn oil, castor oil, olive oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, peanut oil; other (3S, 4R, 6E , 10Z) -3,4,7,11-tetramethyl-tridec-6,10-dienal, (z) -9-hexadecenal, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, 8-methyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, Z , E- or E, E-α-furanecene, etc.

  Examples of additives that may be blended as necessary include fillers such as silica gel, silicic acid, diatomaceous earth, kaolin, talc, and the like; binders such as iris simosmos, tragacanth gum, karaya gum, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, and hydroxypropylcellulose; amaranth , Erythrosine, rose bengal, acid red, risor rubin, lake red, risor red, rhodamine, tetrachlorotetrabromofluorescein, brilliant lake red, deep maroon, toluidine lettuce, herringdon pink, fast acid magenta, palmerton red, eosin, Examples thereof include pigments and coloring agents such as violamine, brilliant fast scarlet, permanent red, oil red, and fast red.

  The slow-acting poison bait is prepared by appropriately blending the above-mentioned attracting agent and, if necessary, a bulking agent, a binder, a colorant and the like into the slow-acting insecticide. Examples of slow-acting insecticides include molting hormones such as carvalille, chlordane, DDT, boric acid, ecdysone, anti-juvenile hormone substances such as pricocene, juvenile hormones such as metoprene, hydramethylnon, lithium sulfonate Etc. can be illustrated.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the ant poison bait container 10 of the present invention includes a food body (in other words, a non-toxic bait body) 20 having a portion continuous from the vicinity of the entrance 19 toward the poison bait 2. Yes. The food body 20 is for attracting the ants 3 from the outside of the container body 11 to the inside of the container body 11 and for guiding (guiding) the invading ants 3 to the poisonous bait 2, for example, a tape-shaped or string-shaped core. The body 21 is made by impregnating the ant attractant 22 and then dried, or by holding the ant attractant 22 on the tape-like or string-like core 21. The food body 20 has one end (that is, a distal end portion) 20 a disposed outside the container body 11 and guided into the container body 11 through the entry port 19, and the other end (that is, the proximal end) of the food body 20. Part) 20b is disposed between the inclined wall 14c and the outer wall 14d so as to contact the inclined wall 14c of the peripheral wall part 14.

  As a result, the ants 3 outside the container body 11 naturally enter the container body 11 when walking on the food body 20. In addition, since the food body 20 is formed from a non-toxic material, it is safe for users and small animals. The other end (that is, the base end) 20b of the food body 20 is fixed to the container body 11 (that is, a means (not shown) is provided so that the ant 3 cannot carry the core body 21 from the container body 11). ing). As an example of this means, for example, an adhesive means such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive made of a non-toxic material can be cited.

  It is desirable that the food body 20 can be used as a passage for the ants 3 because the portion (that is, the core body 21) that the ants 3 do not eat remains after the attractant 22 is lost and the shape is maintained. Examples of the core 21 include wood, filter paper, fiber, string, paper, nonwoven fabric, molding, paper tape with a wire as a core, a resin molded product provided with a plurality of hinges, an elastomer, porous beads, and the like. It can be illustrated. Moreover, as the attractant 22, the attractant mentioned above can be used.

  In particular, sucrose is preferable when used as the attractant 22 because it has a high ant attracting effect. For example, when sucrose is used as the attractant 22, an ant attractant composition for diet is prepared using an aqueous solution containing sucrose and glycerin, trimethylglycine, liquid sugar, or aquain pool as a sucrose drop-off preventing agent. After impregnating the core body 21 as a product, it is dried and held on the core body 21.

  In this way, the attractant 22 after drying is securely held in the core body 21 as compared with the case where the core body 21 is simply impregnated with the sucrose aqueous solution, so that the crystallized attractant 22 is retained in the core body 21. It is possible to prevent the material from being peeled off (that is, detached). Therefore, the ant attracting effect can be maintained over a long period of time.

  The blending of the attractant 22 and the drop-off preventing agent is not particularly limited as long as it can be carried out. However, if the blending amount of the drop-off preventing agent is large, the core body 21 becomes sticky and easily adheres to hands and surrounding objects. It can be difficult to handle. Considering this point, when the attractant 22 is sucrose and the drop-off prevention agent is glycerin or trimethylglycine, the concentration of sucrose in the aqueous solution is 1% and the concentration of glycerin or trimethylglycine is about 0.2%. It is preferable to do. When the attractant 22 is sucrose and the drop-off prevention agent is liquid sugar, it is preferable that the concentration of sucrose in the aqueous solution is 1% and the concentration of liquid sugar is about 1%.

  When the core body 21 is impregnated with a solution that crystallizes when dried, such as an aqueous sucrose solution, a drop-off prevention agent such as glycerin, trimethylglycine, liquid sugar, aquain pool, etc. is further added to the solution as described above. Thus, it is desirable to suppress the crystallization of the attractant 22 after drying by impregnating the core 21 with the added solution.

  The food body 20 may be fixed to a surface to be disposed through an adhesive means such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive made of a non-toxic material, or instead, the core body 21 itself is a non-toxic material. For example, it may be formed of an adhesive tape, an adhesive, or the like, and may be fixed to a surface to be arranged. Such fixing of the food body 20 is particularly effective when the surface on which the food body 20 is disposed is a surface that is difficult to dispose, such as a vertical surface. Further, when the core body 21 itself of the food body 20 is made of, for example, an adhesive made of a non-toxic material, if an adhesive containing the attractant 22 (that is, impregnated or retained) is used as the adhesive, continuously, Alternatively, the food bodies 20 can be arranged (fixed) in a desired shape so as to be continuous in an intermittent manner.

  In addition, it is desirable that the amount or concentration of the attractant 22 is smaller (lower) than the amount or concentration of the attractant contained in the poisonous bait 2 in the diet 20. That is, it is desirable that the amount or concentration of the attracting agent 22 impregnated or held in the core body 21 of the food body 20 is a necessary minimum amount or concentration. Furthermore, it is preferable that the food body 20 is configured so that the amount or concentration of the attractant 22 gradually increases (higher) toward the poison bait 2. Setting the amount or concentration of the attractant 22 of the diet 20 to be smaller (lower) than the amount or concentration of the attractant contained in the poison bait 2, in other words, the amount or concentration of the attractant contained in the poison bait 2 Is set to be larger (higher) than the amount or concentration of the attractant 22 of the food body 20, the ants 3 can be attracted to the poison bait 2 more effectively.

