Answering your questions 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*II TERMITE BAIT THAT ELIMINATES TERMITE COLONIES? A. The active ingredient in the bait is hexaflumuron, 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. WHY CAN'T YOU JUST PUT RECRUIT*II IN ALL THE STATIONS RIGHT AWAY? A. Establishing feeding in the station first is critical. Baiting all the stations offers no advantage in the speed of colony elimination, and would be an inappropriate use of the termite bait. Q. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO ELIMINATE THE COLONY? A. Once The Sentricon*System is installed, it can take from a few weeks to several months for termites to enter the stations depending on several factors including time of year, geography, termite pressure and termite species. Once the termites are transferred to Baitube*devices and begin feeding on Recruit*II termite bait, the process of colony elimination begins. Ask your authorized pest control professional about the average length of time necessary for colony elimination in your area. Q. WHAT IF MY HOUSE IS ALREADY INFESTED WITH SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES? A. The Sentricon*System will be installed to eliminate the termite colony and the long-term threat. 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 available to termites foraging inside the house. Together, in-ground Sentricon* stations and aboveground Recruit*AG stations will reach more termites, more quickly. Q. IS THE SENTRICON*SYSTEM 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, climatic 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 even if the colony is located beneath the home. Q. IF MY NEIGHBORS USE THE SENTRICON*SYSTEM, WONT MY HOUSE BE PROTECTED, TOO? A. No. The Sentricon*System can only protect structures where it's installed. It's possible that there are many colonies foraging in your neighborhood and 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, your authorized pest control firm will offer a continuous protection plan in which the Sentricon*System remains in the ground and is professionally monitored for future termite invasions. Q. WHY SHOULD I USE THE SENTRICON*SYTEM INSTEAD OF OTHER METHODS? A. University research has documented that other methods do not provide termite colony elimination. Only The Sentricon*System has proven total colony elimination in the United States and other countries (ask your authorized pest control professional for written examples). In addition, The Sentricon*System is non-disruptive to your daily activities and provides continuous protection against future termite colony attacks. YOU CAN TRUST THE SENTRICON*SYSTEM. Because the Sentricon*System actually eliminates the termite colony, you can be confident your home is protected from termite attack. If you have more questions about The Sentricon*System call your authorized operator for Sentricon*. Augustine Exterminators 913-263-4399. *Trademark Dow AgroSciences LLC Click Here to Return to the Main Sentricon Page