If you suspect that you have termites in your home, you need to contact a termite and pest control service to do an inspection find out for sure if you do have termites and do not delay making that important call. A pest control specialist can identify the signs of termite activity and determine if the insects have caused damage to your home. If you do have termites, rest assured there is an excellent termite bait system on the market. First of all, do not try to get rid of the termites on your own. This can be time consuming, frustrating, and ineffective so it is best to hire a professional pest control service. The reason being is that these professional technicians are licensed to purchase top quality products such as Sentricon Colony Elimination System.

Sentricon Colony Elimination System is manufactured by Dow Agro-Sciences. This product can only be used by authorized operators at select pest control companies. It is important to note that these professional technicians who used this product are highly trained must undergo frequent refresher training and pass annual quality reviews. Prior to the creation of Sentricon the traditional treatment for eliminating subterranean insects was to apply a liquid pesticide to the soil to create a continuous chemical barrier in and around the building. The bugs attempted to go through the liquid pesticide in the soil would be repelled or killed. During this barrier treatment hundreds of gallons of pesticides would be injected into the soil and even holes were drilled into the foundation in order to inject the liquid pesticide. Many homeowners were not pleased with having such large amounts of pesticide injected into their soil and holes drilled into their foundations. There was also the problem of keeping the soil uniformly wet and distributing the pesticide evenly.

Termite baiting has a different approach to eliminating these insects. Small amount of bait are placed around the home and the foraging termites consume the bait and share it with the rest of the colony which results in the gradual decline and eventual eradication of termite colonies.

One of the most popular baiting products on the market is the Sentricon Colony Elimination System. It works in a 3-step process. The first step is monitoring the area to pinpoint where the activity occurs. This is done by installing into the ground plastic monitoring stations around the home at intervals of 10 to 20 foot along the foundation. These plastic monitoring stations are flush with the soil surface. The second step is the delivery of the bait which is known as RecruitTM. Once the insects are found in the monitoring station(s), a tube of bait is installed in the monitoring system which is found by forging termites and shared with others in the colony. The third step is the subsequent monitoring to provide the home with ongoing protection from termites.

The benefits of Sentricon include: it is less intrusive than other conventional liquid treatments, non-disruptive, and far more environmentally friendly than other methods, and best of all effective in getting rid of termites.

Author Bio: Chuck R. Stewart is a writer who frequently writes on the topic of termite and pest control issues. He often writes on the topic of termite bait and the value of using it.

Category: Home Management
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