A Termite Termidor Treatment involves placing a barrier around the perimeter of your home. It uses time-tested application methods that minimize disruption to your landscaping.
It differs from traditional liquid non-repellent treatments because of its unique “transfer effect.” Research shows that worker termites ingest and transfer the product to other foraging termites, killing them in a domino effect that works its way up to the colony.
Bait Stations
Termite bait stations are designed to monitor the activity of termites around your property. They are filled with a mixture of food and an insecticide so that when a termite ingests the bait, it will bring it back to its colony, where it will poison the other members of the pest population.
Researchers know that termites transfer food from one mouth to another in grooming through trophallaxis. This is why termite termidor treatment Colombus is so effective at controlling subterranean termites. The transfer effect works slowly enough for each termite to carry it back to the colony but fast enough to wipe out an entire colony in less than three months.
Other termite treatment methods work similarly by creating a barrier around your home or structure. These barriers can be made by trenching or rodding, which requires digging along your home’s foundation to create a solid wall that will keep termites from getting into your structure.
Spot Treatments
For homeowners who prefer to avoid having bait stations on their property, a spot treatment can be applied around your home’s foundation walls or exterior perimeter. These treatments are time-tested and use an odorless, liquid termiticide with the active ingredient Fipronil. This ingredient is also used to treat fleas on dogs and cats.
Liquid termiticides work by creating a barrier that is undetectable to termites. When a termite comes into contact with it, it can transfer it to other colony members by grooming one another. The transfer effect is slow enough not to interfere with a termite’s normal activities but fast enough to kill the entire colony.
Your pest control technician creates a trench around the foundation walls, applying the termiticide to the soil using time-tested methods. Known points of termite activity, such as plumbing and utility penetrations, are also treated.
Liquid Treatments
Liquid termite treatment involves trenching around your home’s foundation and spraying a liquid termiticide. This creates a “barrier” that prevents subterranean termites from entering your house through cracks, voids, and crevices in the soil and wood-to-ground contact areas of siding and utility penetrations.
Unlike bait, liquid treatments are non-repellent and undetectable to termites. This makes it easier for a technician to apply and gives more uniform coverage. This termite treatment is effective against all subterranean species, including Formosans.
A major benefit of using a liquid treatment is that the active ingredient, Fipronil, kills both by ingestion and transfer. Termites that ingest or touch Termidor will then carry it to other termites within their colony through the “transfer effect.” This means it kills more termites as it spreads through the colony. This allows it to work faster in preventing and eliminating termite infestations. It can also be applied more liberally than bait systems.
Other Methods
The most effective preventative measures include:
- Eliminating moisture in crawl spaces and around the foundation walls.
- Caulking cracks and crevices.
- Cleaning gutters to prevent the accumulation of water.
Moisture causes structural leaks and is a key “conducive condition” for termite attack.
During construction, liquid termiticide pretreatments can be applied before pouring a slab or foundation, after form boards are removed, and the soil is prepared for concrete. These preconstruction treatments can also be used on the exterior of a building after the slab or foundation has been poured and before the exterior is finished.
Termidor is the best-known and most widely used termiticide in the United States. It contains Fipronyl, which shows 100% control in termite colony tests and also has a transfer effect that works to kill and eradicate other termites that come into contact with it. Termidor’s odorless, foaming action makes it easy to apply and even harder for termites to detect or avoid.
