Sentricon Termite Contol

The Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System establishes a new standard for protecting property from subterranean termites. It’s an innovative baiting system that acts like a security system providing continuous defense. After eliminating attacking colonies, the Sentricon System guards structures by monitoring for future invasions. As a long-term solution that’s easy on the environment, the Sentricon System is the only subterranean termite protection your property will ever need.

Dow AgroSciences received one of the U.S. governments top environmental honors, the 2000 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded honors to the Sentricon Termite Elimination System, the technology that eliminates termite colonies using a very small amount of bait only when and where termites are present.

Recognizing Signs of Termites

There are a number of signs that can alert you to a termite infestation. Here are some things to watch for in your home:

Large swarms of winged insects inside and/or around the home are the most obvious sign of termite activity. As a general rule, subterranean termites normally swarm in the daytime, when it is sunny, and often right after it rains.

Live termites in wood construction elements such as baseboards, window and door frames, wall studs and more. Termites are sometimes found while doing home remodeling or repair. Worker termites are small, whitish creatures that will quickly move away when exposed to light.

Mud tubes on walls located outside or inside the structure, which often disappear into cracks of masonry, in and around doors and window frames or along siding. Termites construct mud tubes to protect themselves as they bridge from soil to wood. The tubes can be 1/4 inch in diameter and can extend many feet across solid surfaces.

Hollow-sounding wood in walls, baseboards and floors should be inspected for termite damage. Termites eat from the inside of the wood out, so damaged wood is sometimes very difficult to detect.

Bulging walls — above ground carton nests of Formasan termites can make inside walls bulge. Dead termites or termite wings around windows, doors, heating vents, or in bathtubs and sinks.