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The Treatment Stage When the professional termite technician comes, show him which of the stations you found activity in. This on average will only be 1 or two and very occasionally 3 of the stations as when the termites enter the stations they lay a pheremone to guide the others there. The termite technician will first check the monitoring rod to identify the species of termite they are dealing with. Depending on the species they will decide which of the modern, environmentally friendly termiticides best suit the job at hand. The Termi-mite Termite monitoring and treatment stations give the termite technician three different choices of treatment. Each of these allow the termite technician to apply the termiticide without disturbing the main feeding group of termites in the outer chamber. Modern termiticides are very clever in that they are odourless and when applied will both adhere to the termites' shells and mix with their food.
What Happens Next?
The very nature of Termites or White Ants does the rest spreading the termiticide very quickly throughout the entire colony. The Termites feeding inside the Termi-Mite Stations are the “Workers”. They are the only member of the colony who can chew and digest the whole food and turn it into a soluble form the rest of the colony can absorb. They must then return to the nest to feed the queen, the king, the soldiers and the workers who perform other tasks such as grooming and construction. The termites constantly groom each other as they are working as they are regularly being attacked by microbes and fungal decay in the soil. Grooming removes the “bugs” to keep the shell clean. As the Termiticide adheres to the termite’s cuticle it is ingested by grooming termites. This is the main method of transfer from termite to termite and why it is critical to treat large numbers of worker termites so the termiticide wil still be potent when it reaches the nest. Dont read this bit if you’re squeamish.
Excrement from the workers is taken up by the following termites and mixed with saliva to form their galleries and tubes. If a termite dies, to keep the pathways clear, it is eaten by the ensuing termites. Feeding of the rest of the colony is done by regurgitation.
Each of these activities transfers the Termiticide to the other workers, the Soldiers, any A-lates (winged termites that are bred, fed and housed in the nest until they are released during late spring and summer) in the nest and eventually on to the King and the Queen who are also constantly being fed and groomed by workers. The Queen is constantly fed and groomed, thereby absorbing large amounts of the termiticide. As her subjects die she also simply runs out of minions to feed and groom her and suffers the same fate. Once the Queen is dead the colony is finished and your house is safe until another foraging colony enters your property. You do get a honeymoon period as when large numbers of termites begin to die they emit a pheromone which warns other termites that this is a dangerous place for termites to be. This pheromone can last for many months and it is not uncommon to have years of respite from these hungry little varmints. At the approved application rate, the termiticides our recommended professionals use are rated as being of extremely low toxicity or virtually non-toxic to mammals (including us humans, pets and the environment). The termiticide cannot escape into the environment so it bears no threat to your kids, pets or the environment. P.S Don't forget to mark the dates of any activity and treatment on your log sheet as these records will add value to your property should you ever decide to sell! Home |
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