This discussion applies to the use of these products in North Carolina. If you live in another state, you should contact your county Cooperative Extension Service Center, your state's land-grant university or state regulatory agency for local opinions concerning the availability and use of these products. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the use of baits for termite prevention or control. Because of their unique position and application in the termite control market, the baits are being given a separate summary.
Liquid treatment is considered unacceptable for whatever reason.
Termite baiting is still a relatively new technology for termite control. Soil drenches act primarily as a barrier to termite invasion either by repelling termites or by killing them when they contact the treated soil. By contrast, termite baits are intended to affect the termite colony directly, particularly the workers who feed on the bait. The stations contain materials that the manufacturers have determined to be attractive food resources. Termites find the stations through their normal foraging activities, just as the might find any other underground food source.