Are Termites Consuming your Greatest Investment?

YOUR HOME IS A TARGET
North, or South, New or old, any home is a target for termites. Even homes built on slabs are threatened by termites that find their way through utility entry points and cracks. In fact, termites are so efficient that no attempts at termite proof construction have ever been completely successful.

A cold climate is no guarantee, your property will be free of termites. Termites forage as far north as Canada. In Chicago, for example, one in 16 buildings is infested. Even those homes surrounded by a traditional termiticide barrier may be in trouble if the barrier is disrupted or breaks down.

HOW TERMITES DO THEIR DIRTY WORK
Subterranean termites, which are the most damaging type, live in colonies in the soil. Each colony is built around a king and a queen, whose sole job is reproduction. Most of the colony is made up of worker termites that cause the damage to your home.

Worker termites forage among food sources and share their finds with others in the colony. They work 24 hours a day, destroying your home from inside the wood. Chances are, you'll see no evidence of their work until something gives way.

To make matters worse, there may be more than one colony threatening your home at a time.

LITTLE CREATURES… BIG BUCKS
Nationwide, subterranean termite damage approaches a billion dollars a year. The damage may not be as sudden or as violent as damage from fire or storms, but it's much more likely to occur- nearly one and a half million homes are damaged by termites annually. Among other problems, termite feeding causes sagging floors, loose trim and cracked plaster, and can eventually lead to major structural repairs.

You can stop the destruction- or prevent it from even occurring- with the Sentricon*Termite Colony Elimination System.

Available only from authorized technicians

WHY YOUR HOME NEEDS AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN
Putting The Sentricon*System to work is a complicated process. The techniques used are entirely new. It must be monitored regularly, and it demands an advanced understanding of termite biology and behavior. That's why The Sentricon*System is available only from a professional pest control firm with technicians trained by Dow AgroSciences LLC and equipped with sophisticated data reporting tools to track termite activity.

Technicians receive extensive training on termite biology and behavior. They're taught how termites forage, how termites share information with other colony members, what to look for at a feeding site, how to identify termite species and how to handle termites.

Your trained technician knows where to place the stations in prime termite foraging areas, how to monitor the stations, and when to install Recruit*II termite bait.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR PEST CONTROL COMPANY
Along with specialized training in The Sentricon*System, your authorized pest control firm offers years of experience controlling termites and other household pests. What's more, The Sentricon*System is from Dow AgroSciences LLC, the industry leader in pest control technologies and training.

You'll be seeing your pest control professional frequently as The Sentricon*System stations around your home is regularly monitored. With such close attention, you can be confident you'll receive the best possible termite protection for your home.

The Sentricon*System destroys the termite colony.

A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO PROTECT YOUR HOME
Termites have been going after your home for years. Now the Sentricon*System lets you go after their home-the colony. Colony elimination is a completely new way to deal with termites. And only, The Sentricon Colony Elimination System can achieve it.

The Sentricon*System is the best approach for protecting structures from subterranean termites because it eliminates the colony while being non-disruptive to property owners. The Sentricon*System is proven, long-term protection against termite damage.

HOW THE SENTRICON*SYSTEM WORKS
The Sentricon*System takes advantage of natural termite behavior. Worker termites constantly forage far and wide, looking for wood to feed the colony. When they find food, like the monitoring device in the Sentricon station, they leave a special scent trails to summon their nestmates to the food source.

Once your authorized pest control professional discovers termites feeding in the station the monitoring device is replaced with a Baitube*device containing Recruit*II termite bait. In doing so, the technician initiates the exclusive Self-Recruitment procedure that takes advantage of the natural behavior of termites to spread the bait throughout the colony. The bait contains a substance that stops the molting process so termites can not grow. In time, all the termites in the colony will be affected by the chemical.

Peace of mind now… and for the future.

THINK OF THE SENTRICON*SYSTEM AS A SECURITY SYSTEM
You buy a burglar alarm to protect your home from human invaders. With The Sentricon*System, you can have a security system installed to protect it from termite invasion, too. You see, The Sentricon*System is an ongoing process. Even after the termite colony has been destroyed, The Sentricon*System and your pest control professional will stay on duty to find and eliminate any new colony that may invade your property.

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION…
Best of all, there's no need to wait until damage is done. The Sentricon*System can be used for early detection of a termite invasion, as well as elimination of an existing colony. The Sentricon*System acts as both an early warning device and a treatment method.

Whether you want to eliminate a colony or prevent one from being established, The Sentricon*System is continuous process: monitoring for termites, baiting to eliminate, followed by monitoring again.

TAKING IT EASY ON YOUR HOUSE AND YARD
The Sentricon*System protects your home more gently than traditional control methods. When installing The Sentricon*System, your technician will not need to drill through the floor or foundation and is not likely to disturb shrubs or other landscaping. In most cases monitoring and baiting can be done without even entering your home.

THE SENTRICON*SYSTEM, EXPOSURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Recruit*II termite bait with its active ingredient, hexaflumuron, was the first product approved under the EPA's new Reduced Risk Pesticide Initiative. Recruit*II passed the stringent new standards partly because it is designed to be ingested and removed from the Baitube device only by worker termites and then passed along to other members of the termite colony. This limits its presence in the environment outside of the station.

Plus, hexaflumuron impacts termites by inhibiting their rather unique molting process. For additional peace of mind, all Sentricon* stations have secured child-resistant caps.

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