  By the way, when taking the form which the container main body 11 and the food body 20 are packaged in the state which isolate | separated mutually, for example, or is packaged separately, the food body 20 is inserted from the entrance 19, for example at the time of use of the ant poison bait container 10 Then, the container body 11 and the food body 20 may be configured so that the container body 11 can be set. On the other hand, when taking the form packaged in the state in which the food body 20 is set in the container body 11, the food body 20 is configured to be freely inserted into and removed from the container body 11 (see, for example, the form of FIG. 9). It is preferable. By packaging, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the active ingredients of the poison bait 2 and the food body 20 due to evaporation and the like, and handling during transportation becomes easy.

  Next, a modified example of the above-mentioned ant poison bait container 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a modification of the ant poison bait container according to the present invention (ant poison bait container 30), and FIG. 4 is IV-IV of the ant poison bait container of FIG. 3 provided with a lid or the like. It is an arrow longitudinal cross-sectional view.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the ant poison bait container 30, the entrance 19 and the storage part 18 of the container main body 11 are respectively provided in one place, and one end (that is, the tip part) 20 a of the food body 20 is used as the container. The food body 20 is disposed through the intrusion port 19 by being arranged outside the main body 11 and contacting the other end (ie, base end portion) 20 b with the poison bait 2 stored in the storage portion 18. That is, the food body 20 is inserted from the intrusion port 19, gets over the inclined wall 14c and the upper surface plate 14a, and is lowered from the upper surface plate 14a or comes into contact with the poison bait 2 in the storage portion 18 along the standing wall 14b. Are arranged as follows. In addition, it is also possible to arrange the storage portion 18 in two places, and to branch the other end 20b of the food body 20 into a bifurcated shape and to contact the poison bait 2 in the storage portion 18 respectively. Further, the other end (that is, the base end portion) 20b of the food body 20 is fixed to the container body 11 (that is, a means (not shown) is provided so that the ant 3 cannot carry the core body 21 from the container body 11). ing). As an example of this means, for example, an adhesive means such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive made of a non-toxic material can be cited.

  The other parts are the same as the ant poison bait container 10, and therefore the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the dietary body 20 is described as being set in the container body 11 by inserting the rectangular core body 21 impregnated with or holding the attracting agent 22 from the entrance 19. A configuration having a core body 25 as shown in FIG. 5 is also possible. That is, the shape of the core body 25 is a shape in which a plurality of lead-out portions 25b are continuously provided radially from a perforated base portion 25a formed in substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the inclined wall 14c of the peripheral wall portion 14, and is attracted to this. A material impregnated or retained with the agent 22 may be used as the food body 20. The number and position of the lead-out portions 25b are set corresponding to the entry port 19. The food body having the core body 25 can be set on the container body 11 by removing the lid body 16 from the container body 11 and then fitting the perforated base portion 25a into the peripheral wall portion 14, thereby pulling out the food body. The positioning of the portion 25b and the setting to the container body 11 can be performed simultaneously and easily. In the case of this example, the shape of the core body 25 also acts as a means for preventing the ant 3 from carrying the core body 25 from the container body 11.

  Next, another modification of the ant poison bait container 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of another modified example (ant poison bait container 40) according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the container body 11a of the ant poison bait container 40 has the same shape, structure, etc. as the container body 11 shown in FIG. 1, and the container body 11a itself is formed of a food body. Only the difference is from the container body 11 shown in FIG. According to the ant poison bait container 40, since the container body 11a itself is a food body, there is an advantage that the ant 3 can easily find the ant poison bait container 40. In addition, the poison bait 2 is accommodated in the accommodating part 18, and the ant 3 which penetrate | invaded in the container main body 11a from the intrusion port 19 can eat the poison bait 2. FIG. In addition, it deform | transforms into the form used as extension parts, such as plate shape, rod shape, etc. which can insert / extract the part near the entrance 19 of such a container main body 11a slidably, The said extension part is pulled out and used as a part of food body. You may make it utilize.

  The other parts are the same as the ant poison bait container 10, and therefore the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
1 and 2, the easy peel member 17 welded to the container body 11 is peeled off from the upper surface plate 14 a to expose the poison bait 2 in the container body 11. The other end 20b of the food body 20 is inserted into the container main body 11 from the entrance 19 and the one end 20a of the food body 20 is set to protrude from the container main body 11, and the ant poison bait container 10 is inserted into the ant 3 by the ant 3. Install in the place where you will be active.

  The ants 3 outside the ant poison bait container 10 are attracted and gathered by the attracting agent 22 impregnated or held in the food body 20 and start eating the food body 20. When walking along the food body 20 while eating the food body 20, the food body 20 is naturally guided into the container body 11 through the entry port 19. The ant 3 that has entered the container body 11 finds and eats the poison bait 2 and brings a part back to the nest.

  In order to ensure that the ant 3 who has found the poison bait 2 takes the poison bait 2 back to the nest and transmits information on the location of the bait to the fellow ant 3, the poison bait 2 is a slow-acting poison bait. Is preferred. The reason is that if the poison bait 2 is a fast-acting poison bait, the ant 3 who found the poison bait 2 caused poisoning or died while bringing the poison bait 2 back to the nest. Not only is it not transmitted to the fellow ant 3, but also a secret pheromone is secreted to inform the fellow ant 3 of the danger.

  3 and FIG. 4 and the other modifications shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are the same as those described above, and ants can be attracted by the food body. The probability of eating poisonous bait contained in the container can be increased.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the ant 3 has a property of marching in a matrix form along corners such as the corner 26 a of the wall 26, the corner 28 a of the block 28, and the like. Therefore, if the ant poison bait container is installed at a position where the ant 3 procession is blocked and disturbed, the arrival of the ant 3 to the poison bait 2 can be accelerated. 7 and FIG. 8, the ant poison bait container 10 (or 30) is arranged such that one end 20 a of the food body 20 projects into the march path of the ant 3. Even if it is difficult to dispose the container body 11 at a position that disturbs the ant 3 procession as in these examples, the container body 11 is installed near the ant 3 procession to block the food body 20 from the ant 3 procession. Can be arranged as follows. Thereby, the ant 3 can be attracted by the food body 20 and efficiently guided into the container body 11 to effectively control the ant 3.

