Terminix system vs Sentricon termite baiting system

 I'm trying to determine which company has the better, more effective termite
baiting system (and ultimately elimination of the colony).

The Sentricon system, licensed by various pest control companies also uses
these round baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so around the outside
of the house foundation.  Sentricon is made/licensed by Dow AgroSciences so
I assume the bait/poison is made/trademarked by Dow.  Each 'station' is
monitored electronically monthly (or quarterly?)  The system is warranted to
'eliminate' the colony, not just kill the few termites that come into
contact with the bait and reduce the colony.  The system is installed and
monitored for 2 years.

Terminix has what seems to be their own system which looks amazingly like
the Sentricon baiting system.  They use similar (to the Sentricon system)
round soil baiting stations placed every 10 feet or so around the outside
house perimeter.  The price is similar to the Sentricon system and is
monitored for 2 years.

Not sure about the bait/poison in the Terminix system.  It must do something
very similar to the Sentricon bait/poison.

Any ideas on what/how the Terminix system works and if it is as good as the
Sentricon system?

Thanks.
Walter

  Walter Cohen wrote:
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I don't know for sure, but I've always figured that Terminix was just
reselling the Dow system.

If they don't supply any information at all on the pesticide, I'd do a
search for MSDS information on the system--I'd think they would have had
to file.  Many times that will give you the glimpse at the wizard behind
the screen you're not supposed to see... :)

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 dpb wrote:

Turns out they're not, apparently ...  A (very quick) google turned up
this fwiw...I presume it's reasonably accurate, but I'd surely want to
do some more followup.

It does seem to indicate Terminix isn't using Dow Sentricon, though...

http://www.sentinelpestcontrol.com/termitecontrol/sentriconvsterminix.php

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 Thanks for that.

W

 
Crossposted to alt.consumers.pest-control.

I didn't have enough experience with baiting to make any sort of
judgment.

I sold Sentricon, but the concept of luring termites from one food
source to another as an effective means of control never made sense to
me.
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