The label is the law. Read your product's label before you mix or apply; the rates here come from the labels listed under Sources.
- Active ingredient
- Hexaflumuron
- Chemical class
- Benzoylurea; IRAC Group 15 inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis affecting CHS1, a growth-regulation mode of action.[2]
- Mode of action
- IRAC Group 15: Inhibitors of chitin biosynthesis affecting CHS1: benzoylureas[2]
- Signal word
- Shatter Termite Bait (also registered as Recruit II): Caution[1]
Inspection timing and winter slowdowns
Monitoring devices and baited stations can be checked monthly, every two months or quarterly. Once termites stop feeding on the bait, a monitoring device replaces the cartridge.[1]
Frozen or soaked soil and seasonal declines can pause feeding, which typically drops when average daily temperatures fall below 50°F. Even then, no more than six months may pass between visits.[1]
Professional use only
The label restricts Shatter to individuals licensed by the state to apply termiticides. It can be used in place of a preconstruction liquid treatment on new buildings, with extra first-year monitoring rules in Florida.[1]
Where it is used
The label calls for a three-step program: monitor for termites, add Shatter bait once activity is found, then keep inspecting after the colony is gone to catch new activity.[1]
Stations go within 4 feet of critical areas like mud tubes, damp shaded soil, downspouts and sprinkler heads, and at no more than 20-foot intervals around the structure where soil allows.[1]
Keep stations at least 18 inches away from foundation soil that was previously treated with a liquid termiticide.[1]
Never reuse a cartridge. The label explains that one colony's pheromones left in the bait can repel other colonies and make it ineffective.[1]
Products and registrations
| Product | Registrant | EPA Reg. No. | Active % | Formulation | Signal word |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shatter Termite Bait (also registered as Recruit II)[1] | Corteva Agriscience, LLC (label issued by Dow AgroSciences LLC) | 62719-272 | 0.5% | termite bait cartridge (in-station) | Caution |
Safety and environmental hazards
People
Signal word CAUTION, with one hazard instruction: don't tamper with the bait material. Cartridges stay sealed in their protective wrapper until they go into a station.[1]
Pets
The label's only precaution for people and domestic animals is not to tamper with the bait. Bait sits inside closed termite stations.[1]
Bees and pollinators
The label has no bee statement. The bait is placed inside termite stations rather than sprayed.[1]
Fish and water
Highly toxic to aquatic invertebrates and possibly to fish. Don't place cartridges in low spots, near ponds, streams or springs, or by downspouts where water could wash the bait out.[1]
Common questions
- Does hexaflumuron kill termites right away?
- No. The label describes it as slow acting: it blocks successful molting, and the colony declines over time until it can no longer sustain itself.[1]
- Which termites does Shatter control?
- Subterranean termite colonies, including Coptotermes, Reticulitermes and Heterotermes species.[1]
- Will bait stations draw termites into my yard?
- The label says the monitoring procedure does not attract termites from other locations; it detects termites that are already present.[1]
Sources
- U.S. EPA Pesticide Product Label System, “Shatter Termite Bait label, EPA Reg. No. 62719-272 (EPA-stamped, July 28, 2010).” www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/062719-00272-20100728.pdf (accessed 2026-10-06)
- Insecticide Resistance Action Committee, “IRAC Mode of Action Classification Scheme, Version 11.5 (Feb. 2026).” irac-online.org/documents/moa-classification/ (accessed 2026-10-06)