  The above-described modification in which the food body 20 is provided in the container main body 11 so that the food body 20 can be taken in and out (typically, the food body 20 is provided so as to be able to be taken in and out with respect to one intrusion hole 19 as a representative. An example) is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the food body 20 includes a core body 45 having a lid portion 45 a and a retaining portion 45 b, and is engaged with the wall surface around the entrance 19 by the lid portion 45 a when inserted into the container body 11. It has a structure in which it is stopped and does not enter the interior of the container main body 11 and a structure in which the container main body 11 is not separated from the container main body 11 by being locked to the wall surface around the entrance 19 by the retaining portion 45 b when pulled out from the container main body 11. The lid portion 45a may or may not have a lid shape that closes the entry port 19. In the case of this example, the retaining portion 45 b also functions as a means for preventing the ant 3 from carrying the core body 45 from the container body 11.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment and the modification, the container body 11 in which the poison bait 2 is housed has a portion that continues from the vicinity of the entry port 19 for the ant toward the poison bait 2. A food body (in other words, a non-toxic food body) 20 is provided, and the ant 3 that has entered the container body 11 from the outside through the intrusion port 19 is guided to the poisonous food 2 by the food body 20. Therefore, the probability that the ant 3 eats the poison bait 2 can be improved, and thereby the control effect of the ant 3 can be improved.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment and the modification, a food body (in other words, a guide body for inducing the ant 3 from the outside of the container body 11 to the poisonous food 2 that can be attached to the container body 11 in which the poison food 2 is housed. Then, when the non-toxic bait) 20 is attached to the container main body 11, it is arranged so as to continue from the vicinity of the ant intrusion opening 19 of the container main body 11 toward the poison bait 2. Since the ant 3 that has entered the container body 11 from the outside through the mouth 19 is guided to the poison bait 2, the probability that the ant 3 eats the poison bait 2 can be improved. Moreover, this can improve the control effect of the ants 3. Moreover, the user of the ant poison bait container 10, 30 can attach the food body 20 to the container body 11 when the ant poison bait container 10, 30 is used.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment and the modification, since the container 18 is provided in the container main body 11 to store the poison bait 2 at a position away from the entry port 19, the poison bait 2 is provided to the user and small animals. It can prevent being touched directly. Further, although the poison bait 2 is arranged at a position away from the entry port 19 in the container body 11 as described above, the ant 3 can be guided to the poison bait 2 by the food body 20, so that the ant 3 In addition to the control effect, safety can be improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment and the modification, the food body 20 is arranged from the outside of the container main body 11 through the intrusion port 19 so as to be continuous with the inside of the container main body 11. 3 can be attracted (guided) by the food body 20 and efficiently invaded into the container body 11, and the probability of the ant 3 entering the container body 11 can be improved. Moreover, by this, the probability that the ant 3 eats the poison bait 2 can further be improved, and the further improvement of the control effect of the ant 3 is realizable.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment and the modification, since the food body 20 is the core bodies 21 and 25 impregnated with or holding the ant attractant 22, the ant 3 is attracted by the attractant 22 and the core body 21. , 25 can be used as a guide passage to reliably guide the ant 3 to the poison bait 2.

  Further, according to the present embodiment and the modification, sucrose as the ant attractant 22 and glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar as the sucrose drop-off preventing agent are contained in the core bodies 21 and 25, and Specifically, since the core bodies 21 and 25 are impregnated with sucrose and an aqueous solution containing glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar and dried, the core bodies 21 and 25 are simply impregnated with the sucrose aqueous solution and dried. As compared with the case where the ant attractant 22 is dried, crystallization of the ant attractant 22 is suppressed, and thus the ant attractant 22 is securely held by the cores 21 and 25 and falls off the cores 21 and 25. Is prevented. Therefore, the ant attracting effect can be maintained over a long period of time.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment and the modification, since the food body 20 is disposed so as to contact the poison bait 2, the ant 3 induced by the food body 20 can reach the poison bait 2 with high probability. it can. Moreover, by this, the probability that the ant 3 eats the poison bait 2 can further be raised, and the ant 3 can be effectively controlled.

  Moreover, according to this modification, since container main body 11a itself is formed with the food body 20, it is easy for ant 3 to find the ant poison bait container 40, and thereby ant 3 is efficiently put in container main body 11a. Can be attracted.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment and the modification, the ant attractant composition for the diet body which mix | blended the ant attractant 22 and the fall-out prevention agent for preventing the said ant attractant 22 from dropping out from the diet body 20 Since the object is impregnated or held in the food body 20, the ant attractant 22 is reliably held by the food body 20 and is prevented from falling off the food body 20, and the ant attracting effect is maintained over a long period of time.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the ant poison bait container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the ant poison bait container (ant poison bait container 50) showing an example in which the food body is arranged along the vertical wall, and FIG. 11 is drawn with a solid line in FIG. Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the food body, and Fig. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the ant poison bait container in a state where the food body drawn by a solid line in Fig. 10 is arranged along the vertical wall.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 12, in the ant poison bait container 50, one end (ie, the distal end portion) 41a of the food body 41 is disposed outside the container body 11, and the other end (ie, the proximal end portion). ) 41b is arranged inside the container main body 11 through the entrance 19. 10 and 12, one end 41 a of the food body 41 extends upward from the container body 11 along the vertical wall 84. The other end 41b of the food body 41 may or may not be in contact with the poison bait 2 stored in the storage unit 18.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the food body 41 includes a core body 44 impregnated with or holding an attractant 22 for ants. The core body 44 twists (ie, twists) the wire 42 while sandwiching the plurality of fiber materials 43 between the two wires 42, whereby the fiber material 43 is fixed (fixed) to the wire 42. The core 44 is impregnated or held with the attractant 22. Needless to say, the attractant 22 may be attached (that is, impregnated or retained) to the wire 42 itself without providing the fiber material 43 on the core 44.

  In the second embodiment, sucrose is used as an example of the attractant 22. As described above, when sucrose is used as the attractant 22, an ant attractant composition for diet using an aqueous solution containing sucrose and glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar as a sucrose drop-off preventing agent After the core body 44 is impregnated, it is dried and held on the core body 44. The amount of the attractant 22 and the drop-off preventing agent is such that the concentration of sucrose in the aqueous solution is 1% and the concentration of glycerin or trimethylglycine is 0.2%. When liquid sugar is used as a drop-off preventing agent, the amount of the attractant 22 and the drop-off preventing agent is set such that the sucrose concentration in the aqueous solution is 1% and the liquid sugar concentration is 1%.

  In this way, the attractant 22 is securely held by the core body 44 after drying as compared with the case where the core body 44 is simply impregnated with the sucrose aqueous solution, so that the crystallized attractant 22 is retained by the core body 44. It is possible to prevent the material from being peeled off (that is, detached). Therefore, the ant attracting effect can be maintained over a long period of time.

  Needless to say, an attracting agent other than sucrose (that is, another specific example of the attracting agent described above) may be used as the attracting agent 22 in the second embodiment. However, when the core body 44 is impregnated with a solution that crystallizes when dried, such as an aqueous sucrose solution, an anti-drop-off agent such as glycerin, trimethylglycine, liquid sugar or the like is further added to the solution as described above. It is desirable to impregnate the core 44 with the added solution to suppress crystallization of the attractant 22 after drying.

