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Xterm Termite Baiting
The Baiting Concept
Termite baiting system capitalises on the natural behaviour of termites. As social insects, termites share their food in a process known as trophallaxis. The traits allows slow action toxicants to be transferred through the colony. It is important that the action of the toxicants is slow enough to allow the termites to feed, travel back their nest, and share before taking effect.
The key to this concept is the use of a system that attracts termites to a readily accessible feeding station containing a suitable bait matrix that is then carried back to the nest. In time, the slow acting toxicant will have reduced the numbers to a level that can no longer maintain the colony, which ultimately falls "sick" and dies.
Why Baits?
Conventional termiticide treatments often involve the drilling and pumping of large volumes of chemical into the soil with a variety of associated side effects including disturbance and even property damage. In comparison, termite baiting is an environmentally friendly way of treating termite infestations, using very small amounts of a pest-specific chemical in a non-disruptive low hazard application. Baits are ideal for all situations, even those sensitive to insecticide use.
How Does Xterm Work?
The Xterm Termite Baiting System includes both Above-Ground and In-Ground components that utilise cartridges containing a bait matrix specially designed to maximise termite acceptance.
Xterm bait cartridges contain the latest insect growth regulator which provides fast eradication of subterranean termite infestations. It is easy to handle and install, works without having to drill and is environmentally friendly.
The Baiting Concept
Termite baiting system capitalises on the natural behaviour of termites. As social insects, termites share their food in a process known as trophallaxis. The traits allows slow action toxicants to be transferred through the colony. It is important that the action of the toxicants is slow enough to allow the termites to feed, travel back their nest, and share before taking effect.
The key to this concept is the use of a system that attracts termites to a readily accessible feeding station containing a suitable bait matrix that is then carried back to the nest. In time, the slow acting toxicant will have reduced the numbers to a level that can no longer maintain the colony, which ultimately falls "sick" and dies.
Why Baits?
Conventional termiticide treatments often involve the drilling and pumping of large volumes of chemical into the soil with a variety of associated side effects including disturbance and even property damage. In comparison, termite baiting is an environmentally friendly way of treating termite infestations, using very small amounts of a pest-specific chemical in a non-disruptive low hazard application. Baits are ideal for all situations, even those sensitive to insecticide use.
How Does Xterm Work?
The Xterm Termite Baiting System includes both Above-Ground and In-Ground components that utilise cartridges containing a bait matrix specially designed to maximise termite acceptance.
Xterm bait cartridges contain the latest insect growth regulator which provides fast eradication of subterranean termite infestations. It is easy to handle and install, works without having to drill and is environmentally friendly.
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