How do termites find the baits?
Green Termite Baits are found by termites in a fairly random way. Termites are blind and travel in totally dark underground tunnels. However, correct placement of the baits will increase the chance of a termite strike. Termites search for food underground spreading out from the nest like roads spread out from a major city. And just like roads wend their way around obstacles like rivers and mountains, termite tunnels underground generally take the route of least resistance. If they hit a plumbing line they will follow it right into your house. If they find a moisture trail (from a dripping tap, leaky shower floor, cracked drain pipe, etc) they will travel along it. Termites need moisture and use it to build their mud galleries. For this reason we don’t advise the use of baits that require regular watering to make them work. The watering may be just the thing that brings the termites to your house. Once the termites are within a metre of a Green Termite Bait the scouts sense the bait and