  Since the wire 42 is deformed when an external force is applied to the food body 41, the outer shape can be easily deformed, and the outer shape can be maintained as it is unless an external force is applied. In addition to the molding, a member suitable as the core body 44 includes a paper tape with a wire sandwiched between the cores, a resin molded product provided with a plurality of hinges, a paper with stiffness such as cardboard, and the like. However, the molding is used in the second embodiment because it can be deformed by an external force applied and has a high performance for maintaining the shape after deformation.

  As described above, the core body 44 contains sucrose as the attractant 22 and glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar as the sucrose fall-off preventing agent. Even if the shape is deformed, the attracting agent 22 is securely held by the core body 44 without falling off the core body 44. The other end (ie, the base end portion) 41b of the food body 41 is fixed to the container body 11 (ie, means (not shown) is provided so that the ant 3 cannot carry the core body 44 from the container body 11). ing). As an example of this means, for example, an adhesive means such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive made of a non-toxic material can be cited.

  10 and 12, the food body 41 led out from the entry port 19 is bent into a substantially U shape, and one end 41 a thereof is formed above the container body 11. Then, one end 41a of the food body 41 is arranged along the vertical wall 84 and protrudes into the march path of the ants 3 that march on the vertical wall 84.

  The other parts are the same as the ant poison bait container 10, and therefore the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.
Similarly to the ant poison bait container 10 according to the first embodiment, the easy peel member 17 welded to the container body 11 is peeled off to expose the poison bait 2 in the container body 11. After the food body 41 is bent into a substantially U shape with fingers or the like, the other end 41 b of the food body 41 is inserted into the container body 11 from the entrance 19 and the one end 41 a of the food body 41 is moved along the vertical wall 84. Accordingly, the ant poison bait container 50 is installed while being arranged so as to protrude in the march path of the ants 3 that march on the vertical wall 84 (in other words, while being arranged so as to block the ant 3 procession). Needless to say, after the food body 41 is inserted into the container main body 11 without being bent, the food body 41 may be bent according to the arrangement location.

  The ants 3 marching on the vertical wall 84 are attracted and attracted by the attractant 22 impregnated or held in the food body 41 and start eating the food body 41. When walking along the food body 41 while eating the food body 41, the food body 41 is naturally guided into the container body 11 through the entrance 19. The ant 3 that has entered the container body 11 finds and eats the poison bait 2 and brings a part back to the nest.

  Here, the food body 41 is a member that can be easily deformed into an arbitrary shape by applying an external force and can maintain the shape after the deformation. According to the activity status of 3, the ant 3 can be arranged in a shape that can be more easily guided into the container body 11. Therefore, the ants 3 can be efficiently guided into the container body 11 to effectively control the ants 3.

  In addition, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 10, the food body 41 is flexible (low waist) impregnated or held with the ant attractant 22 in the tape-like or string-like core 21. It goes without saying that it can be easily installed in a place where the food body 20 without the waist is installed. Moreover, if the long food body 41 is used, a several nest can also be aimed at at once. In this case, as the food body 41, not only a single long one but also a stretchable one, a connectable one, etc. may be used as appropriate.

  According to this embodiment, substantially the same effects as those of the first embodiment described above can be obtained, and in addition, the core body 44 impregnated with or holding the ant attractant 22 can be deformed by an external force and after being deformed. For example, if the ant 3 is marching along the vertical wall surface 84 according to the activity status of the ant 3, the core body 44 is placed along the march path of the ant 3. (In other words, the ant poison bait container 50 can be disposed after the shape of the core body 44 is deformed so that the tip 41a of the food body 41 protrudes). Thereby, it becomes possible to arrange the ant poison bait container 50 according to various activity places of the ant 3 and attract the ant 3 by the food body 41, and the ant 3 is highly likely to be inside the ant poison bait container 50. To reach the poison bait 2.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the core body 44 is formed by fixing the fiber material 43 to the wire 42, and by using the wire 42 that can be easily deformed into an arbitrary shape, The core body 44 (in other words, the food body 41) can be easily deformed into an arbitrary shape, and the deformed shape can be maintained as it is. Therefore, the core body 44 (in other words, the food body 41) is deformed into an optimal shape for attracting the ants 3 according to the activity status of the ants 3, and the ant poison bait container 50 is disposed at an arbitrary place. can do. For example, even if the activity place of the ant 3 is above the place where the ant poison bait container 50 can be installed, the core body 44 (in other words, the food body 41 so that the tip 41a extends above the place. ) Can be induced into the ant poison bait container 50 with a high probability.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the ant poison bait container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment (ant poison bait container 60) of an ant poison bait container according to the present invention, and FIG. 14 is an ant poison bait in a state where a food body is arranged along a step. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an agent container.

  As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, in the ant poison bait container 60, only the form of the food body 61 is different from the ant poison bait container 10 of the first embodiment, and the other parts are the same. Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the ant poison bait container 60, one end (that is, the distal end portion) 61a of the food body 61 is disposed outside the container body 11, and the other end (that is, the proximal end portion) 61b is disposed. It is arranged inside the container body 11 through the entry port 19. The other end 61b of the food body 61 may or may not be brought into contact with the poison bait 2 stored in the storage unit 18, but it is preferable that the other end 61b is in contact as described above.

  The other end (ie, the base end) 61b of the food body 61 is fixed to the container body 11 (that is, means (not shown) is provided so that the ant 3 cannot carry the core body 62 from the container body 11). ing). As an example of this means, for example, an adhesive means such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive made of a non-toxic material can be cited.

  The diet 61 will be described in detail. The core body 62 of the food body 61 is made of a thermoplastic elastomer formed in a string shape or a belt shape. The string-like thermoplastic elastomer has a shape in which a plurality of members are connected in a rosary shape (for example, a shape like the core 72 of the dietary body 71 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 described later). Also included are those molded integrally with a thermoplastic elastomer. Further, a plurality of bead-like members formed of thermoplastic elastomer are connected in a rosary shape with a string or the like (for example, a shape like a core 72 of a diet 71 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 described later) ).

  An ant attractant 22 is impregnated or held on the surface of the thermoplastic elastomer. When the attracting agent 22 is attached to and held on the core 62 (the surface of the thermoplastic elastomer), it is desirable to use a thermoplastic elastomer having adhesiveness on the surface. Thereby, the attracting agent 22 can be easily attached to the core body 62, and the attracting agent 22 is prevented from falling off from the core body 62, and the ant attracting effect can be maintained over a long period of time. When the core body 62 has adhesiveness on the surface, the other end 61b of the food body 61 is fixed to the container main body 11 by the adhesive force so that the ants 3 cannot carry the core body 62 from the container main body 11. It can also be a simple means.

