An assembly for termite baiting beneath a ground surface, the assembly incorporating a barrier plate positioned upon the ground surface; a thermal shadow cast by the barrier plate, the thermal shadow having a lateral periphery, wherein the casting of the thermal shadow extends the thermal shadow downwardly into the ground from the barrier plate; a plurality of pine wood stakes having upper ends, the wooden stakes extending into the ground from the barrier plate and being positioned by the barrier plate at the thermal shadow's lateral periphery; a plurality of mounting caps interconnecting the wooden stakes' upper ends and the barrier plate; and a termiticide body buried beneath the barrier plate and within the thermal shadow.