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From: Walter Cohen on 17 Apr 2008 20:43
I'm trying to determine which company has the better, more effective termite
baiting system (and ultimately elimination of the colony).

The Sentricon system, licensed by various pest control companies also uses
these round baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so around the outside
of the house foundation. Sentricon is made/licensed by Dow AgroSciences so
I assume the bait/poison is made/trademarked by Dow. Each 'station' is
monitored electronically monthly (or quarterly?) The system is warranted to
'eliminate' the colony, not just kill the few termites that come into
contact with the bait and reduce the colony. The system is installed and
monitored for 2 years.

Terminix has what seems to be their own system which looks amazingly like
the Sentricon baiting system. They use similar (to the Sentricon system)
round soil baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so around the outside
house perimeter. The price is similar to the Sentricon system and is
monitored for 2 years.

Not sure about the bait/poison in the Terminix system. It must do something
very similar to the Sentricon bait/poison.

Any ideas on what/how the Terminix system works and if it is as good as the
Sentricon system?

Thanks.
Walter

From: dpb on 17 Apr 2008 21:53
Walter Cohen wrote:
....

> Any ideas on what/how the Terminix system works and if it is as good as
> the Sentricon system?

I don't know for sure, but I've always figured that Terminix was just
reselling the Dow system.

If they don't supply any information at all on the pesticide, I'd do a
search for MSDS information on the system--I'd think they would have had
to file. Many times that will give you the glimpse at the wizard behind
the screen you're not supposed to see... :)

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From: gpsman on 17 Apr 2008 22:00
On Apr 17, 8:43 pm, "Walter Cohen" <w_co...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to determine which company has the better, more effective termite
> baiting system (and ultimately elimination of the colony).
>
> The Sentricon system, licensed by various pest control companies also uses
> these round baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so around the outside
> of the house foundation. Sentricon is made/licensed by Dow AgroSciences so
> I assume the bait/poison is made/trademarked by Dow. Each 'station' is
> monitored electronically monthly (or quarterly?) The system is warranted to
> 'eliminate' the colony, not just kill the few termites that come into
> contact with the bait and reduce the colony. The system is installed and
> monitored for 2 years.
>
> Terminix has what seems to be their own system which looks amazingly like
> the Sentricon baiting system. They use similar (to the Sentricon system)
> round soil baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so around the outside
> house perimeter. The price is similar to the Sentricon system and is
> monitored for 2 years.
>
> Not sure about the bait/poison in the Terminix system. It must do something
> very similar to the Sentricon bait/poison.
>
> Any ideas on what/how the Terminix system works and if it is as good as the
> Sentricon system?

Crossposted to alt.consumers.pest-control.

I didn't have enough experience with baiting to make any sort of
judgment.

I sold Sentricon, but the concept of luring termites from one food
source to another as an effective means of control never made sense to
me.
-----

- gpsman
From: Rod Speed on 17 Apr 2008 22:11
gpsman <gpsman(a)driversmail.com> wrote
> Walter Cohen <w_co...(a)hotmail.com> wrote

>> I'm trying to determine which company has the better, more effective
>> termite baiting system (and ultimately elimination of the colony).
>>
>> The Sentricon system, licensed by various pest control companies
>> also uses these round baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so
>> around the outside of the house foundation. Sentricon is
>> made/licensed by Dow AgroSciences so I assume the bait/poison is
>> made/trademarked by Dow. Each 'station' is monitored electronically
>> monthly (or quarterly?) The system is warranted to 'eliminate' the
>> colony, not just kill the few termites that come into contact with
>> the bait and reduce the colony. The system is installed and
>> monitored for 2 years.
>>
>> Terminix has what seems to be their own system which looks amazingly
>> like the Sentricon baiting system. They use similar (to the
>> Sentricon system) round soil baiting stations placed every 10 feet
>> or so around the outside house perimeter. The price is similar to
>> the Sentricon system and is monitored for 2 years.
>>
>> Not sure about the bait/poison in the Terminix system. It must do
>> something very similar to the Sentricon bait/poison.
>>
>> Any ideas on what/how the Terminix system works and if it is as good
>> as the Sentricon system?
>
> Crossposted to alt.consumers.pest-control.
>
> I didn't have enough experience with baiting to make any sort of
> judgment.

> I sold Sentricon, but the concept of luring termites from one food source
> to another as an effective means of control never made sense to me.

Thats not what its about. The bait stations are a way of getting the termites to take
back what is poisonous to the colony, back into the colony where it kills the entire colony.


From: ransley on 17 Apr 2008 23:02
On Apr 17, 7:43 pm, "Walter Cohen" <w_co...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to determine which company has the better, more effective termite
> baiting system (and ultimately elimination of the colony).
>
> The Sentricon system, licensed by various pest control companies also uses
> these round baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so around the outside
> of the house foundation.  Sentricon is made/licensed by Dow AgroSciences so
> I assume the bait/poison is made/trademarked by Dow.  Each 'station' is
> monitored electronically monthly (or quarterly?)  The system is warranted to
> 'eliminate' the colony, not just kill the few termites that come into
> contact with the bait and reduce the colony.  The system is installed and
> monitored for 2 years.
>
> Terminix has what seems to be their own system which looks amazingly like
> the Sentricon baiting system.  They use similar (to the Sentricon system)
> round soil baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so around the outside
> house perimeter.  The price is similar to the Sentricon system and is
> monitored for 2 years.
>
> Not sure about the bait/poison in the Terminix system.  It must do something
> very similar to the Sentricon bait/poison.
>
> Any ideas on what/how the Terminix system works and if it is as good as the
> Sentricon system?
>
> Thanks.
> Walter

Spectracide baits systems are at HD here, DIY cheaper.
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