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'Transfer
Effect' controls the whole colony
Termites
are social insects who live in large, underground
colonies. They feed each other primarily by
passing food from mouth to mouth. They groom each
other. They contact each other as they forage for
food.
And
Termidor takes advantage of this social behavior.
As
well as eating Termidor, a termite will also unknowingly
pick it up and carry it back to the colony on its
body. Thus, every other termite it contacts, feeds
or grooms will itself become a carrier, contacting and
infecting others.
But
because the fipronil in Termidor is slow-acting and
allows the termite to continue its normal routine, it
remains active long enough to transfer the termiticide
to a large number of other termites in the colony before
dying itself.
This
combination of ingestion, contact, and 'transfer effect'
(which is unique, and puts Termidor in a category by
itself) routinely provides 100% termite control. No exceptions.
Can
be 2-6 times faster than a bait system
Termidor's
unique 'transfer effect' manages termite colonies a lot
faster than bait systems. Typically, a Termidor
treatment will provide 100% control of termites in
3
months or less. Baits can take from many months to
several years to control the colony.
And
remember: termite bait is not added to a
monitoring station until termite activity is actually
observed at that station (even when the bait active
ingredient is added it's often a slow-acting insect
growth regulator).
As
well as taking time, this also leaves the possibility of
termite damage to the structure being baited, even
through no termite activity is seen at the outlying
stations.
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