Do you have termites in your home and looking for a way to get rid of them? If so, the solution to your problem may be to use a termite bait system. These small stations are placed around your home and include a bait that is designed to exterminate the termites that have been entering your home. Here are a few things to know about this pest control method.

How Does A Termite Bait Station Work?

The goal of using a termite bait system is that the worker termites are going to find the bait inside and take it back to their nest. However the bait in the station is actually a poison, and is designed to slowly activate and kill the termites in the nest. The hope is that the actions of a few termites have an impact on the rest of the nearby termites.

Will Termite Bait Stations Kill All The Termites?

A termite bait system is designed to attract the termites that are already near your home and traveling through the path of the bait station. It is not going to attract new termites to the area so that they can be killed, or reach those termites entering your home in a different area if they go to a different nest. That is why it is recommended to use multiple bait stations around your home to maximize how effective they are. 

Will Termite Bait Stations Require Maintenance?

A bait station does require a bit of maintenance on your part to ensure that they are working properly. It is possible that all the bait is taken by the termites, but the nest still is not completely killed. You will need to go around to the bait stations and refill them with more bait. 

Can You Use Termite Bait Stations In Combination With Other Treatments?

Know that you are not limited to using just termite bait stations if you want to get rid of those pests for good. You have the option to use more than one pest control method to deal with the termites from different angles. Bait stations are great for slowly killing off a nest with the poison, but you may also require other treatment methods that will also kill those termites entering your home. 

Not sure if a termite bait system is the right way to deal with your pest problem? Reach out to a pest control expert in your area for more information.