Most of the commercially available termite products are sold through specialised distributors, who purchase their products directly from the chemical companies. Dow, Ensystex, Sherwood Chemicals, and Bayer, are all product manufacturers who have spent Millions of dollars on product research and testing, to ensure that they are at a high standard which is required by professionals. Price of products certainly comes into play, but where termites are concerned, most Termite professionals won’t risk using a cheap ‘No Name’ termite bait.

Pest professionals pay a fortune each year in insurance to protect themselves from being sued for failed termite issues, so using proven termite eradication products in the field is essential.

Now, while you are researching DIY Termite Bait Kits, look into the actual termite bait which is to be used to kill termites. All will profess to ‘kill the colony’, or ‘kill the queen’, or ‘nest’, which is the ultimate goal with any termite baiting.

Most bait stations will be functional, and serve the purpose of aggregating termites to them for treatment, but the bait MUST be a quality product. Termites can be extremely temperamental and most times, a cheap bait matrix will simply not be consumed, causing termites to abandon the station, effectively causing termites to feed elsewhere, possibly on your home…

This, is why Termicure only supplies termite bait products which are sold exclusively for professional use, although we have packaged our products so that they can be easily used by the handy homeowner. The Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Rods are the biggest revolution in Termite bait protection by combining the attractant AND the ‘poison’ in a specially made rod.

For active termite treatments, we’ve utilised the ‘Termatrix’ Termite bait matrix, and packaged it with specially developed treatment pouches, so that the homeowner can successfully bait and eradicate active termites, simply and easily from their home.

These items are both exceptional products sold exclusively to termite professionals and used successfully every day to protect and eradicate termites from property. If you want to know the quality of any DIY termite bait kit product, then simply google them. If they don’t show up on the 3 major Pst Industry distributor websites, then you need to keep looking. The 3 major professional pest industry suppliers are Globe Australia, Garrards and AgServe.

So, before you go ahead and purchase any DIY termite bait kit to protect your home or eradicate termites from it, just do some simple research.

Our Termite bait kits are professional products, developed for successful use by the homeowner. They consist of only the best and most successfully proven products available to the professional termite industry, and we provide all of our customers with email and phone support to help protect their homes.

If you require any further clarification, then feel free to email us at info@termicure.com.au or call 1300 283764.

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If you find live termites in your house, then you should have the situation inspected by a professional to locate any other areas where activity might be happening. Then a form of treatment should be applied to get the attack under control.

Live Termites can be treated with two main methods:

1. Termite Treatment

This is with the application of a termiticide in the form of a liquid, a foam or a dust. This method is commonly used by professional termite managers because it has a quick result. Termites almost immediately abandon a treated area, and it provides a seemingly faster solution for the homeowner as the activity seems to have been eradicated.

2. Termite Baiting

The second mainstream method of termite eradication is through live termite baiting. This involves the mixture and application of a bait matrix to active termites. The live termites feed on the bait, and become dependent on it, transferring the toxins throughout the entire colony over a matter of weeks or months. This process is a lot slower than the chemical treatment, but it comes with better certainty, as the colony destruction can be observed through different stages.

The application of a bait matrix to live termites is a far safer method of termite eradication. Bait matrix materials are non toxic to humans or domestic animals, but they are deadly to termite colonies.

During the process of baiting, the various different termite family members become more and more effected by the bait, and the ‘worker termites’ begin to die off faster than the ‘soldier termites.

In this picture above, the ‘worker’ termite can be seen in between the other two darker soldier termites. All the same species (schedorhinotermes sp.), the major soldier can be seen on the right, and the minor soldier can be seen on the left. The ‘minor’ soldiers indicate the presence of a well established colony, as they, and the major soldier protect the worker from predators. The worker termite is responsible for the gathering of food and distribution of that food through the termite colony.

When the bait matrix starts to take effect, the worker termites are the first to reduce in numbers, as they are the first of the colony to ingest the bait. As they die out, the soldier termites begin to starve, but they are the ones left behind and an accumulation of soldiers is a good indication that a termite colony is almost at the point of destruction as the remaining soldiers continue to wait for their worker mates.

Once the remaining soldiers die off, then it is presumed that the colony is dead. All that will be left in the feeding station will be some un consumed bait and bunch of dead termites, which should be predominantly soldiers.

The species pictured above are notoriously temperamental, and can take a long period of time to eradicate. They are aggressive though, so baiting these guys and ensuring colony elimination is key.

