TERMITE BAIT INSTALLATION FOR FIRSTLINE SMARTDISC AND DEFENDER UNITS

Controlling Termites Around the Structure

Use SMARTDISC™ Locators and Monitoring Stations or Defender Units and FirstLine GT Plus Termite Bait Stations around the structure to detect and control termite populations.

Monitoring Station Spacing: SMARTDISK MONITORS:

Monitoring Stations should be installed approximately every 10 feet around the perimeter of the structure.
Use a SMARTDISC Locator with the Monitoring Station, except when installing Monitoring Stations into hard surfaces such as asphalt or concrete.
Adjust the spacing where access to soil is restricted.
The maximum allowable distance between Monitoring Stations is 20 feet, unless prohibited by structural components (ie. concrete driveways, etc.).
More Monitoring Station placements improve the probability of achieving termite hits.

Monitoring Station Spacing: DEFENDER UNITS:

Defender Monitoring Stations should be installed approximately every 10 -20 feet around the perimeter of the structure.

Monitoring Station Placement

Install the SMARTDISC or DEFENDER Locators and Monitoring Stations approximately 18-24 inches away from the foundation of the structure, or one to two inches from the roof drip line.
Do not install Monitoring Stations in soil that has been treated with liquid termiticides or other pesticides.
Do not install a Monitoring Station in areas prone to soil erosion, or where water can accumulate, such as under downspouts, or in excessively wet areas.

Installation of SMARTDISC and DEFENDER Locators and Monitoring Stations

1. The FirstLine Smart Disk Monitors and Defender Units^®stations come ready to install.

2. SMARTDISC MONITOR :

Using a 2 inch diameter drill bit, drill a 10 inch deep hole. You may also use a post hole digger or shovel, backing filling the dirt under the lip of the station so it is flush against the ground.
Insert a Monitoring Station through the SMARTDISC Locator and push the SMARTDISC Locator into the soil so that the outside top lip makes full contact with the soil.
Adjust the depth of the hole if necessary.
When installing in grassy areas, a cup cutter (or similar tool) should be used to remove the grass and insure good contact between the bottom of the SMARTDISC Locator and the soil.

DEFENDER UNITS:

Installation is best with a post hole digger, about 6-8 inches deep and 6 inches in diameter,
backing filling the dirt under the lip of the station so it is flush against the ground.

3.  If live termites are found in the immediate perimeter of the structure (mulch beds, around tree stumps, etc...) a FirstLine® GT Plus Termite Bait Station may be placed directly into the infested area following procedures listed below.

4.  Lightly tamp down the dirt with your foot( not to heavily)

5.  Sit down and have a beverage, knowing that you have saved your house and possibly half of the free world from the villainous subterranean termite!!


MONITORING:

1. Structures With Active Termite Infestations

The Monitoring Stations should be checked for the presence of termites within one month following installation.

Look for the presence of mud on the top of the wood.
If there is no evidence of termite activity, begin inspecting the Monitoring Stations every three months.
(The wooden monitor may be removed from the Monitoring Station and inspected every three months confirming no termite activity or fungus activity.
Replace Monitoring Stations when fungus or moisture levels would deter termites from feeding on the wooden monitor.)

If mud or live termites are found, carefully remove the cap and extract the wooden monitor, trying to minimize the disturbance.












If there are live termites present, remove the Monitoring Station(plain wooden monitor stake) and install a FirstLine GT Plus Termite Bait Stake (Figure 2).

Once a FirstLine GT Plus Termite Bait Station has been introduced, re-inspection must occur within 4 weeks.

Inspection of FirstLine GT Plus Bait Stations

Look through the clear cap of the Bait Station for the presence of termites or termite mud. Termites usually fill in the cardboard corrugations with mud when they infest a Bait Station.
If there is no indication of termite activity, do not disturb the Bait Stations.
Re-inspect within 4 weeks.

If there is evidence of termite activity, carefully remove the Bait Station from the ground to determine the amount of bait that has been consumed.
Replace the Bait Station when approximately half of the bait has been consumed. Continue to monitor the Bait Station every 2-4 weeks while there is active feeding.
A Bait Station must be replaced at least every 6 months.
When termites have stopped feeding and no activity has been observed for three consecutive months, resume monitoring as described below.

Ongoing Monitoring

Following three months of inactivity in a previously active Bait Station, replace the Bait Station with a brand new Monitoring Station.
Continue to inspect the Monitoring Stations every three months.

During periods of extreme environmental conditions such as frozen ground, snow and floods, the monitoring frequency around the exterior of the structure may be altered until environmental conditions return to a state where they become conducive to termite foraging again.