Richard from New Braunfels, Tx writes
I am often gone for extended times and a 90 day inspection of the indicator bait would not be possible.
No, the Advance Termite Bait Cartridge II should not be used before the Inspection Cartridges. When using the Advance Termite Bait System you would place all stations with the wood base and monitoring and inspection cartridge in the ground from the start. Once you start to see activity in a station during your quarterly checks, you will look to see how many of the discs in the inspection cartridge have been eaten. You should be able to see what looks like 3 discs through the clear sides of the inspection cartridge, and you should only take that cartridge out and replace it with the bait cartridge in when at least 1.5 to 2 discs have been eaten. This is to ensure that the termites are fully hitting those stations as their primary food source. Once they have eaten those discs, you will remove the inspection cartridge, replace it with the bait cartridge, and leave it alone until the termite colony has been eliminated, which can take roughly 90 days. You will ONLY put the bait cartridge in the stations that have activity, not in stations that have no activity or very little. If after 90 days there is still activity in the stations or the cartridge is empty, then you can put another bait cartridge in that station. Once the colony is eliminated you will replace them with a new inspection cartridge. If you already have activity, it is recommended that you use a liquid, such as Termidor SC, around the perimeter of your home. We do also now have the Trelona Direct Baiting Kit available, which is installed with bait in each station.
Answer last updated on: 01/18/2016