  Examples of the thermoplastic elastomer include olefin (TPO) thermoplastic elastomer, styrene (TPS) thermoplastic elastomer, ester (TPEE) thermoplastic elastomer, urethane (TPU) thermoplastic elastomer, and amide (TPEA). ) Thermoplastic elastomers, vinyl chloride (TPVC) thermoplastic elastomers, and the like. In order to hold the attracting agent 22 on the surface of the core body 62, in particular, a styrene (TPS) thermoplastic elastomer or the like (that is, And those having a sticky surface and weak waist or no waist) are preferred.

  Further, after the attractant 22 is mixed with the thermoplastic elastomer material, the attractant 22 may be held on the core body 62 by forming the core body 62 into a string shape or a belt shape. The thermoplastic elastomer that is the core body 62 has extremely low rigidity, that is, the waist is weak or has no waist, so that the core body 62 itself cannot maintain its outer shape, and is disposed. Deforms naturally along the shape of the location.

  As an example of the attractant 22 of the third embodiment, sucrose can be used as in the diet bodies 20 and 41. As described above, when sucrose is used as the attractant 22, an ant attractant composition for diet using an aqueous solution containing sucrose and glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar as a sucrose drop-off preventing agent After impregnating or adhering to the core body 62, the core body 62 is dried and held on the core body 62. The amount of the attractant 22 and the drop-off preventing agent is such that the concentration of sucrose in the aqueous solution is 1% and the concentration of glycerin or trimethylglycine is 0.2%. When liquid sugar is used as a drop-off preventing agent, the amount of the attractant 22 and the drop-off preventing agent is set such that the sucrose concentration in the aqueous solution is 1% and the liquid sugar concentration is 1%.

  In this way, the attractant 22 is securely held by the core body 62 after drying as compared with the case where the core body 62 is simply impregnated or adhered with the sucrose aqueous solution. It is possible to prevent the core body 62 from peeling off (that is, dropping off). Therefore, the ant attracting effect can be maintained over a long period of time.

  When a thermoplastic elastomer having a strong adhesive strength is used as the core body 62, it is not always necessary to mix a sucrose with a drop-off preventing agent, and the attractant 22 is held on the core body 62 only by the adhesive strength of the thermoplastic elastomer. You may do it. In this case, it is possible to use a solid material such as sucrose as the attractant 22 as it is.

  Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, similarly to the ant poison bait container 10 according to the first embodiment, the easy peel member 17 welded to the container body 11 is peeled to expose the poison bait 2 in the container body 11. . The other end 61b of the food body 61 is inserted into the container body 11 from the intrusion port 19, and the one end 61a of the food body 61 is disposed at the activity place of the ant 3 (in the example shown in FIG. 14, the place 63 having a step). The ant poison bait container 60 is installed. The food body 61 is naturally deformed along the shape of the step 63 and is arranged in close contact with the surface thereof.

  The ants 3 that are active in the vicinity of the step 63 are attracted and attracted by the attractant 22 impregnated or held in the diet 61 and begin to eat the diet 61. When walking along the food body 61 while eating the food body 61, the food body 61 is naturally guided into the container body 11 through the entrance 19. The ant 3 that has entered the container body 11 finds and eats the poison bait 2 and brings a part back to the nest.

  Here, since the food body 61 is deformed along the shape of the step 63 and is disposed in close contact with the surface of the step 63, the ant 3 can be efficiently accommodated in a place with unevenness such as the step 63. The ants 3 can be effectively controlled by being guided into the main body 11. The location of the ant poison bait container 60 is not limited to the step 63, for example, a place with a lot of gravel or pebbles, a rocky place, a place where a lot of hay is falling, an uneven ground, etc. In addition, the food body 61 itself is naturally deformed along the shape (undulations) of the place where the food body 61 is disposed, and is disposed in close contact with the surface thereof.

  According to the present embodiment, substantially the same effects as those of the first embodiment described above can be obtained. Moreover, since the core body 62 is a string-like or belt-like elastomer, the rigidity is weak. Since it is weak or has no waist, it can be easily deformed. Therefore, even if the ant poison bait container 60 is installed at a place where there is a lot of gravel or pebbles, a rocky place, a place where a lot of hay falls, a place where there is a step, an uneven ground, etc. The food body 61 itself is naturally deformed along the shape (undulation) of the place where it is placed, and can be placed in close contact with the installation surface. This increases the frequency with which the ants 3 that are active on the ground surface come into contact with the food body 61, and can efficiently attract the ants 3 to the ant poison bait container 60.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the ant poison bait container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a fourth embodiment (ant poison bait container 70) of an ant poison bait container according to the present invention, and FIG. 16 is for ants in a state in which a food body is disposed along an uneven surface. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a poison bait container.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, in the ant poison bait container 70, only the form of the food body 71 is different from the ant poison bait container 10 of the first embodiment, and the other parts are the same. Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the ant poison bait container 70, one end (that is, the distal end portion) 71a of the food body 71 is disposed outside the container body 11, and the other end (that is, the proximal end portion) 71b is disposed. It is arranged inside the container body 11 through the entry port 19. The other end 71b of the food body 71 may or may not be brought into contact with the poison bait 2 stored in the storage unit 18, but it is preferable that the other end 71b is in contact as described above.

  The other end (ie, the base end portion) 71b of the food body 71 is fixed to the container body 11 (that is, means (not shown) is provided so that the ant 3 cannot carry the core body 72 from the container body 11). ing). As an example of this means, for example, an adhesive means such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive made of a non-toxic material can be cited.

  The food body 71 will be described in detail. The core body 72 of the food body 71 is connected in a bead shape (that is, in a row) by inserting a string 74 through holes (not shown) formed in a number of porous beads 73 that are examples of the constituent members. ing. A predetermined gap is provided between the adjacent porous beads 73. Therefore, the large number of porous beads 73 can be displaced relative to each other when the string 74 between the porous beads 73 is bent. Examples of the material of the porous beads 73 include a resin sintered body, a silica foam, a foamed resin, biscopearl (porous cellulose), special calcium silicate, ceramic, and the like.

  The porous beads 73 are impregnated or held with the ant attractant 22. As an example of the attractant 22, as in the diets 20, 41, 61, an aqueous solution containing sucrose and glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar as a sucrose drop-off preventing agent is used. After impregnating the core body 72 as an attractant composition, the core body 72 is dried and held on the core body 72. The blending amount of the attractant 22 and the drop-off preventing agent is the same as that of the above-described diet bodies 20, 41, 61. Since the attractant 22 is securely held by the core body 72 after drying, the attracted agent crystallized. It is possible to prevent 22 from being peeled off from the core body 72 (that is, falling off). Therefore, the ant attracting effect can be maintained over a long period of time.

