Apparatus for dispensing insecticide

Claim 1

A container adapted for housing an insecticide comprising: (a) a plurality of side walls, each of said side walls comprising an upper portion, each said upper portion comprising a retention section extending inwardly and downwardly from said upper portion; (b) a bottom wall connecting said side walls, wherein said container is open at the top thereof, said side walls and said bottom wall forming a continuous canal having a substantially U-shaped transverse cross-section and forming a substantially parallelepipedic volume therein, said retention sections extending towards an inner surface of said bottom wall, said retention sections comprising means for retaining said insecticide within said container irrespective of the position of said container open at top, wherein said bottom wall comprises an exterior surface including a self-adhesive lining, wherein said insecticide substantially fills said parallelepipedic volume and comprises a boric acid base, sugar molasses, and starch comprising flour and forms a substantially pasty mixture positioned in said container, wherein said insecticide adheres to said walls of said container and is substantially hygrometrically stable.