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Soil treatment Termidor is applied by licensed pest controllers
to soil areas abutting a building in order to eradicate termites
as they attempt to gain entry into the building - provides immediate protection - lowers the risk of on-going timber damage
from a termite infestation. The same cannot be said for termite baiting systems.
Leave it to the experts The
installation of a chemical soil barrier requires expert knowledge and specialized
equipment to form a complete and continuous barrier to protect the building from
a termite entry and infestation. |
Deadly transfer effect Termites working in soil with a low concentration of Termidor, such as, in the out-reaches of a Termidor treated soil area, will not detect it's debilitating effect until a few days later - enough time to routinely transfer the Termidor active ingredient to other termites during mutual feeding and grooming. The delayed lethal effect of Termidor is highly successful at eliminating the entire colony. |
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| Trench and treat soil around external concrete slab edge |
Trench and treat soil around walls and piers in the sub-floor area |
Treatment of soil along and around the external perimeter |
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| Drill concrete floor along expansion joints and cracks, and treat soil thereunder |
Drill concrete floor around pipes and treat soil thereunder |
Drill concrete patio areas and treat soil area therein - a high risk termite nest location |
Beware of inferior alternatives Termidor is not the only termiticide on the market but it is the best. Old fashioned alternatives products are repellents designed to repel or keep
termites away from a treated soil area, rather than killing them.
This means any minute gap in the treated soil can be detected and
exploited by the termites to gain entry in the building. This is a
major short-coming of the old-fashioned termite control alternatives,
far too often, with financially disastrous consequences.
Termites tunneling in higher concentration Termidor treated soil areas
abutting the building, are killed outright, within a few hours.
Termites tunneling in the outer reaches of a Termidor (lower
concentration) treated soil area, cannot detect the Termidor
chemical which readily sticks to the termites' body. These termites
remain unaffected for a few days, before sudden death occurs.
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delayed lethal effect provides enough time for the Termidor
chemical to be transferred back to
the nest to infect other termites.
The "carrier" termites are able to readily spread the Termidor chemical to other termites during regular physical contact with other termites in the colony, particularly when working together in close proximity, grooming and feeding other termites, a regular function of
their daily life.
Termites cannot detect the Termidor chemical as it has virtually
no odour, taste or smell to the termites. Termites cannibalize
or carry away dead termites killed by the Termidor on their
bodies, further spreading Termidor's deadly effect to other
termite colony members. |
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| If you have termites in your property, we recommend
you discuss the problem with the neighbours. Obviously, several homes
close by each other with a Termidor treated soil barrier, will greatly
increase the chances of successful termite colony elimination, for
the benefit all concerned. |
Based on our extensive testing, published results of field trials by regulatory
authorities and the manufacturer and other industry feed-back it appears
that in respect of buildings under heavy termite infestation, a complete Termidor
treated soil barrier thereto has a devastating effect on a termite colony
within a few weeks.
Indications are that a Termidor treated soil barrier to a building under moderate to low termite infestation, has similar results within a
few months. FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND, in the meantime, a Termidor treated
soil barrier immediately protects the building from termite entry. The alternative
termite baiting systems cannot provide such positive assurances and immediate
protection to the building.
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Based on the USA and Australian field trials and laboratory testing,
a Termidor treated soil barrier should remain termite control effective
for 5 to 10 years in a variety of situations, if it is correctly applied
at the rate required by the registered label. This means long term
protection of a kind not able to be offered by any alternative termite
colony baiting system. |
Termidor is more expensive than alternative products, so BEWARE of "dodgy"
companies which undercut the required application rate in order to cut costs,
which will NOT provide the level of protection neccessary. Refer our
CONSUMER ADVICE section - tips on selecting a reliable pest
controller. |
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