With their insatiable appetites and destructive nature, termites are responsible for $5 billion of property damage each year. These tiny insects feast on wood, drywall, and any material containing cellulose. Once they’re inside your property, only professional pest control services can halt the damage they cause.
The Dangers of Termites
Termites are extremely common, with more than 40 species living in the U.S. alone. You can identify these insects by their soft bodies and straight antenna, as well as their presence around wood and sources of moisture. Termites have only one interest: eating. Their preferred food is found in walls and other structures, including support beams, floor joists, foundations, and more. And because they never stop feeding, there’s no limit to the damage they can inflict.
Termite problems are quickly made worse by these insects’ high-speed reproduction. Each colony includes a queen, which lays up to 1,000 eggs daily. This enables colonies to expand quickly, overwhelming your home or business and causing serious structural damage and safety concerns.
Liquid Treatment or Bait Systems?
Liquid treatments have been the standard to create a barrier around your home to kill any termites that cross the barrier. While it does its job of killing termites going to your home, it does nothing about the source, which is the colony and the queen.
But the Sentricon system is an entire bait system based on the science of natural termite behavior. The award-winning, patented technology in Sentricon uses the termites themselves to destroy their entire colony and kill the queen.
When you encounter termites, the first thing you want is for them to be gone. But what’s the best way of getting rid of termites and preventing them in the future?
Sentricon, the stand-alone bait system
For colony elimination, the Sentricon system is the only product you need for any termite situation. The Sentricon system with Always Active technology is for both active infestations and preventative situations, making it a standalone termite solution that guarantees 24/7/365 protection of structures.
Research continues to prove that the Sentricon system eliminates termite colonies, with 70+ scientific studies reinforcing the efficacy of the Sentricon system. Regardless of where termites are active, the Sentricon system has a complete solution for the infestation.
Benefits of the Sentricon System
No drilling, trenching, or injection
We will install Sentricon termite bait stations in the soil around the perimeter of your home or business.
Unlike liquid methods, this does not require any drilling in the foundation, trenching, or injecting a chemical into the ground. That’s because the bait stations are self-contained units that are spaced around directly in the soil.
Proven colony elimination
Sentricon System uses bait to control termites, which is scientifically proven to eliminate termite colonies.
The bait contains an ingredient that stops the molting process so the termites can’t grow. As termites feed on the bait, they bring it back and it spreads throughout the colony. Without the ability to molt and grow, the whole colony will soon die.
An eco-friendly termite treatment
Requiring only a few grams of bait (the size of a sugar packet), the Sentricon System is so effective that it has been recognized as the EPA’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for superior environmentally responsible chemistry!
Sentricon® is scientifically designed to eliminate the entire subterranean termite colony — including its queen. Never had termites? Keep it that way. Sentricon can be installed to both eliminate and prevent termite infestations.
To start out, you would have Horizon, a Certified Sentricon Specialist, inspect your property for signs of termites.
How the Sentricon System is Installed
All termites die, including the queen. When termites can’t molt to grow, they die. When the colony dies, the queen dies.
Your home gains continuous protection year after year with ongoing service from a Horizon Certified Sentricon Specialist and by simply keeping Sentricon stations in place. Your home is protected 24/7 from any future infestations. Talk about real peace of mind.
