Tips and Tricks: 3 Ways to Improve Your Termite Team’s Efficiency

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September 16, 2014

Dr. Bob Davis

Dr. Bob Davis

Here are three tips to improve your termite team’s efficiency:

  1. Do less. Thanks to molecular technology, many termiticides create an enhanced protection zone for exterior perimeter treatments while using as much as half the water.
  2. Differentiate. Use products that are effective in their respective specialties. For example, use a high-efficiency termiticide for exterior perimeter and localized interior treatments; a foam termiticide for spot treatments in wall voids; and dust products for drywood and subterranean termite galleries in wood, carton nests or shelter tubes in or away from structures. Nonrepellent termiticides can be transferred among termites, allowing you to kill more termites with the same amount of product.
  3. Bait. For those accounts where a conventional, liquid-only treatment isn’t the best option, installing a bait can be a great approach. Effectiveness and speed of control can be enhanced by using foam or dust treatments.

Dr. Bob Davis is market development specialist for BASF Pest Control Solutions.

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