Termidor: Termite treatment product information

TERMIDOR is owned and created by a US company called BASF. It is currently the most popular termiticide in the US, Australia, Canada and all other countries where subterranean termites are a major problem. It is estimated that this product has been in used in over 1 million properties in the USA alone.

Termidor has been tested by the Department of Agriculture in the US for the past decade and results have been startling. Close to 100% protection can be achieved by using this product for protecting your home from termites.

Termidor is a favorite of many pest control companies as this product a long term solution in the battle against termites. Termidor is unique in the fact that it works in two different ways. It firstly creates a barrier in the soil between the termites and the property. Termidor is also picked up by the termite via its skin cells and then works slowly to kill the termite but not before it has a chance to return to the nest and then infect other termites. This point alone is what makes Termidor such a formidable opponent to termites in that it wont kill it instantly but gradually.

It only gets better. Termidor is not only one of the most advanced anti termite product available on market, but it is also environmentally friendly and generally safe to use.

How Termidor eliminated termites.
Termidor is generally applied to the soil immediately next to the building. When the termites attempt to enter the building, they come into contact with the chemical. This will immediately resist entry of the termite by forcing it to turn back.

If a termite comes into contact with the chemical in an area of the soil where the concentration is lower, it will not realise that it has been affected by Termidor until it is too late and would have transferred the chemical to other termites or even better, the termite nest.

Termidor is unique in the fact that it does not have properties common to other termiticides used in the soil. Termite chemical treatments are generally used to repel termites from an area that has been treated rather than to kill them. The main draw back with this form of treatment is that if a gap in the treatment is detected by the termites, then they could possibly gain entry through that area as they will not have been exterminated.

Termites will be killed within a few hours if they come into contact with an area of the soil that has a high concentration of Termidor.

Termites that come into contact with Termidor at a low concentration will most likely not detect the chemical which will stick to its body. They will stay alive for many days until the Termidor does its job. This is the key in Termidor’s effectiveness as the best method available. The delayed effect gives the termite enough time to return back to the main nest and then infect other termites. The fact that termites are generally social creatures that constantly groom each other, are within almost constant contact with each other and will eat the bodies of their deceased fellow termites helps the termidor spread even further.

Testing of this product by both the makers and government bodies show that Termidor treatment can have a massive destructive effect on a termite colony within just a few weeks. Termidor can be used as a preventative treatment or on properties that have already been infested.

Trials conducted in both Australia and the US show that Termidor treatment can be effective for up to 10 years if applied at the recommended levels.

Dean Gallagher
Termitexpel.Com