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Well most DIY Termite treatment kits consist of a generic Termite Bait Matrix which has been cheaply produced and sold without any real testing. The cheaper, the better is what most retailers will say, as they’re margins for profit are higher, and most homeowners don’t know enough about the process to tell whether they are killing their termites, or just feeding them.

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If you don’t know much about termite baits, or the various DIY termite bait kits on the market, then you’ll realise that most DIY termite bait kits are just timber. There is no poison, no pre mixed bait matrix to kill the colony integrated into the stations. In many terms, the DIY termite bait industry is bordering on a scam…

Enter Termicure and the Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Termiticide Rods. The ‘Always Active’ Rods, replace the timber as the product which attracts the termites. Being ‘laced’ with an insect growth regulator called Hexaflumuron, the Always Active Rods have revolutionised termite baiting. These Termiticide Rods are designed to kill attacking termite colonies as they feed on them. The termites become unable to feed on other products and become dependent on the food source that’s going to kill off the nest.

Currently, the Sentricon Rods are only available from commercial Pest Control Suppliers and their sale is restricted to termite professionals. Being such a simple procedure to successfully protect property, we developed our packs which include these rods, and we supply them directly to the homeowner. Basically, these are a pre packaged professional termite bait kits which can be easily used and successfully installed to kill termites as they make their way around your property.

The process is simple. Just install your Termicure termite bait stations, and drop the rods in. One rod in each station, and clip the lid into place. Now its a matter of just checking the stations about every 8 weeks. The rods will last up to (likely in excess of) 5 years unless depleted by termites.

At Termicure, we provide you with full phone and email support through the entire process. If there is anything you’re uncertain of, then we’re happy to talk to you. Our professional and experienced technical support will be happy to make sure you know what’s going on at all times.

Call us on 1300283764, or email info@termicure.com.au

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All of the professional grade termite baits are large enough to hold the revolutionary Sentricon ‘Always Active’ rods, which have replaced the timber inserts in old school bait stations.

The Sentricon Rods, take over the role of the timber by attracting termites to the station, and they are also laced with an insect growth regulator, to destroy the attacking colony. It’s the new way of termite baiting, and here is some information on why it’s the leadeing termite bait product.

So, take a look at your termite baits…. If they have Exterra, Termatrix, Sentricon, or Termicure printed on the lid, than you can easily upgrade the system to an all in on, single step attract and kill termite bait system.

We sell the Termicure ‘Active’ Bait refill Packs, which contain 6 Sentricon Rods, which can be installed into any of the above systems and more.

The main benefit of purchasing your termite bait upgrade kit is to take your old termite bait system from being a laborious, and often unsuccessful termite attractant, and turn it into a self managing termite killing machine.

With your old termite baiting system having been upgraded, it’s much easier to manage the termite baits yourself. There is less monitoring of the termite bait stations than with the old school systems. Even if you don’t check your stations at all, (we don’t recommend this!!), you can still be successful in killing off multiple termite colonies on your property. With the old school timber attractant systems, you’re not going to kill anything if you forget to them them…You’re just going to invite termites to feed at your home.

Once you’ve renewed your existing termite bait system, managing your termite protection become easy. Sentricon recommends checking your stations every 3 months for high risk localities, and if more than 50% of a rod has been consumed by termites, then it should be replaced. With the Termicure Termite Bait Stations, they are large enough to leave the part consumed rod in place, and simply add another rod to prevent any unnecessary disturbance of the feeding termites.

If you have broken stations or missing lids, then you can simply purchase the Termicure ‘Active’ Bait packs to replace your damaged stations.They are pack of 4 stations including the Sentricon Rods. It doesn’t matter that not all of your stations are the same, as long as they all are stocked with the Sentricon Rods.

So you have options if you have an existing termite baiting system installed at your home, you can purchase a termite bait upgrade kit, and protect your home from termites. We’ll be happy to advise and guide you through the entire process so that you can be confident.

Just give our qualified technical support team a call and ask… We’d rather help you protect your home, than have it eaten out from under you.

Contact us on 1300 283764.

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‘Old School’ termite baits are a very basic concept. Install termite bait stations around a structure, fill them with tasty termite ‘treats’ (timber, cardboard etc.) and wait…

Eventually, foraging termites will attack the timber and then during regular station checks, activity may be detected, which is then actioned with a program of mixing and adding a termite bait matrix to the active station, feeding them with another tasty product, secretly packed with toxins to destroy the attacking termite colony.

