The Exterra Termite Interception
and Baiting System - Step by Step

Station Assembly and Placement

Station assembly includes lining the interior of the station side walls with interceptors. Because the interceptors are of a minimal thickness, this configuration creates a vacant cavity in the center o the station where bait will be placed when termite activity is established in the station. The sides of the station contain perforations through which termites can enter the station when earth is in contact with the station sides.

Stations are placed in the ground around the exterior of the structure in areas of suspected or likely termite activity. These may include areas of accumulated cellulose debris (such as mulch), shaded areas and areas of moderate soil moisture. Ground areas that are normally avoided include areas of excess ground moisture. Stations are placed at maximum intervals of 20 feet around the exterior of the structure unless construction surfaces such as patios make a wider placement necessary. Stations may be placed in the crawl space (if one is present) if exterior ground access at certain points around the structure is limited. Under certain conditions, it may be necessary to form holes in slabs or asphalt to make sure that station spacing around the structure is not too wide.

Station Inspection and Baiting

Stations are inspected on a periodic basis for evidence of termite activity within the station. During inspections of unbaited stations, the inspectors are visually inspected for termite activity. Because interceptors line the station walls, termites foraging in the area of station find and begin feeding on the interceptors when they enter the station through the openings in the station side walls.

When termite activity is discovered in the station, termite bait is added. Bait is placed in the vacant cavity at the center of the station in contact with the inceptors. Because the texture and the density of the bait is referred by the termites, they transition from feeding on the interceptors to feeding on the bait.

Station Reinspection and Rebaiting

Baiting stations are reinspected on a periodic basis during times of the year that termites are normally active in your area. During these inspections consumed bait is replaced in order to make sure that bait is continually present in the station. Total depletion of the bait in a station prior to colony suppression or elimination might result in the colony abandoning the station prematurely.

Station Removal and Replacement

When termites feeding in the Station have been absent for a certain amount of time, the station and any remaining unconsumed bait is removed and a new station is placed in the same immediate area. Because termites leave odors and substances wherever they feed that mark their territory, stations that have been previously occupied by termites must be removed in order that termite colonies invading the area vacated by the suppressed or eliminated colony will occupy the station in that area.

The Cycle Begins Again

Suppressing a termite colony reduces the chances of infestation of a structure by that colony. Elimination of the colony gives complete protection of the structure against infestation by that colony. However, other termite colonies will invariably invade the territory vacated by the previously baited colony. This could be a nearby colony that has not yet been baited or a newly formed colony. For this reason, it is necessary to continue the interception and baiting process for as long as it is desirable to exclude termites from the structure. Additionally, if the previously baited colony has been suppressed but not eliminated, it may be necessary to reintercept the colony and rebait it.