Wood-Based Termite Bait System

The present disclosure provides a termite bait station. In one embodiment, the termite bait station includes a bait article made of a cellulosic material such as wood. Preferred woods include rubber wood, spruce wood, aspen wood, pine wood, poplar wood, sweet gum wood, eucalyptus wood and mango wood. The bait article includes a first end surface and a second end surface, an outer surface, at least one insecticide reservoir disposed in the bait article and a second end surface, and at least one termite feeding channel disposed in the outer surface. The termite bait station also includes an insecticide-fungicide mixture disposed within the insecticide reservoir. At least a portion of the insecticide-fungicide mixture from the reservoir diffuses into the wood of the bait article. A method for reducing termite infestation using the termite bait stations is also disclosed.