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The following Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions about
Sentricon should answer any questions you may have,
but if not, please contact
us and we'll be glad to answer them.
Q. How
do I know if I have a termite problem?
A.
Have an authorized pest control professional inspect
your home for evidence of termites, like wood damage
and mud tubes. Be sure to indicate if you see swarming
termites or discarded wings near doors and windows.
Q. What
is in Recruit* IV termite bait that eliminates termite
colonies?
A. The
active ingredient in the bait is noviflumuron, an insect
growth regulator (IGR). The IGR stops the termites' vital
molting process, so they are unable to grow. As a result,
they die.
Q.
What if my house is already infested with subterranean
termites?
A.
The Sentricon System will be installed to eliminate the
termite colony currently attacking your home and stay
in place to monitor against the long-term threat of growing
termite colonies. If infestation is so great that termite
mud tubes are visible inside the house or recent termite
damage is close to the surface, Recruit* AG termite bait
may be used. Recruit AG makes the termite bait immediately
accessable to termites foraging inside the house. Together,
in-ground Sentricon stations and aboveground Recruit AG
stations will reach more termites, more quickly.
Q. How
long does it take to eliminate the colony?
A.
Once the Sentricon System is installed, it can take just
a few weeks for termites to enter the stations, depending
on several factors including time of year, termite pressure
and termite species. Once the termites are transferred
to Baitube* devices and begin feeding on Recruit IV termite
bait, the process of decline toward colony elimination
can begin. Colonies may begin to decline as quickly as
four weeks after this transfer, with elimination of the
entire colony possible within three months. It's important
to remember that the termites' natural behavior, upon
which the Sentricon System depends, varies with the factors
mentioned above, so the time and effort needed to achieve
colony elimination may vary as well.
Q. Is
Sentricon effective against the kind of termites I have?
A.
Recruit II termite bait used in the Sentricon System is
effective against all economically important subterranean
(not drywood) termite species in the continental U.S.
and Hawaii. It does the job in varying soil, climate and
geographic conditions.
Q. Why
don't the termites just go between the stations to reach
my house?
A. Termites
continuously search for new feeding sites, even though
they may have already located an abundant food source.
Termites also feed randomly among all available food sites
within their foraging area. Therefore, if termites are
foraging near your home, they will find and attack the
monitoring devices in one or more of the stations.
Q.
If my neighbors use the Sentricon System, won't my house
be protected, too?
A. No.
Sentricon can only protect structures where it's installed.
It's possible that there are many colonies foraging in
your neighborhood and on your property. The one that's
attacking your home may not be the one attacking your
neighbor's home.
Q.
When the colony has been eliminated, will the stations
be removed?
A. Once
a colony has been eliminated, another one could invade
your property. To keep your home protected, the Sentricon
stations are left in the ground and your pest control
professional continues to monitor them for future invasions.
Q. What
if the colony is right beneath my house?
A.
Even when termites have found a food source in your house,
they are constantly looking for more food elsewhere and
their range typically extends beyond the house. Sentricon
stations are an easy target for foraging termites, because
they're in the soil where subterranean termites live and
forage.
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