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A termite control bait container includes an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion. The bait container includes a chamber containing a termite bait. The lower end portion includes an air-trapping pocket below at least a portion of the bait to reduce intrusion of water through the lower end

A termite control bait container includes an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion. The bait container includes a chamber containing a termite bait. The lower end portion includes an air-trapping pocket below at least a portion of the bait to reduce intrusion of water through the lower end portion when installed in a selected orientation at least partially below ground.

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1. A pest control device, comprising: a bait container including an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion, the bait container defining a chamber containing a bait including a pesticide toxic to one or more species of termites, the lower end portion including a pest access arrangement positi

1. A pest control device, comprising: a bait container including an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion, the bait container defining a chamber containing a bait including a pesticide toxic to one or more species of termites, the lower end portion including a pest access arrangement positioned below at least a portion of the bait and structured to permit termite access to the bait, and the bait container including a first barrier for preventing moisture in the chamber positioned below and spaced apart from the bait; and further comprising a housing structured for in-ground installation, the housing defining a passage to receive the bait container therein, and wherein the bait container includes a closure to selectively close an upper opening of the upper end portion with an airtight seal. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the pest access arrangement includes one or more openings below the bait to facilitate termite passage therethrough. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the pest access arrangement includes a plug defining the first barrier and comprised of a termite palatable material, and a partition defining a number of openings sized for termite passage therethrough, the partition being positioned between the plug and the bait. 4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a termite sensor positioned in the chamber. 5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a second barrier for preventing moisture in the chamber positioned between the bait and the first barrier. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein each of the first and second barriers is formed of a termite palatable material. 7. The device of claim 5, wherein the second barrier is spaced apart from the first barrier. 8. A pest control system, comprising: a housing structured to be installed at least partially in ground, the housing defining an interior space with an access opening and one or more openings to permit subterranean passage of termites into the interior space; anda bait container sized and shaped to be received in the interior space of the housing through the access opening, the bait container including an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion, the bait container defining a chamber containing a termite bait and including a first barrier for preventing moisture in the chamber positioned below and spaced apart from the termite bait; andwherein:the upper end portion defines an upper opening to access the chamber and includes a bait container closure to selectively close the opening with an airtight seal; andthe housing includes a housing closure structured to selectively close the access opening into the interior space. 9. The pest control system of claim 8, wherein the bait container includes a pest access arrangement positioned below the bait, the pest access arrangement including at least one of: a material defining the first barrier and removable by the termites; andat least one passageway extending between a bottom terminus of the lower end portion and the bait. 10. The pest control system of claim 8, wherein the bait includes a pesticide toxic to the one or more species of termites. 11. The pest control system of claim 8, further comprising a termite sensor positioned in the chamber, the termite sensor including a circuit housing accessible through the upper opening defined by the upper end portion and a sensing substrate downwardly extending from the circuit housing in the chamber. 12. The device of claim 8, further comprising a second barrier for preventing moisture in the chamber positioned between the bait and the first barrier. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein each of the first and second barriers is formed of a termite palatable material. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein the second barrier is spaced apart from the first barrier. 15. A pest control device, comprising: a bait container including an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion, the bait container defining a chamber containing a bait including a pesticide toxic to one or more species of termites, the lower end portion including a pest access arrangement positioned below at least a portion of the bait and structured to permit termite access to the bait, and the bait container including a first barrier for preventing moisture in the chamber positioned below and spaced apart from the bait; wherein the pest access arrangement includes a plug defining the first barrier and comprised of a termite palatable material, and a partition defining a number of openings sized for termite passage therethrough, the partition being positioned between the plug and the bait; andwherein:the plug initially closes off the openings of the partition from termites below and is further structured to allow the termites to form one or more passages through the barrier to reach the number of openings; andthe plug is spaced apart from the partition to define a lower chamber to gather the termites passing through the one or more passages to reach the partition. 