Termite Treatment Options

Once Upon a Termite...

There was a time when there was basically one way to do a termite job, and that was with organochlorine termiticides, of which chlordane was the most popular. But beginning in the early 1980's, individual states began banning the use of chlordane, and the U.S. EPA banned its use nationwide in 1988. The loss of chlordane led to a flurry of research to find suitable replacements, and many "replacement" termiticides came -- and went.

Thankfully, though, pesticide manufacturers stopped trying to "replace" chlordane, and instead started "thinking out of the box" for new methods to stop these voracious pests. Out of this new way of thinking came a new approach to termite control: termite baiting. At Z-Best Pest Control, we offer the Advance Termite Baiting System.^®

The Advance Termite Baiting System^®

When using Advance, bait stations containing wood are inserted into the soil around the building(s) to be protected. In the course of their routine foraging, termites come across the wood and start munching away. In addition, they lay a pheromone trail to the bait station, which tells other members of the colony how to find it.

When a Z-Best technician notices termite activity in the station during a routine check, a bait cartridge is inserted into the station. The termites bring the bait back to the colony, where it is spread through the colony members in the course of their normal grooming, feeding, and communications.

For more about Advance, please click here; or click here to visit the manufacturer's Web site.

Z-Best Pest Control provides termite control in Cincinnati, Dayton, their Metropolitan areas, and the entire Miami Calley, Ohio area.