An apparatus for holding a decorative cover. The apparatus includes a body having front and rear opposite sides, the front side of the body having a front surface having a perimeter, the rear side of the body having a rear surface, and the body having an outwardly facing lateral surface between the front and rear surfaces; and a first connector on the body, the first connector detachably connectable, continuously adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the front surface, to a second connector, complementary to the first connector, on the decorative cover. A furniture apparatus includes at least one substantially thermoplastic body and one or both of diatomaceous earth and a PA1b-related peptide incorporated in one or more of the at least one body.

A pest control device system includes a plurality of pest control devices and a data collector. The system may further include the data collector in the form of a gateway that is connected to a data management server via a computer network along with other gateways in corresponding pest control device groups. Each pest control device includes a pest sensor and a wireless communication circuit to transmit information from the corresponding sensor. The devices also configure to define a local wireless communication network that can relay the information from one to the next and ultimately to the data collector.

Bait stations are disclosed that include a housing having a lower casing including a base with a first surface. The base includes an inner wall extending upward from the base toward a top edge and an outer wall extending downward from the top edge toward the base. The bait station includes an upper casing with a dome having a top surface. The dome includes an upper ramped front surface including a plurality of apertures arranged in a side-by-side arrangement. Wherein, the upper casing is coupled to the lower casing, and the plurality of apertures are spaced apart from the first surface of the base.

One nonlimiting variation of a detection arrangement includes one or more sensors each structured to detect at least one biochemical substance indicative of biochemistry of one or more target insect species and provide a corresponding sensor signal, a controller responsive to the sensor signal of each of the one or more sensors to determine if the one or more insect species are present and generate a corresponding output signal, and an indicator responsive to the output signal to indicate the presence of the one or more insect species.

Support for upholstered furniture shaped to prevent contact between the bed and blankets and the wall or floor and comprising an upper portion that contains a sticky substance and a lower portion that contains diatomaceous earth.

A termite monitoring and killing system includes a plurality of termite monitoring and killing devices, where the plurality of termite monitoring and killing devices are distributed and buried in termite infested areas, and are configured to lure termites into the devices to feed, acquire a termite feeding image regularly, and deliver termite insecticide powder according to user requirements. According to the present disclosure, baits are buried in the area where there may be termites after being placed in the termite monitoring and killing device, so as to induce foraging termites to enter. Termite images in the termite monitoring and killing device are acquired regularly, so that termite image data is transmitted to a monitoring information processing platform to be processed and analyzed through a data relay station.

An insect trap (1) may include a first housing (10); a reservoir (40) at least partially defined by the first housing (10); a protrusion disposed within the reservoir (40) and extending inward from an interior surface of the first housing (10), the protrusion (42) configured to pierce a package disposed within the reservoir (40); an actuator (44) connected to the protrusion (42) such that when the actuator (44) is moved, the protrusion (42) moves with the actuator (44) within the reservoir (40); a second housing (60) moveably engaging the first housing (10); a trap chamber (70) partially formed by the first and second housings (10, 60); an inlet (72) into the trap chamber (70); and wherein the second housing (60) is movable between a first position where the inlet (72) is open and a second position where the inlet (72) is closed. The trap (1) may include a package (152) enclosing an attractant composition. The package (152) has a release rate of the attractant composition from about 5 g per day to about 500 g per day.

Various examples are provided related to remote detection of termite feeding activates. In one example, a termite feeding detection apparatus includes a consumption sensor module including durable bait; and a notification electronics module including a weather-proof enclosure communicatively coupled to the consumption sensor module. The consumption sensor module can detect when a threshold amount of the durable bait has been consumed and the notification electronics module can transmit a signal in response to detection of the threshold amount of durable bait consumption. In another example, a termite feeding detection system comprises at least one termite feeding detection apparatus; and a receptor configured to receive the signal transmitted by the notification electronics module of the termite feeding detection apparatus and store information associated to the signal.

Systems and methods of termite control including use of a material with termite chemical placed within a cardboard structure are disclosed. According to an aspect, the system includes a structure having an interior surface. The system also includes a loose material with termite chemical mixed therein. The loose material is placed on the interior surface. Further, the system can be placed in a termite pathway.

A termite monitoring and killing system includes a plurality of termite monitoring and killing devices, where the plurality of termite monitoring and killing devices are distributed and buried in termite infested areas, and are configured to lure termites into the devices to feed, acquire a termite feeding image regularly, and deliver termite insecticide powder according to user requirements. According to the present disclosure, baits are buried in the area where there may be termites after being placed in the termite monitoring and killing device, so as to induce foraging termites to enter. Termite images in the termite monitoring and killing device are acquired regularly, so that termite image data is transmitted to a monitoring information processing platform to be processed and analyzed through a data relay station.