16. A pest control device, comprising: a bait container including an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion, the bait container defining a chamber containing a bait including a pesticide toxic to one or more species of termites, the lower end portion including a pest access arrangement positioned below at least a portion of the bait and structured to permit termite access to the bait, the lower end portion defining a pocket to trap air to reduce intrusion of water through the pest access arrangement when the bait container is installed in a selected orientation;a housing structured for in-ground installation, the housing defining a passage to receive the bait container therein, and wherein the bait container includes a closure to selectively close an upper opening of the upper end portion with an airtight seal; andwherein the bait container includes a tubular body defining a lower opening opposite the upper opening, and means for providing an airtight boundary surrounding the bait that extends to at least the lower opening; andwherein the bait is set back from the lower opening by at least one centimeter along a longitudinal axis of the bait container. 17. A pest control device, comprising: a bait container including a chamber containing a termite bait, an upper end portion defining an upper opening into the chamber, a closure to selectively access and close the upper opening with an airtight seal, a lower end portion defining a bottom terminus of the bait container, and a first barrier for preventing moisture in the chamber positioned below and spaced apart from the termite bait; wherein the bait container includes a tubular body defining a lower opening opposite the upper opening; the bait container includes a pest access arrangement received in the lower opening of the body; and the bait includes a pesticide toxic to termites;wherein the bottom terminus is defined by the pest access arrangement, the pest access arrangement includes a plug defining the first barrier and a partition defining a number of openings sized for termite passage therethrough; the partition is positioned between the plug and the bait; the plug initially closes off the number of openings from termites and is structured to allow the termites to form one or more passages through the first barrier to reach the number of openings of the partition; and the plug is spaced apart from the partition to define another chamber intersecting the number of openings of the partition to gather the termites passing through the one or more passages below the bait; andwherein:the pest access arrangement further includes a fitting;the fitting includes the partition and one or more downwardly extending side walls;the plug is engaged to the fitting and contacts the one or more side walls;the fitting is received through the lower opening of the body; andthe closure includes a handle protrusion structured to manually move the bait container and is a form of cap threaded to the body to releasably close the upper opening. 18. The device of claim 17, further comprising a housing structured for at least partial in-ground installation, the housing terminating at a lower housing end portion located below ground level after the in-ground installation and defining an upper access opening into an interior passage to receive the bait container with the lower end portion passing through the upper access opening before the upper end portion. 19. The device of claim 17, wherein a lowermost boundary of the bait is offset from the bottom terminus by at least one centimeter. 20. The device of claim 17, wherein the bait is offset from the bottom terminus by at least one inch. 21. The device of claim 17, further comprising a termite sensor positioned in the chamber. 22. The device of claim 21, wherein the termite sensor includes a circuit housing accessible through the upper opening when the closure is open and a sensing substrate downwardly extending from the circuit housing in the chamber. 23. The device of claim 17, further comprising a second barrier for preventing moisture in the chamber positioned between the bait and the first barrier. 24. The device of claim 23, wherein each of the first and second barriers is formed of a termite palatable material. 25. The device of claim 23, wherein the second barrier is spaced apart from the first barrier. 26. A pest control system, comprising: a housing structured to be installed at least partially in ground, the housing defining an interior space with an access opening and one or more openings to permit subterranean passage of termites into the interior space; anda bait container sized and shaped to be received in the interior space of the housing through the access opening, the bait container including an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion, the bait container defining a chamber containing a termite bait and including a first barrier for preventing moisture in the chamber positioned below and spaced apart from the termite bait;wherein:the lower end portion includes a pest access arrangement, the pest access arrangement includes a plug defining the first barrier and a partition defining a number of openings sized for termite passage therethrough;the partition is positioned between the plug and the bait;the plug initially closes off the number of openings to the termites and is structured to allow the termites to form one or more passages through the barrier to each of the number of openings of the partition; andthe plug is spaced apart from the partition to define another chamber to gather the one or more species of termites passing through the one or more passages to reach the partition; andwherein:the termite accessible structure further includes a fitting;the plug is engaged to the fitting;the fitting includes the partition;the bait container includes a body defining a lower opening; andthe fitting is received through the lower opening.