  Needless to say, the attractant 22 may be impregnated not only into the porous beads 73 but also into the string 74. In this case, after the large number of porous beads 73 are connected in a rosary shape with the string 74, the whole body is immersed in the aqueous solution of the ant attractant composition for the food body, so that the food body 71 can be easily created. It becomes. That is, when the attracting agent 22 is held on each porous bead 73 and then a large number of porous beads 73 are connected in a rosary shape with the string 74, pores (not shown) of the porous beads 73 are attracted by the attracting agent 22. ) May be blocked, making work difficult.

  Further, the core body 72 is not limited to a porous member, and is formed into a bead shape (that is, in a row) by inserting a string through holes formed in a large number of metal members, synthetic resin members, and the like. It may be connected. When the core body 72 is formed by connecting a large number of metal members, synthetic resin members, etc. in a bead shape (that is, in a row), the attractant 22 is applied to the metal members, synthetic resin members, etc. Thus, the core body 72 is held. Further, the core body 72 may be formed by connecting a plurality of bead-shaped members formed of a thermoplastic elastomer that can be employed in the above-described third embodiment in a rosary shape with a string or the like.

Next, the operation of the fourth embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 16, similarly to the ant poison bait container 10 according to the first embodiment, the easy peel member 17 welded to the container body 11 is peeled to expose the poison bait 2 in the container body 11. . The other end 71b of the food body 71 is inserted into the container main body 11 from the intrusion port 19, and the one end 71a of the food body 71 is placed in the activity place of the ant 3 (in the example shown in FIG. 16, gravel 75 or uneven ground surface 76). The ant poison bait container 70 is installed while being placed in the position. The food body 71 is deformed along the unevenness of the gravel 75 and the ground 76 when the string 74 between the porous beads 73 is bent, and is arranged in close contact with the surface thereof.

  The active ants 3 are attracted and gathered by the attractant 22 impregnated or held in the food body 71 and start eating the food body 71. When walking along the food body 71 while eating the food body 71, the food body 71 is naturally guided into the container body 11 through the entrance 19. The ant 3 that has entered the container body 11 finds and eats the poison bait 2 and brings a part back to the nest.

  Here, since the food body 71 is deformed along the uneven shape of the gravel 75 and the ground 76 and is disposed in close contact with the surface thereof, the ant 3 can be efficiently put into the container main body 11 even in the uneven surface. Can effectively control the ants 3. The location of the ant poison bait container 70 is not limited to the gravel 75 or the uneven ground surface 76, but may be, for example, a rocky place, a place where a lot of hay falls, a place where there is a step, etc. The food body 71 itself is naturally deformed along the shape (undulation) of the place where the food body 71 is disposed, and is disposed in close contact with the surface thereof.

  In addition, the core of the food body 71 is not limited to a member in which a large number of porous beads 73 or the like are connected in a rosary shape with a string 74. For example, a large number of metal members, synthetic resin members, or A hinge member may be formed in the porous member, and a number of members may be connected in a caterpillar shape (that is, in a row) by the hinge portion.

  According to the present embodiment, substantially the same effect as that of the first embodiment described above can be obtained, and in addition, the food body 71 is a large number of members 73 impregnated or held with the ant attractant 22. Since the members 73 are displaceable relative to each other and are connected or connected in a row, the members 73 can be easily deformed according to the shape of the place where the ant poison bait container 70 is installed. Therefore, even if the place where the ant poison bait container 70 is installed is a place with a lot of gravel 75 or pebbles, a rocky place, a place where a lot of hay falls, a place with a step, a ground surface 76 with unevenness, etc. The food body 71 itself is naturally deformed along the shape (undulation) of the place where the 71 is disposed, and can be disposed in close contact with the installation surface. This increases the frequency with which the active ant 3 comes into contact with the food body 71, and can efficiently attract the ant 3 to the ant poison bait container 70.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the ant poison bait container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of a storage body of a fifth embodiment (ant poison bait container 90) of an ant poison bait container according to the present invention, and FIG. 18 is a fifth embodiment of an ant poison bait container according to the present invention. FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view of a fifth embodiment (ant poison bait container 90) of an ant poison bait container according to the present invention, and FIG. 20 is a cover. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, in the ant poison bait container 90, only the form of the container body 11 is different from the ant poison bait container 10 of the first embodiment, and the other parts are the same. Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the ant poison bait container 90 has a structure in which a container main body 93 is divided into a storage body 91 and a cover 92. As shown in FIG. 17, the storage body 91 is formed (molded) of a synthetic resin, and includes a bottom plate 13, a peripheral wall portion 14 projecting from the bottom plate 13, and a poison bait 2 surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 14. And a lid 16.

  The peripheral wall portion 14 is erected in a vertical direction from the bottom plate 13 and forms an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 14, an inclined wall 14c that is provided outside the standing wall 14b and is gently inclined, and the standing wall 14b and the inclined wall 14c, and an outer wall 14d erected along the peripheral edge of the bottom plate 13. The outer wall 14d is erected along the three peripheral edge portions of the bottom plate 13, is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is formed on the other peripheral edge portion where the outer wall 14d is not provided. An opening 94 is formed. The inner wall of the end portion of the outer wall 14d is cut away, and a thin portion 14e for fitting with the cover 92 is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the cover 92 is formed in substantially the same shape as the portion of the housing 91 opposite to the opening 94, and the outer wall 92a is formed along the three peripheral edges of the bottom plate 92c. Is formed, and an opening 95 is formed on the other side surface where the outer wall 92a is not provided. A part of the outer wall 92 a of the cover 92 is cut away, and at least one entry port 19 for allowing the ant 3 to enter the container body 93 is provided. Note that the storage body 91 and the cover 92 are respectively provided with lid bodies 16 attached to the outer walls 14d and 92a. Further, the outer wall 92a is provided with a thin portion 92b whose outer side is trimmed and fitted with the storage body 91. The outer diameter of the thin portion 92b of the cover 92 is the same as the inner diameter of the thin portion 14e of the storage body 91, and the cover 92 is attached to the storage body 91 by fitting the thin portion 92b and the thin portion 14e. It can be installed. That is, the cover 92 can be attached to and detached from the storage body 91 so as to close the opening 94 of the storage body 91.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the ant poison bait container 90 in which the storage body 91 and the cover 92 are fitted and assembled together, one end (ie, the front end portion) 71 a of the food body 71 is connected to the container body 93. The other end (that is, the base end portion) 71 b is disposed inside the container main body 93 through the intrusion port 19. The other end 71b of the food body 71 may or may not be brought into contact with the poison bait 2 stored in the storage unit 18, but it is preferable that the other end 71b is in contact as described above.

