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Details on the EntomoBiotic Termite Interceptor, Annunciator, & Inoculator (TIAI)
The top of the EntomoBiotic Termite Interceptor, Annunciator, & Inoculator
(TIAI) projects above the ground after the device has been installed in
the soil. The body is mostly submerged in the ground.
Interior components are held in
place with biodegradable supports that dissolve under high-humidity
conditions. These supports are stable during shipment and storage but
break down after installation. This frees interior components from their
mutual internal attachments, so that any subsequent termite activity
inside the device will be detected.
The top is fitted with a set of annunciation/inoculation (AI) ports. The
large AI port in the center covers the BRITE-EYE,
a rigid cellulose post with a yellow top. A series of smaller AI ports
exposes portions of a white signal ring over a flexible cellulose
material surrounding the rigid post.
Each AI port is covered with
stainless steel mesh. This durable mesh keeps insects out, and is sturdy
enough to permit using a stiff brush to remove grass clippings, soil,
and similar deposits. This mesh allows the user to pour a water/nematode
mixture directly through it into the device interior.
The hard plastic sides of the device are perforated
with ingress/egress (IE) ports. These are large enough for termites to pass
through, once the termites eat through the
BUGWALL
barrier seal. The
BUGWALL
barrier is made of a material that ordinary insects, including ants and most other
soil-dwelling organisms, are not attracted to. To termites, however, this
material is an excellent source of food. So, the moment termites find it they
eat through it, getting inside the device. Once inside, they are enticed
by similar food materials. Because of the BUGWALL barrier, which is a feature
exclusive to the
The annunciation/inoculation (AI) ports let you know when something is
going on inside the device. When the white ring drops down, or the
BRITE-EYE changes appearance, a user is given a clear signal
that termites have intruded. Though ants or other organisms can enter
later, they do so only after termites have first breached the BUGWALL
barrier.
Not all termites behave alike, either
within the same species or even the same colony. Some immediately feed
on the flexible cellulose and wait until later to feed on the rigid
central post. Others will feed on both at the same time. Sometimes
those feeding on the central post coat the BRITE-EYE
with a thin layer of mud; others fill the entire space from the top of
the post to the steel mesh with dirt.
Those feeding in the flexible cellulose (typically
where the intruding termites start feeding first) quickly reduce its
structural integrity and cause it to slump. As this material
drops, the white signal ring falls away.
While certain of these various signs
are easier to see than others, all of these disturbances produce changes
detectable by an observer with ordinary visual acuity.
Any time the
EntomoBiotic TIAI signals termite
activity is a good time to inoculate it with EPN.
Introduction to the EntomoBiotic Termite Interceptor, Annunciator, & Inoculator (TIAI)
Chemical Free Termite Interdiction
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