These kits are commonly available online now, at what seem to be insanely cheap pricing. There’s a DIY Termite Protection kit marketed to the homeowner, and endorsed by one of Australia’s leading termite entomologists which claims that they are so simple, anyone can do it. There’s a green DIY Termite Protection kit which is sold at Bunnings which provides virtually no opportunity for bait application, there’s a ‘Mansion’ DIY termite protection kit, and then there’s a ‘Gold’ DIY termite protection kit which is a new one to the market to flood the wary homeowner with another average quality product doomed to fail the homeowner.

While each of these products can work, they are basically a more complex version of a professional ‘Old School’ diy termite protection kit. One of the biggest problems with these products is not the stations, or the attractant products (timber, cardboard), it’s the cheap bait matrix sold which actually does the eradication.

Often, these DIY companies race off to china and have a bait product manufactured which is simply ineffective. Major professional manufacturers spend millions on R & D of bait products to get them right, and these smaller DIY companies, simply don’t have the budget, but they sell a useless ‘copy’ in order to make a dollar.

This is where the Termicure ‘Active’ Packs come into their own.

The Termicure ‘Active’ Packs are a conventional style termite bait station, combined with the revolutionary Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Termiticide Rods. These termiticide rods replace the typical ‘tasty termite treats’ such as timber and corrugated cardboard. Not only are these rods more palatable (tasty) to termites, but they contain the poison required to kill the entire colony, once termites attack the rod.

Sentricon has produced Professional (not amateur) termite products since the 80’s and is a large Multinational company backed with huge credibility in pest management and agriculture.

The Termiticide Rods have changed the way termite baiting is done in Australia, and it means that once your termite baits are installed, it’s beginning to protect your property immediately.

Commercially, the Sentricon ‘Always Active’ product is only available to registered termite professionals, so homeowner use has been virtually nil until now.

We identified the simplicity in the process of not having to manually feed active termite bait stations in order to kill off a termite colony, which makes sense for the non professional to be successful in protecting their own property.

The termiticide rods included in our DIY termite protection kit reduces the failure of termite baiting by up to about 90%. There is no mixing of messy bait matrix, there’s is a hugely reduced risk of contamination of the bait, the bait is a professional and proven product with extensive research and success, and it’s simple.

Art this point in time, Termicure ‘Active’ Bait packs are the only DIY termite bait kits which have been fully adapted for the homeowner to use which include the Sentricon Rods.

We provide full support via phone and email by experienced and knowledgable termite professionals to ensure you’re doing things right.

So, if you want to successfully bait and kill termites around your home, then do some google research on the Sentricon ‘Always Active’ system.

Don’t believe everything you read on a website where they are trying to sell you a product for the purpose of profit. Check around, and see what professionals say about the Sentricon system, and then come back to us.

DIY termite protection kits can save you thousands if you get the right product, but they’ll be a waste of money if you get the wrong ones too.

For further information, call us on 1300 283764 or email directly to info@termicure.com.au

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The methods used by professional termite managers are with the use of a chemical termiticides, or by baiting and feeding.

The Chemical Approach-Spot treatments with small volumes of chemical termiticides are a common way of ridding termites from your home. Your Termite professional should assess the situation, taking into account the species of termite, the location of the activity, and the accessibility to the action. Spot treatments are faster acting than baiting, but they are less reliable. Activity can be killed off locally, while the rest of the colony continues below the surface.

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Depending on the size of your home, we offer small, medium and larger DIY Termite Protection kits for your home. All of our products contain premium quality products which are only available from certified Pest Management wholesalers throughout Australia.

Our DIY Termite Protections kits include the revolutionary Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Rods, which are inserted into in ground bait stations, to attract and kill attacking termites. Unlike any other product available on the market, the Sentricon Rods begin protecting your property from the moment they are installed.

At the time of writing, the Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Rods are the only termite bait which has the ability to attract and kill termites. Every other termite baiting system on the market (professional or otherwise) only attracts termites to the station… It is then up to the termite manager to identify when the station is being attacked, and then undertake a treatment by either mixing and adding a bait matrix, or applying a non repellent termiticide.

These conventional type baiting systems require vigilant servicing and monitoring, along with the right bait matrix and experience to add it correctly without contaminating the matrix or having the termites abandon the station. It can be tricky.

