Sentricon Monitoring Device, set of 2

Sentricon Monitoring Devices are devices meant to be used with each Sentricon In-Ground Station. These attract the termites and encourage them to feed in the station so that bait can be later introduced to them.

Many factors affect the feeding and foraging behavior of termites, such as time of year; species of termite; soil structure; moisture level, and disturbance. Every site needs to be judged on its own merit based on a risk assessment of the location and knowledge of the termite species. 

Initially, each station should be provisioned with two untreated pieces of wood, intended as monitoring devices for the presence of termites in the area. The station is inserted into an augured hole in the ground, with the cover flush with the soil surface. Monitoring stations are installed around the outside perimeter of the building, at about 10- to 20- foot intervals alongside the foundation. Narrower intervals, while more effort to install and inspect, increase the odds that termites will encounter them during foraging.

When termites are found in a monitoring station, the untreated wood is replaced with a perforated plastic tube containing bait laced with a slow-acting termite growth inhibitor.