No
home is safe from termite attack. Termites
cause more damage to homes than fire and floods
combined every year. Homeowner's insurance does
not provide protection against damages from termites.
Subterranean termites live in colonies underground,
where they search for cellulose and moisture sources
by tunneling in tubes made of a mixture of mud
and saliva. They infest structures when these
tubes extend up foundation walls, through cracks
in concrete floors, or through wood in contact
with the ground.
Inspections
for subterranean termites require knowledge of the
insect because damage or evidence may not be visible
to the untrained eye. Depending upon the type of construction,
environmental factors 
and
your personal preference, your PestMasters Professional
will recommend a control program utilizing either
the Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System or Termidor
Liquid Treatment. Both options represent
the state of the art in termite control.
SENTRICON® COLONY
ELIMINATION SYSTEM
The
Sentricon system is a baiting system
that takes advantage of termites natural
foraging behavior to spread a slow
acting growth regulator throughout
the colony. Bait stations are placed
in the soil around the outside perimeter
of structures and monitored on a regular
basis. When termites attack a station,
wooden monitors are replaced with a
bait tube containing the growth regulator.
After the bait is spread
throughout the colony and no further termite activity
is observed during subsequent checks, the wooden monitoring
stakes are returned to the stations and regular monitoring
continues.
Advantages
of Sentricon include the ability to treat buildings
that were previously unable to be treated properly
with liquids, less intrusion, and less use of pesticides.
TERMIDOR LIQUID TREATMENT
The
Termidor liquid treatment is different from previous,
older barrier treatments because it utilizes a brand
new generation of chemistry for termite 
control.
Older termiticides relied on a "barrier" that was
placed in the soil around and under the foundation.
In most cases, these barriers were designed to repel
termites or to quickly kill them if they passed through.
Termidor is non-repellent, so termites readily pass
through once it is placed in the soil. They pick up
the active ingredient and spread it throughout the
colony, transferring it to every other member of the
colony. In a matter of three months or less, the entire
termite colony is eliminated.
Subterranean
Termite Control: 