So, at the very least, even if you are a bit slack and don’t check your stations on schedule, with the Termicure DIY Termite Protection Kits, you have a good chance of eradicating attacking termites without even knowing. We aren’t suggesting that you neglect your termite bait stations, but from the moment the colony begins to feed, they are on their way to their own destruction. Our Termicure DIY Termite Bait Kits contain Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Rods. It’s the only commercially available system of it’s type in Australia, and we’ve set it up so that you, the homeowner can be successful in protecting your own property from termites without spending Thousands on a Professional for a baiting system.

Many happy homeowners have come to us after receiving a quote to install baits around their home, and then purchased a DIY Termite Bait Kit from us with all of the same bait products for less than a third of the cost.

It can be extremely risky purchasing DIY Products from Bunnings or online to do something a professional would normally do, but in this case, we provide you with all of the support and guidance you need to get it done right.

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At Termicure, we don’t attempt to re invent the wheel by producing new products in an attempt to revolutionise the termite management industry. Multinationals such as DowAgroScience, and Sherwood Chemicals spend Millions of dollars on developing products which provide Termite Professionals with the results required by the industry.

Unfortunately, most of the other DIY Termite Bait manufacturers (no names here) race off to China, and have a cheap termite baiting product produced, without the R & D required. In short, EVERY SINGLE DIY TERMITE BAIT product we tested, simply wasn’t consumed by attacking termites. What this means is that if Termites won’t take the bait, then the colony will continue feeding and spreading, and the homeowner is wasting their time and money.

At Termicure, we simply take existing products, and develop a system which simplifies the processes to make it suitable for the homeowner to successfully protect or eradicate termites from their property. WE ONLY USE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE, PROFESSIONALLY TESTED AND PROVEN PRODUCTS. That’s right, all of the bait products we sell to you, are used in vast quantities by the Professional Termite Industry.

The Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Rods which we have integrated into our Termicure ‘Active’ Packs are an extremely effective and commercially proven beyond any doubt. The Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Termiticide Rods changed the industry, and dramatically increased the success of termite baiting in Australia. That’s why we’ve integrated the ‘Always Active’ Rods into our ingrained station packs.

Termatrix Termite Bait is also a high end Termite Bait Matrix used by Thousands of termite professionals every day. We’ve integrated them into our Live Termite Treatment Packs and simply changed the delivery method to allow for easy mixing and application in small volumes. In most cases, Termite Professionals are mixing bait matrix in larger quantities which are not practical for the homeowner, so we just created a user friendly option for DIY Termite Baiting.

Both of these products are extremely successful and proven, throughout the professional termite industry. We’ve combined our bait stations and extensive experience to simplify the processes to enable successful termite baiting by the homeowner.

Our technical team carries multi state termite professional qualification, and is available to assist your needs in successful DIY Termite Treatment. if you would like to speak with our technical support team, call 1300 283 764 or email direct at info@termicure.com.au

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Termite Baits have been around for decades as a viable form of termite protection, but as much as it might seem a good DIY option, where large amounts of money can be saved, it’s really not that simple…until the release of the ‘Termiticide Rod’.

Termiticide Rods replace the timbers inserted into traditional termite bait stations. Just like the timbers, they slowly break down in the stations, giving off CO2, which attracts termites to feed. The difference is in the next step. Instead of having to first identify the presence of active termites in a station, and then mixing and adding a termite bait matrix which eradicates the termite colony, the termiticide rod is already taking out the colony.

You see, the Sentricon ‘Always Active’ Termiticide Rods are impregnated with hexaflumuron, which the attacking termites become dependent on, continually feeding on the rods until colony eradication. The only step the homeowner has had to take to achieve this, is simply the installation of a termite bait system around their home. The step of identification of active termites has been removed, along with the task of applying a termite bait matrix which is often enough to cause termites to vacate. There is also the ‘forgetfu’ factor, where homeowners install termite bait systems and simply forget to check them in which case termites come and consume the sacrificial timbers and then move on to the house. Well none of this will happen with the termiticide rods…the food source termites foraging termites find in the soil, is the same product which eliminates them.

As the termiticide rod is the attractant AND poison, the entire process is reduced to installation, and simple monitoring of the rods ensuring that they are replaced if depleted by termites. Once a rod has had approximately 50% of it’s mass consumed, then it is time to replace it, or simply add another rod to the station.

So take the main principles of termite bait station protection from termites and remove the parts where the system often fails. That’s what has been changed in the revolution of the termiricide rod.

Visit our shop to purchase termiticide rods, and simplify termite protection at your home.

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