Bait Station Monitoring Calculator

Calculate bait station count, spacing, installation, and annual monitoring costs based on building perimeter and NPMA guidelines.

Building perimeter (ft)

Station spacing (ft)

Cost per station ($)

Monitoring visits/year

Per-visit service fee ($)

Annual replacement rate (%)

Tab to move between fields

Stations required

First-year total ($)

$1,350.00

≈ 10 pairs of sneakers

Installation cost ($)$700.00

Cost per monitoring visit ($)$145.00

Annual monitoring cost ($)$580.00

Annual replacement cost ($)$70.00

Annual recurring cost ($)$650.00

Cost per linear ft/year ($)$3.25

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the number of bait stations installed around the structure.
Input the station inspection interval in days and the number of active stations found.
Set the colony pressure rating based on mud tubes, damage, or alate activity observed.
Review the Recommended Bait Replacement Schedule and the Colony Elimination Progress estimate.
Use the Monitoring Frequency Adjustment output to intensify inspections in high-activity zones.

How the result changes with Building perimeter (ft)

Building perimeter (ft): Total linear feet around the structure's foundation.
Station spacing (ft): Distance between stations. NPMA recommends 10–20 ft; 10 ft for high-pressure areas.
Cost per station ($): Installed cost per in-ground bait station (Sentricon, Advance, etc.).
Monitoring visits/year: Number of annual monitoring visits. Quarterly (4) is standard; monthly (12) for severe infestations.
Per-visit service fee ($): Technician trip/service charge per monitoring visit.
Annual replacement rate (%): Percentage of stations replaced annually due to damage, bait consumption, or landscaping.

Stations required: Total number of bait stations for the perimeter.
Installation cost ($): One-time cost to install all stations.
Cost per monitoring visit ($): Service fee plus per-station inspection cost each visit.
Annual monitoring cost ($): Total cost of all monitoring visits per year.
Annual replacement cost ($): Cost to replace damaged or consumed stations.
First-year total ($): Installation + monitoring + replacements in year one.
Annual recurring cost ($): Ongoing yearly cost after initial installation.
Cost per linear ft/year ($): Annual protection cost per linear foot of perimeter.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Building perimeter (ft) = 200, Station spacing (ft) = 10, Cost per station ($) = 35, Monitoring visits/year = 4 = 6 input(s) provided
Calculate Stations required
Stations required = ceil(perimeterFt / spacingFt)
20 = 20
Calculate First-year total
First-year total = installationCost + annualMonitoringCost + annualReplacementCost
1350 = $1,350
Calculate Installation cost
Installation cost = stationCount * costPerStation
700 = $700
Calculate Cost per monitoring visit
Cost per monitoring visit = perVisitInspectionFee + stationCount * perStationCheckCost
145 = $145