TERMITE CONTROL
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Pest Eliminators offers two distinct ways of treating termites in and around
your home. One option is Termidor, and the other is the Exterra baiting
system. Read on to discover the differences. Termidor is a new type of termite
control. It has passed the strictest tests that U.S. and foreign officials
have challenged it with. Termidor has consistently proven 100% effective
whenever and wherever it was used. The active ingredient in Termidor is
fipronil, and it works quite differently from other active ingredients.
Many termiticides are repellents and are applied as a barrier. A barrier
might keep termites away, but it won't kill them. If there is a gap in the
treatment, the barrier effect fails, and the termites get through. Termidor,
on the other hand, is not a repellent. Termites cannot detect Termidor,
and thus it completely eliminates the colonies in 3 months or less. Since
they don't know it's there, they roam freely in a treated area. The 100%
effective results begin here. Termidor kills termites in two ways. First,
it kills them when they ingest it. Secondly, and unlike all other termiticides,
Termidor is lethal by contact. Thus, the termites don't even have to ingest
it to die from the effects. When a termite has been exposed to Termidor,
it will unknowingly pick it up and carry it back to the colony. Every other
termite it encounters will then itself become a carrier, contacting and
affecting others. The fipronil in Termidor is slow acting and allows the
termite to continue its normal routine before dying; the termite stays active
long enough to transfer the termiticide to a large number of other termites
in the colony. This "transfer effect" (which is unique and puts Termidor
in a category by itself) routinely provides 100% termite control in 3 months
or less. Termidor is successful at very low application rates. Typically,
the solution contains only 0.06% of the active ingredient, fipronil. Also,
Termidor bonds to the soil so there's no leaching through rainfall or irrigation.
It's is virtually odorless, as well. Termidor eliminates termite colonies
up to 6 times faster than bait systems, which can take from many months
to many years to solve a termite problem. The second method for treating
termites is the Exterra baiting system. It is not nearly as effective as
Termidor, but baiting can be an option for houses with certain structural
restrictions that do not permit the use of Termidor. Baiting has no mammalian
toxicity and is completely safe. The first step of using Exterra is the
installation of in-ground stations around the house or building. The stations
are lined with non-toxic wooden slats called interceptors, which are a potential
source of food for termites. Following this procedure, our trained technicians
check the stations on a monthly basis (except December - February, when
the ground is snow covered or frozen) to measure and ensure progress. It
is impossible to determine how long it will take for the termites to find
the stations; it can be as fast as one month or as long as a year or more.
When live termites are eventually found in the stations, the technician
adds Labyrinth Termite Bait. The termites begin to feed on it, and the results
are imminent. Termites have an exterior skeleton referred to as an exoskeleton.
As they grow, they must shed their exoskeleton to form a new one. This process
is called molting. The material contained in Labyrinth Bait stops the molting
process. After consuming Labyrinth, a termite is killed when it molts. As
more and more colony members that have consumed Labyrinth molt and die,
the size of the colony decreases and eventually is eliminated in 3-6 months.
Although the active ingredient used in the Labyrinth is very powerful, it's
formulated at a very low concentration. The amount of Labyrinth needed to
completely fill an Exterra station contains less then one ounce of the active
ingredient. Labyrinth is not toxic to humans because simply, we do not molt.
The active ingredient in its pure, concentrated form is less toxic than
table salt.
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