  The other end (ie, the base end portion) 71b of the food body 71 is fixed to the container body 93 (that is, means (not shown) is provided so that the ant 3 cannot carry the core body 72 from the container body 93). ing). As an example of this means, for example, an adhesive means such as an adhesive tape or an adhesive made of a non-toxic material can be cited.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 20, a locking hole 96 may be provided in the vicinity of the entrance 19 of the cover 92, and the food body 71 may be inserted and locked into the locking hole 96. In this case, the locking is a means for fixing the food body 71 to the container body 93. The locking hole 96 preferably has a shape in which the inlet side portion 96a is narrow and the locking portion 96b is relatively wide so that the food body 71 can be inserted easily and securely locked. The food body 71 attached to the container body 93 in such a form can attract the ant 3 that is active outside to the poison food container 93 for ants, and “the portion that continues from the vicinity of the entrance to the poison food. Meets the requirements of “a diet with a”. In addition, the attachment form of the locking hole 96 and the food body 71 of this form is not limited to what was provided in the cover 92, It is applicable also to the container main body in all the embodiment and modification examples mentioned above. . Needless to say, the food body locked in the locking hole 96 is not limited to the food body 71, and can be applied to all forms that can be locked in the locking hole 96.

  Further, since the cover 92 can be easily attached to and detached from the storage body 91, it can be combined with a cover of an arbitrary shape prepared in accordance with the activity status of the ant 3. A modification of the ant poison bait container 90 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of a modification of the ant poison bait container according to the present invention (ant poison bait container 100). As shown in FIG. 21, the ant poison bait container 100 is different from the ant poison bait container 90 in the form of the cover 102. Specifically, the intrusion port 19 is provided at the tip of a protrusion 102a provided with an outer wall 102b (including a bottom plate and a lid) of the cover 102 protruding in a nozzle shape. Note that the protruding portion 102a provided to protrude in the shape of a nozzle may be rotatable, removable, or retractable (bellows).

  The other parts are the same as those of the ant poison bait container 90, and therefore the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation of the fifth embodiment and the modification will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 19 and 21, similarly to the ant poison bait container 10 according to the first embodiment, the easy peel member 17 welded to the storage body 91 is peeled off so that the poison bait 2 is contained in the storage body 91. To expose. The container main bodies 93 and 101 are assembled by attaching the cover 92 or the cover 102 to the storage body 91 so as to close the opening 94 of the storage body 91. The other end 71b of the food body 71 is inserted into the container main bodies 93 and 101 from the intrusion port 19, and the ant poison bait container 90 and 100 is installed while the one end 71a of the food body 71 is placed in the activity place of the ant 3.

  The active ants 3 are attracted and gathered by the attractant 22 impregnated or held in the food body 71 and start eating the food body 71. When walking along the food body 71 while eating the food body 71, the food body 71 is naturally guided into the container bodies 93 and 101 through the entrance 19. The ants 3 that have entered the container bodies 93 and 101 find the poison bait 2 and eat it, and bring part of it back to the nest.

  Here, since the covers 92 and 102 can be easily attached to and detached from the storage body 91, the covers 92 and 102 having a shape that can effectively control the ants 3 according to the place where the ant poison bait containers 90 and 100 are installed. 102 can be selected and used. For example, as shown in FIG. 21, such as the back of a tree 103 in which the activity place of the ant 3 is closely planted is a place where the hand is difficult to reach and the flexible food body 71 cannot be set up well. In this case, by using the cover 102 in which the intrusion port 19 is provided at the tip of the protrusion 102a, the ant 3 can freely operate the one end 71a of the food 71 while holding the flexible food 71 by the protrusion 102a. Can be easily installed, and can attract and control the ants 3 more effectively.

  According to the present embodiment and the modification, it is possible to achieve substantially the same effect as the first embodiment described in detail, and in addition, the container main bodies 93 and 101 have at least one opening 94 and have an internal A storage body 91 provided with a storage portion 18 for arranging the poison bait 2 and covers 92 and 102 having an entry port 19 for ants that can be attached to and detached from the storage body 91 so as to close the opening 94. Therefore, even if the outer diameters of the container main bodies 93 and 101 are increased in order to increase the ant 3 extermination effect, the ant poison bait containers 90 and 100 are not changed without significantly changing the conventional production line. The manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, by preparing in advance a plurality of types of covers 92 and 102 that are different from the storage body 91 having different shapes, the covers 92 and 102 can be exchanged and attached to the storage body 91. The shape of the poison bait containers 90 and 100 can be changed to a shape that is optimal for the place of installation. Moreover, thereby, the control effect of the ants 3 can be improved.

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Example 1, Example 2, Example 3 performed to confirm the effect of the ant poison bait container of the present invention, and Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 3 performed for comparison with the Example Will be described. The container body and poison bait used in Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 3 are the same, and the container body 11 and poison bait shown in FIG. 2 contained lithium sulfonate. The effect was determined by observing the number of ants that entered the container body, the time to enter, and the eating status of the poison bait after the ant poison bait container was installed.

  The food body 20 used in Example 1 and Example 2 was obtained by impregnating a filter paper with a sucrose aqueous solution and then drying it. As shown in FIG. One end 20a of the food body 20 was led out from the container main body 11 from the nine entrances 19 provided. In addition, the food body 20 was arranged up to the inclined wall 14c of the peripheral wall portion 14 and arranged without being in contact with the poison bait 2.

  In the first embodiment, the ants are selected as the target ants, and as shown in FIG. 8, the ants 3 are marching on the corners 28 a of the blocks 28, and the blocks 28 are difficult to install so as to block the procession. An ant poison bait container 10 was installed.

  In Example 2, a giant ant was selected as a target ant and placed on the block 28 where the activity of the ant 3 is active.

  In Example 3, as the food body 20, the filter paper impregnated with an aqueous sucrose solution and dried was used in the same manner as in Example 1 and Example 2. As shown in FIG. 22 (B), the food body 20 was inserted from one entry port 19 and the other end 20b was placed in contact with the poison bait 2 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). In Example 3, the white whale ant was selected as the target ant, and the ant poison bait container 30 was installed in a sandy area where the activity of the ant 3 was somewhat sparse.

  In Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 3, the food body 20 was not set in the container body 11, and the container body 11 containing the poison bait 2 was installed in each place. In Comparative Example 1, the target ant and the installation location were the same as in Example 1, and the results could be compared with Example 1. In Comparative Example 2, the target ant and the installation location were the same as in Example 2, and the results could be compared with Example 2. In Comparative Example 3, the target ant and the installation location were the same as in Example 3, and the results could be compared with Example 3. The result is shown in FIG.

  As shown in the table of FIG. 23, when Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 are compared, in Comparative Example 1, ant intrusion into the container body is observed even after 20 minutes have elapsed since the installation of the ant poison bait container. In contrast to this, in Example 1, after the ant poison bait container was installed, it gathered in the food body within 10 seconds and started to eat the poison bait after another 5 minutes.

