Inground and above ground termite trailing and recruitment products and processes
Termite trailing and recruitment compositions, systems, devices, and methods using a trail of a percentage 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE) dissolved in water to lead subterranean termites to termite bait or monitoring stations with toxicants located about a perimeter of a wood house structures, trees, wood piles, wood pallets, and wood boats. The percentage 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE) dissolved in water range from approximately 0.1% to approximately 2% depending on soil types. Devices and methods form a complete barrier about wood members so termites are redirected due to elevated soil water concentrations that connect termite toxicants, monitoring stations and/or bait stations with toxicants. Devices and methods form trails of 2-PE dissolved in water direct termites to termite monitoring stations and/or bait stations with toxicants, located on wood-based house structures, trees, boats, cut wood, wood pallets, fences, posts. Trails of 2-PE dissolved in water surrounding termite monitoring stations/bait stations with toxicants can direct termites to the termite toxicants.
1 . A method for trailing and recruiting termites to termite stations containing termite toxicants, comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of termite stations, the termite stations selected from the group consisting of termite bait stations and termite monitoring stations, each of the termite stations contain termite toxicants;
locating the termite stations located up to approximately 10 to approximately 20 feet apart from each other, and surrounding a wood member, the wood member selected from the group consisting of a wood based house structure, a wood tree, a plurality of wood trees, a wood fence, a wood post, stacked cut wood, a wood pallet and a wood boat; and
providing a solution of approximately 0.1% to approximately 2% of 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE), dissolved in water;
applying a continuous trail of the solution to soil between the termite stations connecting each of the termite stations; and
forming a closed loop perimeter spaced at least approximately 18 inches outside the wood member with the continuous trail and spaced apart termite stations, wherein the continuous trail prevents termites from tunnelling between the stations so the termites will be redirected away from the wood member and to an adjacent one of the termite stations with the termite toxicants.
2 . A method for trailing and recruiting termites to a termite station containing termite toxicants, comprising the steps of:
providing a termite station that contains a termite toxicant, the termite station selected from the group consisting of a termite bait station and a termite monitoring station;
providing a wood structure on which the termite station is mounted, the wood structure is selected from the group consisting of a wood based house structure, a wood tree, wood fence, a wood post, a wood boat, a wood pallet and stacked wood, the wood structure having a termite gallery with termites, with the termite station mounted to the wood structure adjacent to the termite gallery; and
providing a solution of approximately 0.1% to approximately 2% of 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE), dissolved in water; and
applying the solution to the termite gallery, so the termites are directed to the termite station with the termite toxicant.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the wood structure is a wood-based house structure.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the wood structure is a wood tree.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the wood structure is a wood fence or wood post.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the wood structure is a wood boat.
7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of applying the solution to the termite gallery is formed by a spray.
8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the solution is applied by a syringe.
9 . A method for trailing and recruiting termites to a termite station containing termite toxicants, comprising the steps of:
providing an inground dispenser having a solution of approximately 0.1% to approximately 2% of 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE), dissolved in water, which releases the solution to a soil surface to attract termites; and
locating a termite station adjacent to the dispenser, adjacent to wood having termites, the wood selected from the group consisting of a wood based house structure, a wood tree, a plurality of wood trees, a wood fence, a wood post, stacked cut wood, a wood pallet and a wood boat, the termite station selected from the group consisting of a termite bait station and a termite monitoring station, the termite station contains a termite toxicant, and
locating the termite station spaced between approximately 4 inches to approximately 6 feet from the in ground dispenser, wherein the termites in the wood are directed to the termite station by the solution of 2-PE and are killed by the termite toxicant.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of providing the inground dispenser includes:
providing a cylinder containing the solution having vertical slits, inserted inground to release the solution into surrounding soil.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of providing the inground dispenser includes:
providing a cylinder containing the solution having slits over a support post, inserted inground, wherein the cylinder having the slits release the solution into surrounding soil.
12 . A method for trailing and recruiting termites to a termite station containing termite toxicants, comprising the steps of:
providing an above ground dispenser comprising a box with side slits, containing a solution of approximately 0.1% to approximately 2% of 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE), dissolved in water, which releases the solution to a surface to attract termites;
providing a termite station containing a termite toxicant, the termite station being selected from the group consisting of a termite bait station and a termite monitoring station;
locating the termite station adjacent to wood having termites, the wood selected from the group consisting of a wood based house structure, a wood tree, a wood fence, a wood post, stacked cut wood, a wood pallet and a wood boat, the termite station selected from the group consisting of a termite bait station and a termite monitoring station; and
locating the termite station between approximately 4 inches to approximately 6 feet to the above ground dispenser, wherein termites from the wood having termites are killed by the termite toxicant in the termite station.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the above ground dispenser is positioned on top of the wood which release the solution on the wood.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the above ground dispenser is mounted laterally on the wood which release the solution on the wood.
15 . A method for trailing and recruiting termites to a termite station containing termite toxicants, comprising the steps of, comprising the steps of:
locating an in ground termite station adjacent to wood having termites, the termite station selected from the group consisting of a termite bait station and a termite monitoring station, the wood selected from the group consisting of a wood based house structure, at least one wood tree, a wood fence, a wood post, stacked cut wood, a wood pallet and a wood boat;
applying a solution trail of approximately 0.1% to approximately 2% of 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE), dissolved in water, applied to a soil surface to form a continuous trail in a configuration forming a closed loop configuration located between approximately 4 inches to approximately 6 feet from the termite station, the configuration selected from the group consisting of a rectangular configuration trail, a circular configuration trail and a geometric configuration trail, wherein termites from the wood are directed to the termite station.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the configuration of the continuous trail is a rectangular trail about the termite station with the toxicant.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the configuration of the continuous trail is a circular ring trail about the termite station with the toxicant.
18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the continuous trail is formed in a geometric configuration trail about the termite bait/monitoring station with the toxicant.
19 . A method for trailing and recruiting termites to termite stations containing termite toxicants, comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of termite stations, the termite stations selected from the group consisting of termite bait stations and termite monitoring stations, each termite station includes a termite toxicant;
locating the termite stations between approximately 10 to approximately 20 feet apart from each other, and surrounding a wood structure, the wood structure selected from the group consisting of a wood house, at least one wood tree, a wood fence, a wood post, stacked cut wood, at least one wood pallet, and at least one wood boat, each of the termite stations spaced at least approximately 18 inches up to approximately 10 feet outside the wood structure; and
providing a solution of approximately 0.1% to approximately 2% of 2 phenoxyethanol (2-PE), dissolved in water;
applying the solution to a soil surface to form a continuous trail connecting each of the termite stations; and
forming, a closed loop perimeter around the wood structure with the continuous trail, wherein the continuous trail prevents termites from tunneling between the stations, and directs the termites away from the wood structure and into one of the termite stations.
20 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the wood structure is a wood pallet.
21 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the wood structure is stacked wood.