3 Comments

1. Hank says:

   March 27, 2010 at 2:40 am

   Spectracide Terminate Stakes (53336). I have been using this product for atleast 5 years and so far no termites. These newer stakes contain twice the amount of chemical as the older version and they have a pop-up indicator when they need replacement. The kit also contains a drill bit to make the hole in the ground.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. M. Xu says:

   March 27, 2010 at 3:49 am

   We had professional pestr control who service our house every quarter for the past 2 years. Last year, two houses down, our neighbor had termites. We always thought termites will not affect us since we have professional service done. This spring, they detected the flowerbed borders the neighbors had termites. I paid $160 extra for that treatment. I was pretty upset that the pest control service doe not cover the termites treatment, it needs another $119/quarter. We decided to do the pest control ourselves.

   Trim back all the bushes and shrubs, got rid of all the mulches in the flower bed. We put in this Bait System around the house, everything is all good until 4 month later where the bait pop-ed in the veggie garden (about 10 meter from the original site). Termites has eaten away the two baits within two week (The two bait poped within a week of each other). We monitor the progress of how fast they eat the baits. In the instruction, it says every 2 – 3 month and check, but I think it is a good idea to check on it every other week. Once it has poped, the bait will be gone within 2 weeks and they will move on.

   I am going to Home Depot and purchase more of the baits. Many people would put the chemicals trying to kill the colony themselves, NOT recommended through my research. If you are not sure you can kill the WHOLE colony, just leave it alone. Add more baits to the site. Once you know there is a problem, just check for mud tunnels around the house to make sure that they are not enterring the house. The little bait are like a little biology experiement, you can see the progress of how these little creatures are doing. Many are scared of the termites, DON’T. They will eat the wood only. Learn their pattern.
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. big nick says:

   March 27, 2010 at 6:24 am

   When I bought this product I thought I could replace the stakes by simply buying new ones as needed. Unfortunately, United Industries decided to stop sellig replacement stakes. Now you must buy the entire kit when you need new stakes. I now have 3 steel augers, 60 plastic stake markers and 3 hard plastic carrying cases which are of absolutely no use to me. When I phoned United Industries to find out how I could order stakes only, I was told that the company decided it was not “cost effective” to sell replacement stakes. “Cost effective” for whom? It is simply their way of increasing their bottom line by forcing customers to buy items that are totally useless after the first kit purchase. Meanwhile, I’m looking for a replacement product.
   Rating: 2 / 5