Termite Treatments

When Treating for Wood Destroying Organisms, you have options. These Organisms and insects will cause destructive damage to the home to the point it may become structural and ultimately result in expensive repairs. If you suspect a termite infestation or seeing insects around, it is best to contact a pest control specialist like Imperial Pest Prevention (386) 956-9506 to perform a WDO inspection and discuss Termite and Wood Destroying Organism treatment options. Below are some treatment options that are available from Imperial Pest Prevention.

Borate Wood Treatment

Borate is a powder or liquid That we use at Imperial Pest Prevention, which helps protect the wood from termite infestations and other wood destroying organisms such as wood-decaying fungus. Borates are readily absorbed into unfinished wood and create a barrier that eliminates termites from eating the treated locations. This termite treatment works best to protect vulnerable areas of the home that cannot be readily repaired, such as subflooring, floor joists, exposed studs, crawl space framing and sills, attic trusses, and rafter, etc. Borate treatments help to stop wood, damaging insects infecting adjacent untreated wood locations. We at Imperial Pest Prevention recommend this treatment for any crawlspace or attic. It also works very well for those who may be choosing to do remodeling and want to treat lumber locations before sealing up the studs or framing in a wall.

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One thing that many customers like is the fact that it is a natural selection of the control. Borate consists of oxygen and boron.

When termites feed on treated wood, borates slowly disrupt the metabolic functions in the insect. Because it acts slowly, is undetectable to termites, termites are social; the borates eventually prevent the termites' ability to process food, causing those insects to starve to death eventually.

Termite Bait Stations Vs. Liquid Treatment

Dating back to Pre 1989, Chlorinated hydrocarbon was the preferred product for termite liquid control and a good reason. These products were phenomenal at controlling termites and lasted a very long time. They were fantastic for termite control, but they started to show up in municipal water supply testing as time went on. Obviously, this caused a quick halt and resulted in a ban that ultimately resulted in the banned products.

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Liquid termite treatments nowadays are most used as a preventative and corrective measure to help prevent or correct subterranean termites.  We at Imperial Pest Prevention utilize nonrepellent treatment products that contain Fipronil like that of Termidor. This choice selection of product providers' superior results is cost-effective for a homeowner and has an extremely high success rate year after year vs termite bait stations. Full-service termite treatments will vary from home to home depending upon the home's size, construction of the home, etc.

• This barrier is designed to last 5 years before requiring additional re-treatments.

• This barrier is odorless, colorless, and tasteless to termites allowing termites who pass through a treated zone to become an unknowing carrier of the termite treatment, resulting in the contamination and eradication of the whole infected family of termites in that colony.

• This effective termite treatment is also safe for the environment without causing negative environmental reactions.

Termite Spot Treatment

Termite Spot Treatments are another type of termite treatment offered to the homeowner, businesses, etc. The Downside to this type of treatment is that it is complicated to guarantee termites' spot treatments. Termites are hidden destroyers that remain hidden and can be in more than just one affected location that may be showing symptoms of an infestation.

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Spot treatment is usually for an extremely localized, isolated location. It is the delivery of a termiticide into a location or void where termite infestation symptoms may be present at the attempt to control that localized area. It is still a shot in the dark as far as a treatment success rate as termites may be present in larger areas that may be hidden. Imperial Pest Prevention will not deny a consumer a spot treatment, but we will educate the purchaser of that service. Hence, they have a clear decisive choice going into that decision.

Termite Treatment Near Me

With regular WDO Inspections, a Termite Treatment Policy, and a pest control program in effect from Imperial Pest Prevention, your home will stand the best chance at remaining Termite and other pests free. We offer guarantees for you to be pest-free, or we will return at no additional charge. Contact us with any questions you may have; our friendly office staff and technicians are just a phone call away 386-956-9506. We will gladly meet with you or any of our clients to educate the best possible termite treatment solution for your home. Whether it be a tent fumigation treatment, spot treatment, or a subterranean termite treatment soil service, we do it all. 

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All content within this termite treatment web page was written in natural form by Entomologist Jonathan Stoddard and is subject to copyright.