Termidor in Sydney

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Termite Prevention in Sydney using Termidorcolonies in the area. Termite dusting is not designed
How does Termidor Work?and should not be used as a standalone treatment.
A lot of termite control products are toxic toTherefore a continuous chemical treatment such as
termites, very few of the termites are actually killedTermidor Residual Termiticide should be applied
before being repelled by the termiticide barrier. As aimmediately following successful eradication of
result, termites remain alive and actively seek gaps intermite activity in the home to ensure protection in
the barrier in order to gain access to the building.the future.
They do this day after day, year after year untilTermidor Residual Termiticide
they find a way through.Termidor is applied as a continuous chemical soil zone
Termidor is non-repellent to termites. This means thataround and under the home. Some termiticides are
they cannot detect the product and will not avoidrepellent and rely on keeping termites away from
the treated area. As a result, termites continue totreated structures. Which willwill eliminate them from
randomly forage through the soil until they encounterthe house.
Termidor and pick up a lethal dose.Termite activity is on the increase in Australia and the
How does Termidor kill Termites?Pest Control Operators are busy people, therefore
Termidor moves only a small distance outward fromupon inspecting a house and confirming termite
the site of application before binding tightly to organicactivity, it may be several weeks before they can
matter in the soil. This means that Termidorreturn to apply a Termidor treatment. However the
concentration decreases with increasing distancePest Control Operator may apply Termidor Dust to
from the site.eliminate activity before applying the preventative
Termites first come into contact with Termidor atTermidor treated zone to the soil.
the edge of the treated zone as they tunnel throughThe Australian Standard for termite control states
the soil towards the home. At this point, the productthat an initial remedial treatment, such as a dusting,
is at its lowest concentration. Those termites that dobe conducted before installing a chemical treated
not immediately continue tunnelling into the Termidorzone.
treated zone will survive long enough to transferTermidor Inside-Out controls termites
Termidor to others in the colony through normalThe performance of Termidor has been proven
feeding and grooming.around the world, in all types of conditions, and in the
This unique Transfer EffectTM is devastating tomost difficult-to-control situations. Termidor has been
other termites not directly exposed to the Termidorextensively tested under Australian conditions,
treated zone, and indeed may wipe out the entireincluding the treatment of 22 termite-infested houses
colony. If termites continue to tunnel into the treatedacross five states under an experimental use permit.
soil where Termidor concentration is higher, they willThe results were outstanding. In every state, 100%
die more quickly. This means that Termidor is twocontrol was achieved within 9 weeks. On average,
termite treatments in one.termite activity was eliminated within 4.3 weeks*.
Then why use the Termidor Dust?CSIRO Forest Products continues to monitor
There are some situations where termites may beTermidor treated soil trials in Queensland, New South
present in the house with no connection to theWales, Victoria and South Australia, with excellent
exterior. This may have occurred because of aresults observed against Australia’s major
previous treatment conducted with older termitetermite pests Coptotermes acinaciformis and
control products that are repellent, thus trappingMastotermes darwiniensis even 8 years after
them inside with no choice but to feed solely on thetreatment.
house timbers. Also, leaking plumbing inside the houseTermidor has been used in more than 50,000
can create conditions wherethe termites do not needstructures in Europe and more than 2.6 million
to return to the soil for their moisture source. Understructures in the USA. Termidor use is expanding
these conditions, no liquid treatment will be effective.rapidly throughout Asia. In Thailand, Termidor is now
However, Termidor Dust Termites can destroy yourthe biggest selling termiticide in the most difficult
home.tropical conditions. Similarly, Termidor Dust has been
Termites are increasingly causing major structuralextensively tested, in the laboratory and the field,
damage to buildings throughout Australia and strikingagainst all the major timberfeeding subterranean
fear into the hearts of homeowners. With the hometermites in Australia, including Coptotermes
so often the major family asset, and termiteacinaciformis, Schedorhinotermes and Mastotermes
infestation being essentially un-insurable, homeownersdarwiniensis.
are desperately seeking reliable protection againstIn all field trial sites, termites have been eliminated
termites.from the treated structure (house, stump, garden
Termites can be found throughout mainland Australia.bed, tree, post) and from the central nest when the
They live in a central nest or colony, from which theynest has been positively identified. In nearly all cases,
forage over large areas in search of timber —this has been achieved within 2 to 4 weeks after
their staple food. Once a source is found, workertreatment.
termites strip and partially digest the timber beforeTermidor and the environment
returning to the nest to feed the colony. SomeWhen applied according to the label directions, the
colonies may contain over one million hungry termites,Termidor Inside-Out program has minimal impact on
and the timber used tobuild homes provides a verythe environment. They are applied at some of the
attractive meal.lowest doses of any of the termiticides available
Attacking in large numbers, termites can feed to thetoday, and the active ingredient has been registered
point of leaving only a thin timber veneer, and thisin household pet products in Australia since 1996.
can happen in a matter of months. Since the banningTermidor has been assessed by the Commonwealth
of older but effective chemistry in the 1980’sDepartment of Health and Ageing, and is fully
as a result of environmental concerns, there hasapproved for use in domestic and commercial
been a frenzied search for a termite control productsituations. Termidor is water-based and has no odour,
(termiticide) that offers real, long-term control withwill not leach through soil and is not damaging to soil
fast initial kill, no smell and low toxicity to humans andmicro-organisms, earthworms and plants.
pets.The Termidor Inside-Out program provides fast
After many years of patient research, the solutionelimination and highly effective, long-term residual
has finally arrivedÂ…The Termidor programme.termite control.
How to turn termites Inside-OutWith a unique mode of action, the Termidor
Termidor now comes in two formulations, TermidorInside-Out program will not only eliminate the current
Dust and Termidor Residual Termiticide (Termidor),activity (including the nest) but will provide proven
the perfect combination, both inside and outside yourprotection against termite entry and will continue to
home, to ensure complete termite nest eliminationcontrol termites for at least 8 years. When compared
and full protection from future termite attack.with other termiticides, Termidor has consistently
Termidor Dustprovided termite control over a significantly longer
Termidor Dust is the culmination of over 10 yearsperiod. Termidor also controls termite populations
research in Australia to find the perfect termite nestmore rapidly than baiting systems which rely on
elimination product. Termidor Dust is applied byattracting termites to begin to work.
professional Pest Control Operators directly on to theThe Termidor Inside-Out program can only be applied
termites, either inside your house or onto activityby a licensed pest control operator to ensure that
around the yard (trees, fences etc). Termidor Dust isthe treatment is successful. For control of termites
also perfect for treating active termite bait stations.and peace of mind, insist on Termidor . If
After treatment, the termites carry the dust particlesyou’re not asking for Termidor, you’re
on their bodies and eventually back to the nestasking for trouble. It’s your home, why risk it?
(where ever that may be) via the unique TransferBoth weather-exposed and covered sites were
EffectTM.assessed * BASF Data, 2002.
Extensive Australian research proves that it takes asTo provide long term protection from other termite
little as 2 to 4 weeks for total termite elimination.colonies, a Termidor Residual Termiticide soil
This is much faster than expensive baiting systemstreatment is installed. Home is fully protected into the
and you will not require numerous visits from thefuture, whilst still controlling termitesthat venture into
Pest Control Operator to achieve success. Eradicationthe Termidor treated zone.
of one termite colony with Termite Dust does not