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First a very important
statement: We are not compensated in any way for promoting
products by any manufacturer. If we speak highly of a product
it is based on our experience and published facts. |
What We Recommend
and Why: |
Choosing the right termite control
product is just as important as choosing the right company
to perform the work. Not all pesticides work the same, cost
the same or produce the same results. A new product called Termidor became available to us in 2000
which has faced some of the toughest tests in history. For
over 10 years, Termidor has been tested in four
states under the USDA-Forest Service ground board and concrete
slab trials. At every application rate and every location, Termidor proved 100% effective. Termidor is the first termiticide to go through these requirements. |
Metro Guard uses Termidor exclusively for our termite treatments although we have
access to most all products on the market. After doing research
on this product, training with their representatives and
listening to testimonials, Metro Guard decided to use Termidor exclusively. Now
we have our own facts and comparisons: |
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How Does Termidor
Work? |
The active ingredient in Termidor is fipronil and it works differently from other termiticide
active ingredients. Most termiticides are repellents, which
means their goal is to keep termites away
from a treated area, rather than killing them (these repellent
termiticides can also kill termites). However, since the termites are repelled when they come in
contact or just before contacting the treated soil, the
effect is less complete. In addition, the repelled termites
will look for a new way to return to its food source. If
they find a "gap in the treatment, they can return
to the treated home or office. Termidor is non-repellent. Termites can't detect
it. Since they don't know it's there, they forage freely
in a treated area not aware that they are contacting the
lethal ingredient. |
Like other leading liquid termiticides, Termidor is lethal to termites when they ingest it (which they do readily since they don't
know it's there). But, unlike all other termiticides, Termidor is lethal by contact as well. |
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Once a termite comes
into contact with Termidor, they carry
it back to the colony on their bodies. As we discussed in
the Termite section, termite workers eat cellulose material and exchange the food and
nutrients by mouth (called trophallaxis) with colony members
including the King and Queen. Termite workers
also groom each other resulting in the transfer of soil,
wood particles, fungal spores, and chemical pheromones that
maintain the social organization within the colony. It is
through these processes that Termidor infected
termites can transfer a lethal does to termites not entering the treated area. Also, every other termite
it contacts will itself become a carrier, contacting and
infecting others. This can be called a "transfer effect" |
Termidor - 100%
Results After Six Years |
Termidor works quickly
and effectively. Government and other tests in the US and
abroad have shown that in over ten years there have been no breaks
or reduction in Termidor's effectiveness. |
We are confident that you can count
on many year's worth of 100% termite protection when you contract Metro Guard Termite
& Pest Control to treat your home with Termidor. |
What Else Makes
Termidor A Good Choice |
Termidor is effective
at very low application rates. Typically, when we apply Termidor, the active ingredient fipronil
will be just 0.06%. That's a lot lower than old-fashioned
termiticides and less than most insecticides. Termidor also binds to the soil, so there's minimal leaching through
rainfall or irrigation. All new pest control products go
through extensive testing by the U.S. Government. Metro
Guard has been using Termidor since it was first made available to a select group of pest
control companies. |
Termite Baiting
Systems - What you should know: |
Metro Guard Termite & Pest
Control was one of the first companies in the Dallas and Fort Worth area to offer termite bait stations to our termite customers.
We were trained and placed trial stations at several of
our accounts. Since those early days there are several new termite baiting systems on the market.
Each have their own active ingredient that is lethal to termites. We have not seen evidence that
one active ingredient is better than another. Baiting systems
are placed around your home or near termite activity. Here are some of the issues with termite baits: |
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| One other misconception we have heard about baits is that they eliminate the termite colony. This has limited proof in real life trials and we contend that you will see that claim altered or "watered down" substantially if they aren't doing that already. Termite baits can eliminate termites from your home but so can many other products for less money and less annual maintenance expense. We feel bait stations are a good alternative in certain situations but we are convinced that Termidor is more effective more often. |
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