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.
