• FMC Corp. studied its termite baits during a three year period at eleven residential properties in three Florida counties—Flagler, Seminole, and Polk.
• Despite many years of conventional treatment techniques, using various termiticides, all the homes continued to suffer extensive termite activity and damage.
• Researchers used FMC’s SMARTDISC™ Locators and Monitors to detect and locate the termite activity around the exterior of the homes. When they located activity, they replaced the monitors with various FirstLine® Termite Bait Stations in or near the same location. In some instances, baits were used in the original installation.
• No liquid products were used in this study once the monitoring and baiting process began.
• In all cases, termite activity in the structure was stopped.

Conclusions

• FirstLine® Termite Bait Stations alone can provide structural protection.
• Sulfluramid is an effective, non-repellent termite bait toxicant.
• Termites consume a lot of bait with corresponding decline in activity.
• Structures must be monitored for the long term because of reality of future attack.
• Bait consumption must be constant and consistent.

Chart 1: Monitor/FirstLine® Termite Bait Installation
Chart 2: Structure #1
Chart 3: Structure #2
Chart 4: Structure #3