Termites: Termite Baiting for Control

What is Termite Baits

A wonderful new technology is making its way onto the market for termite control, and this is the use of "bait" for termite control. The potential benefit to people and the environment is tremendous, but there are still hurdles to overcome, and without a doubt there can be terrible misunderstanding by the general public.

For decades our traditional control of subterranean termites has been based on the knowledge that the termites must enter the structure from their underground colonies, and move back to that colony on a regular basis to take food back to colony members.

How Termite Bait System Works

A layer of toxic chemical on the soil, under a structure, becomes a barrier that the termites are unable to pass through without being killed. However the colony itself, well below ground, is not harmed.

Thus, the structure is protected if the chemical layer is placed correctly and thoroughly, providing no breaks for the foraging termites to find. However, worker termites will continually seek a way to get past this layer and gain access to the wood of the structure.

A colony of hundreds of thousands of workers may have food being gathered from dozens of locations at the same time, and the workers are looking for new sources continually.

Even when a perfect chemical treatment is done, the chemical does not last forever. In fact, since the elimination of some of the excellent products, such as chlordane, the termiticides available for the professional industry today last anywhere from 5 to 15 years.

They degrade under the influence of conditions such as heat, moisture, exposure to sunlight, etc., and disappear from the soil, leaving the home unprotected once again.

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HOW TO DO YOUR OWN TERMITE BAITING

ADVANTAGES OF USING TERMITE BAITS

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