BAITING OF TERMITES!! - By: Emiley David

Termite baits consist of paper, cardboard, or other acceptable termite food, combined with a slow-acting poisonous substance lethal to termites. The bait must be good enough to compete with the presence of competing tree roots, stumps, structural wood and wood piles. If the bait kills too quickly, sick or dead termites may accumulate in the vicinity of the bait stations and increases the chance of avoidance by other termites in the area. Delayed-action or slow acting termite baiting enhances the transmission of the lethal agent to other termites, including those that never fed on the bait.
Bait stations are installed below ground out in the yard and others are positioned within the structure in the vicinity of active termite feeding sites or mud tubes. Below-ground stations contain untreated wood until termite activity is detected inside the stations. After that the wood is replaced with active ingredient treated material-the bait itself.
By establishing a solid feeding cycle between the bait stations and the termite colony by "prebaiting" and placing monitoring stations that include a wood monitor or inspection cartridges in the soil. One can establish this by allowing the foraging termites eat the wood, "sourcing out" the feeding source and if you were put out the "active" or "toxicant" at this point you would kill off the very workers that you need to establish the cycle. Once the termites start eating on that wood or the inspection cartridge, introduce the active bait or toxicant. After the termite bait has been placed, you can continue to inspect the bait stations on the recommended schedule and after no more evidence of feeding is seen, it is assumed that the colony has been eliminated and the bait is once again replaced with the untreated monitoring devices.
A key characteristic of termites in dealing with termite baiting systems is the fact that termites cannot be attracted therefore placement of the monitors is important. Termites are predictable and we know enough about their behavior to know where they are most likely to travel.
Advance Termite Bait uses a chitin inhibitor, diflubenzuron. Chitin inhibitors are slower acting so there is no chance of killing the adult foraging termites which only kills the immature termites. In some other termite baiting techniques chitin inhibitor called Hexaflumuronn similar to Noviflumuron uses as bait. Stomach poisons such as Sulfluramid Firstline kills termite too quickly often resulting in incomplete extermination of the termite colony.
The latest advancement in termite bait technology is that which features an ultra low disturbance design to pattern termite’s natural feeding behavior, leading to enhanced colony elimination. A unique second food source that is Puri-Cell™ preferred in studies by termites over the wood used in most homes and alternative bait systems. Another thing is a very large containerized bait load, which allows maximum bait to be fed to the colony in a shorter time to eliminate termite colonies faster, giving you the peace of mind.

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Emiley David acts as a consultant for Exterra and for more information see, termite baiting, exterra, termite control australia.

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