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          Termites - a concern in 49 out of 50 states

There are about 2000 known species of termites throughout the world. In the U.S., Subterranean Termites, including Eastern, Western, Desert and Formosans, which build underground nests, are a concern in every state except Alaska. Subterranean termites are extremely destructive, because they tunnel their way to wooden structures (like your home), into which they burrow to obtain food. Termites all share a virtually insatiable appetite for wood and other cellulose-containing materials. Given enough time, they will feed on the wood until nothing is left but a shell.

The Eastern Subterranean termite is the most common and most widely distributed termite in North America. It is a problem for home owners from southern Ontario in Canada, south throughout the Eastern United States and as far west as Montana.

This native American pest feeds on such cellulose materials as structural wood, wood fixtures, paper, books, and cotton. Occasionally, it will even attack the roots of shrubs and trees.

A mature colony of Eastern Subterranean termites can range from a low of 20,000 to a high of 5 million workers, with an average of 300,000. The colony's queen will add 5,000 to 10,000 eggs per year to the total.

While Eastern Sub termite colonies are not the largest termite colonies you can find, there will often be more than one of them working in a single building. Signs of Easterns include dirt-colored tubes built to serve as protected paths from the earth to the wood the termites are feeding on, and the translucent wings shed by the kings and queens during swarming. Swarming usually occurs in the spring, but other, smaller swarms can occur throughout the summer and fall.

          Some quick facts about Eastern Subs
  • An average Eastern Sub termite colony can consume 5 grams of wood per day, the equivalent of 2 1/3 linear feet of a 2'x4' pine board annually.
  • Colony growth is slow, and it may take years before swarmers are produced.
  • Eastern Sub termites can enter buildings through cracks less than 1/16" wide.
  • The termite colony is made up of different types (castes) of termites - each with separate work responsibilities.
  • Although Eastern Sub termite colonies are largely located in the ground below the frost line, secondary colonies can exist above ground, and examples of true above ground colonies existing without any ground contact have been seen. However, such above ground colonies have access to moisture and often the source is a roof or plumbing leak.
  • Eastern Sub termites will often build mud tubes for travel between their colonies and their food sources.
  • The king and queen in a colony can live for 10 to 30 years, while workers live for about two years.


 

 

   

 
 
 

The Advance Termite Bait System delivers the performance and efficiency needs for your business beyond what other termite baits can offer. Developed by research scientists at Whitmire Micro-Gen, the system is:

  • Very low profile and remains flat in relation to the soil surface.
  • Easy to handle and maintain. The Quik-Lock cap design makes opening and closing the station quick and easy. The system utilizes a unique tool called The Spider, made of rugged aluminum, which provides easy opening of the station cap.
  • A termite-friendly station environment that simulates a conducive condition and provides maximum wood-to-soil contact with the Termite Monitoring Base (TMB).
  • Designed with easy-access wood grooves to invite termites into the station. Grooves allow soil to penetrate the interior creating an ideal termite environment.
  • An ultra low disturbance environment offering a dual-stage monitoring system.
  • Created with a unique preferred compressed cellulose tablet known as Puri-Cell. When placed inside the Termite Inspection Cartridge (TIC) it provides a preferred feeding site to keep termites aggressively feeding until the Termite Bait Cartridge (TBC), also containing Puri-Cell, is inserted.
  • Easy to inspect. When termites enter the Termite Inspection Cartridge (TIC) mud is often clearly apparent around the preferred compressed Puri-Cell tablets. At this point, the maximum killing power of the 93 gram Termite Bait Cartridge (TBC) is put in place of the Termite Inspection Cartridge (TIC).
  • The ultimate environment for termites in a design that is technician-friendly.