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Article: Termite baits have promise -- and limitations: they can be a valuable tool for treatment, but we're a long way from the perfect method. (Treatment Strategies).
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- Pest Control
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- April 1, 2002
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Wood is a locally abundant natural resource that humans use for building material, and termites are compelled to eat. There is an inherent conflict of interest between the human society that uses wood to construct buildings and the termite society that must locate and feed on dead wood to survive.
Although there are many termite treatment options available, let's focus on termite baiting. Termite baits represent a radical departure from the philosophy of termite treatment as it has been practiced for the past 50 years. Baiting is a population management tactic that relies on termite efficiency in searching for and colonizing food resources. So, to understand how ...
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