  Moreover, when Example 2 and Comparative Example 2 are compared, in Comparative Example 2, after setting the ant poison bait container, the poison bait container was started to eat in 3 minutes, whereas in Example 2, the ant poison bait container was used. After the installation of, it gathers in the food body within 10 seconds and starts eating poisonous food one minute later, and the time until it starts eating poisonous food is greatly shortened.

  Further, when Example 3 and Comparative Example 3 are compared, in Comparative Example 3, one ant enters the container body 2 minutes after the installation of the ant poison bait container, but the container body cannot be found without being found the poison bait. In contrast to the fact that three ants began to eat poison baits after 8 minutes, in Example 3, the ant poison bait container was installed, and within 1 minute, the ants began to eat the body 3 minutes later. Later, it entered the container body, and after 8 minutes, 9 ants began to eat poisonous bait.

  As described above, regardless of the type of ant, compared to the comparative example using a conventional ant poison bait container, both Example 1, Example 2 and Example 3 were immediately after the ant poison bait container was installed. It was observed that they gathered on the food body and started eating, and invaded into the container body in an extremely short time compared to the comparative example and ate the poisonous food. Therefore, ants are attracted to the diet and are effectively guided (guided) to the poison bait, confirming the effectiveness of the ant poison bait container of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and can be appropriately modified, improved, combined, and the like. In addition, the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiments and modifications are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

  For example, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, the food body has been described as having a core body impregnated with or holding an attractant. However, animal fibers, insect legs, noodles, and other ant-favored food itself are food bodies. It may be used as, and the bait may be arranged (for example, scattered) on the assumed ant passage. In this case, pseudo food may be used in combination.

It is a cross-sectional view of 1st Embodiment of the ant poison bait container which concerns on this invention. It is an II-II arrow longitudinal cross-sectional view of the ant poison bait container of FIG. 1 provided with the cover body. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the modification of the poison bait container for ants of FIG. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along the arrow IV-IV of the ant poison bait container of FIG. 3 provided with a lid or the like. It is a top view which shows the modification of the shape of a food body. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other modification of the ant poison bait container of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of an ant poison bait container in a state in which one end of a food body is protruded from an ant procession that marches a corner of a wall. It is a perspective view which shows the state which installed the ant poison bait container on the block with respect to the ant marching the corner | angular part of a block. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the modification which provided the foodstuff body in the container main body freely. It is a perspective view of 2nd Embodiment of the ant poison bait container which shows an example which has arrange | positioned the food body along the vertical wall. It is a cross-sectional view of the food body drawn by a solid line in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the ant poison bait container in the state by which the food body drawn by the continuous line in FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of 3rd Embodiment of the ant poison bait container which concerns on this invention. It is a XIV-XIV arrow longitudinal cross-sectional view of the ant poison bait | feed container of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of 4th Embodiment of the ant poison bait container which concerns on this invention. It is a XVI-XVI arrow longitudinal cross-sectional view of the ant poison bait | feed container of FIG. 15 in which the cover body etc. were provided in the state by which the food body was arrange | positioned along an uneven surface. It is a cross-sectional view of the storage body of the fifth embodiment of the ant poison bait container according to the present invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the cover which can be attached to the storage body of FIG. 18 shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 shows a state in which the cover of FIG. 18 provided with a lid portion or the like is attached to the storage body of FIG. 17 provided with a lid portion or the like and the container body is assembled. It is XIX arrow longitudinal cross-sectional view. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of the cover which shows an example of the locking hole for a foodstuff body locking provided in the entrance vicinity of the cover. It is a cross-sectional view of an ant poison bait container in a state where a cover having a nozzle-like protrusion is attached to a storage body and a food body is disposed at a narrowly spaced place. (A) and (B) show the ant poison bait container used in the examples, (A) is a plan view of the ant poison bait container used in Examples 1 and 2, and (B) is an implementation. 6 is a plan view of an ant poison bait container used in Example 3. FIG. 3 is a table showing the results of Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Comparative Example 1, Comparative Example 2, and Comparative Example 3. It is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional ant poison bait container.

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2 poison bait 3 ants 10, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 90, 100 ant poison bait container 11, 11a, 93, 101 container body 18 (18a, 18b) storage unit 19 intrusion port 20, 41, 61 , 71 Food body 20a, 41a, 61a, 71a One end of the food body 20b, 41b, 61b, 71b The other end of the food body 21, 25, 44, 62, 72 Core body 22 Attracting agent for ants 42 Wire 43 Fiber material 73 Porous beads (components)
91 Housing 92, 102 Cover 94 Opening

Claims (13)

An ant poison bait container comprising an ant intrusion opening, a container body in which the inside and the outside communicate with each other through the entry hole, and a poison bait disposed in the container body,
In order to guide the ants from the outside of the container main body to the poison bait, a food body having a portion continuous from the vicinity of the entrance to the poison bait is provided in the container main body. Poison bait container. A container body having an entry port for ants, and the inside and the outside communicated with each other through the entry port;
A poison bait disposed within the container body;
A food body, attachable to the container body, for guiding ants from outside the container body to the poison bait;
An ant poison bait container comprising:
An ant poison bait container, wherein the food body is arranged so as to continue from the vicinity of the entrance to the poison bait when attached to the container body. The container body is
A storage body having at least one opening and provided with a storage portion in which the poison bait is disposed;
A cover having the entry port, detachable from the housing so as to close the opening,
The ant poison bait container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising:   The ant poison bait according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a housing part for housing the poison bait is provided in the container body at a position away from the entry port. container.   The ant according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the food body is arranged from the outside of the container body to the inside of the container body through the entry port. Poison bait container.   The ant poison bait container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the food body is a core body impregnated or held with an ant attractant.   The ant poison bait according to claim 6, wherein the core contains sucrose as the ant attractant and glycerin, trimethylglycine, or liquid sugar as the sucrose fall-off preventing agent. Agent container.   The ant poison bait container according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the core is made of a material that can be deformed by an external force applied and can maintain the shape after deformation.   The ant poison bait container according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the core is composed of a wire material fixed to a wire.   The said core is a string-like or belt-like elastomer, and can be deformed by the food itself along the shape of the place where the food is arranged. Ant poison bait container.   7. The core according to claim 6, wherein the core is a large number of members connected or connected in a row, and the adjacent members are displaceable relative to each other. Item 7. An ant poison bait container according to Item 7.   The said bait body is arrange | positioned so that the said poison bait may be contacted, The poison bait container for ants as described in any one of Claims 1-11 characterized by the above-mentioned. The diet body, ant poison Esazaiyo device according to claim 1 or claim 3, characterized in that said container body itself.

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