Different control techniques for the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki.

Because of the large size of a FST colony, application of soil termiticides beneath a structure may not impact the overall population of several million termites that inhabit galleries extending up to 300 ft.

Stations containing monitoring devices are installed in soil surrounding a home.

When termites are found in the station, the monitoring device is replaced with a tube containing hexaflumuron-laced bait. Termites feeding in the stations then carry baits to other members of a colony, leading to the demise of entire colony population.

Graphics by: Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida