The system uses a perforated plastic monitoring cylinder with a flat ring cover and a tamper-resistant cap. The cylinder lies vertically underground and contains two wooden monitoring devices. These monitoring stations are installed around the perimeter of a structure. They can also be installed in other locations around the property where termites may be suspected.

When termite activity is detected in a monitoring station, a tube containing Recruit, a termite bait, replaces the wooden monitoring devices. Recruit is a cellulose-based material impregnated with the pesticide hexaflumuron, a chemical which prevents termites from molting. Continual monitoring of the other monitoring stations is crucial, even after bait has been applied.

The above-ground bait stations are hollow plastic boxes with open bottom ends and removable plastic covers. They contain the familiar Recruit termite bait. The aboveground stations are applied directly to an existing termite infestation, unlike the in-ground stations which require waiting for termites to find monitoring stations.

The important thing to remember here is that the aboveground bait stations are not used to prevent termite attack--they are used only to control existing termite problems.