Termites Advanced Bait System
Termites: Your home’s worst enemy.
Every day America’s homes are targeted by a dangerous predator that causes thousands of dollars worth of damage: The Subterranean Termite. Often, there’s no evidence of their presence until it’s too late. These termites live in underground colonies and work 24 hours a day to destroy your home from the inside out.
Termites are known as “silent destroyers” because of their ability to chew through wood, flooring and even wallpaper undetected. Each year, termites cause more than $5 billion in property damage.
What do termites look like?
Termites are often mistaken for flying ants, but there are noticeable differences:
- Termite wings tend to be equal in size, while ant wings are usually longer in front and shorter in back.
- Ants' antennae are elbowed, while termites' are straight.
- Ants have a narrow, pinched waist, while termites' waists are thicker and less defined.
How can termites enter my home?
Termites can enter homes with just 1/32-of-an-inch opening. In addition:
- Termites follow tree roots and construction conduits such as pipes and footers to gain entry into homes.
- Termites constantly forage and evaluate the size and quality of food resources as they seek out cellulose.
- Termites can be in your home for several years with very few signs of activity.
The Advance Termite Bait System can intercept colonies before they reach your home. It is recommended that a professional inspect your home to identify the presence of termites.
How can I tell if they are present in or near my home?
Unfortunately, there may be no warning signs, but you can look for these:
- Termites “swarming” during the day and often after rainfall.
- Termite evidence in or around windows and door frames.
- “Mud tunnels” appearing on or around the foundation.
- Baseboards and floors which may sound hollow.
- Dead termites or termite wings on window sills or along walls.
Most importantly, call a licensed and trained pest management professional who can inspect your home and assess what level of termite protection is needed.
How much damage can termites do to your home?
Termites cause nearly $2 billion in damage annually according to research. Unfortunately, without annual inspections, termites can go unnoticed for years while continuing to damage your home. In addition:
- Most homeowner policies do not cover termite damage.
- Termites cause damage in hidden areas, behind walls, in crawl spaces and basements.
- Many pest management professionals offer annual inspection services and treatment guarantees.
The best solution to potentially avoid termite damage is to have a professional, thorough annual inspection and a termite bait system installed to detect termite populations and eliminate them around your home.
How does the bait system work?
First, a pest management professional will inspect your home for termites and if they are found or if your risk is high, the Advance Termite Bait System will be installed in soil around the perimeter of your home (Figure 1).
The stations will be checked regularly for termite activity. When termites are found in a station, (Figure 2) the Termite Inspection Cartridge (TIC), containing no active ingredient, is replaced with a Termite Bait Cartridge so termites can start feeding on the bait. (Figure 3)
As termites feed and then travel back to the colony, they share termite bait with other nest mates (trophallaxis) and send other termites back to feed on the bait. As feeding on the bait continues, and more and more termites are affected, the termite colony starts to die and is eliminated.
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After a colony is eliminated, the bait is replaced with new monitoring cartridges. Your pest management professional will continue to inspect these regularly to discover and treat new colonies that might invade your property.
Why choose the Advance Termite Bait System as your primary termite protection?
| KEY ISSUE |
ADVANCE TERMITE BAIT SYSTEM |
LIQUID TREATMENT |
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Treatment Convenience/ Invasiveness to Home |
Install stations only on outside of home. | Must drill foundation in most cases and work inside home (treatments take 4-8 hours or longer). |
| Area of Application | Bait station is placed below ground and is opened by a special tool-no odors. | Applied in liquid form of 100-200 gallons around home and underneath slab areas inside of home. May need to leave home during treatment. |
| Colony Elimination | Kills the termite colony and continues to monitor for new invading colonies for long-term protection of your home. | Kills termites that enter the treated area. Length of protection will vary by product. May need another treatment in 5-7 years. |
Why choose the Advance Termite Bait System over other baits?
- The system is designed as a second-generation station based on input from universities and pest management professionals.
- The system offers a major advance in termite baiting technology via a dual stage process that features an ultra low disturbance design to pattern termite’s natural feeding behavior, leading to enhanced colony elimination.
- The largest containerized bait load allows for maximum bait to be fed to the colony in a shorter time to eliminate your termite colony faster, giving you peace of mind.
Liquid Treatment Installation
Drilling Around Foundation
Advanced Applying Liquid
Removing Soil
Placing Bait Station
Less Intrusive Bait System
Additional system features:
- The system is designed with patented state-of-the-art technology and contains a dual food source interior that constantly works to eliminate termite colonies around your structure.
- This termite bait technology was extensively researched by leading university researchers to demonstrate the ability of this process to effectively eliminate single and multiple termite colonies.
- Advance Termite Bait System is both effective and family-friendly. The bait is contained in a closed cartridge securely placed inside a locked station in the ground. The active ingredient is designed to target only specific insects.
Ask your professional exterminator for the Advance Termite Bait System to ensure you have the advantages of:
- The industry’s best designed system, proven to get results.
- The irresistible dual, preferred food sources to recruit large numbers of termites to the station.
- An aggressive attack on the colony with the industry’s largest containerized bait load to ensure colony elimination.
- A rugged station locking mechanism that keeps children and pets out.
