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Monitoring/Baiting
Stations With products designed to be used inside
or outside Monitoring stations can be used in almost any situation for the
control of termites. The baits are highly cellulose and are a
preferred food source to wood for termites in most cases. The baits contain the chemical
Hexaflumuron. Hexaflumuron is a Chitin inhibitor. Chitin is what the outer
shell of termites is made of. The Hexaflumuron inhibits the termites from
producing chitin, which means when it comes time for the termite to molts
(which occur many times in the life time of a termite) it is unable to and it
dies. Hexaflumuron is transferred to other
termites through a process call Trophallaxis. Trophallaxis is the
transferring of chemical messages and nutrients between the termites. This is
how the baiting stations are able to eliminate a termite colony or nest. The
time it takes to eliminate a nest or colony depends on the colony size. The Monitoring Stations purpose is only
to indicate when termites are present. After termites have struck a monitor
then a baiting chamber or above ground aggregation device must be installed
to obtain enough termites to treat. |
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