In 1998 funding through the USDA/ARS allowed us to evaluate the newest termiticides in a replicated field study. Treatments of Sentricon®, Premise®, and Firstline + Talstar ® were applied by licensed pest control operators to 14 schools in the New Orleans, LA area from May-September 1999 and remained in place through the end of 2002. There was a significant decline within the first year in the number of attacks (hits) by termites on untreated cardboard monitors placed around the schools’ perimeter indicating a population decline. However, the number of hits on cardboard monitors significantly increased for all schools by 2002. Because approximately 70% of schools still had active infestations, maintenance directors for the schools decided to use Termidor® to spot treat the infested areas inside the schools. Termidor® was too new and not registered to be included in the treatments evaluated in 1999. To determine the efficacy of Termidor® as a stand alone treatment, 2 termite-infested schools in the New Orleans area and 3 in DeRidder, Louisiana will be evaluated. Beginning April 2004, untreated cardboard monitors were installed and monitored in a similar manner as done with the previously treated schools. A new method of treatment will be applied to these schools to reduce the amount of chemical used. This new treatment method involves an interior spot treatment of infested areas only in addition to a complete exterior perimeter treatment.