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.
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.
What makes Termidor different from other
termite treatments?
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.
How quickly does Termidor work?
Termites that come in contact with
Termidor will die In 3 months or less.
How long does it last?
For 5 years. Your pest control
professional will conduct inspections annually to make sure that
it's still working.
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.
Does Termidor have an odor?
No, Termidor is odor free.
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.
Can I apply it myself?
No. Termidor can and must only be applied
by a Certified Termidor Professional.
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