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1.
How can I reduce my
chances for getting termites?
Don't place shrubs or other plants
near the foundation of your house. Don't put
mulch, especially wood chip mulch, next to the
house. Don't affix wooden trellises to exterior
walls. Keep wood debris, fire wood and scrap
lumber away from the house. Remove infested trees
and stumps. If you have a leaking water
spigot/faucet on the outside of your house, fix
the leak. Be certain that the downspouts from the
gutters drain away from the house. Be certain
that the finished soil grade also drains away
from the house. Avoid having a sprinkler system
that splashes onto your house or a sprinkler
system where the emitter heads are nearly
adjacent to the outside walls of your house.
Termites are attracted to wood and wet soil
conditions - so the goal is to keep cellulose
based products away from your house as well as do
what you can to keep things dry near the house. TOP
2.
My house is built on a
slab - doesn't that make it termite proof?
Slab construction offers many
opportunities for termites to gain entrance
through expansion joints, cracks and minute gaps
around plumbing. Termites will not penetrate
solid concrete, but they can penetrate very small
minute concrete cracks. Once you carpet a slab do
you know if minute concrete cracks have occurred?
Carpeting over a slab can hide such cracks. TOP
3.
What makes Termidor
different from other termite treatments?
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Termites can't
detect it. They forage freely in a
treated area. Termidor is lethal to
termites that ingest or contact it. A
termite carries it back to the colony and
infects every other termite they contact. TOP |
4. How
quickly does Termidor work?
Termites that come in contact with
Termidor will die In 3 months or less. TOP
5.
How long does it last?
For 5 years. Your pest control
professional will conduct inspections annually to
make sure that it's still working. TOP
6.
Will it kill all of
the termites, or just some?
Termidor's unique mode of action
achieves 100% control of termites in 3 months or
less. This 'termite control' is not just limited
to the termites who happen to forage in the soil
treated with Termidor. Termites are social
insects living in large nests, often underground.
Our research has shown that termites foraging
through treated soil come in contact with
Termidor but do not die quickly, these
contaminated termites contact others in the nest
(by food transfer, grooming or just climbing over
and rubbing against each other) and transfer
Termidor to these other termites. No other
termiticide or termite-control system has
achieved the same level of efficacy as Termidor. TOP
7.
Does Termidor have an
odor?
No, Termidor is odor free. TOP
8.
Is Termidor safe?
The active ingredient in Termidor,
fipronil, has been used since 1995 for flea and
tick control on millions of cats and dogs.
Termidor is fully approved by the EPA as well as
other government authorities around the world. TOP
9.
Can I apply it myself?
No. Termidor can and must only be
applied by a Certified Termidor Professional.
Type your zip code into the search box at the top
of this page to find a Termidor Certified
Professional in your area. TOP
10.
Is Termidor available
everywhere?
Currently, Termidor is registered
in all states except New York and Alaska. TOP
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