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Diy Verses Professional Termite Help

I absolutely hate the idea that homeowners can and do buy their own termite control products. Now I don’t mean those cheesy little red plastic spikes you pound in the ground- (I hate those too but that’s a whole other story) No, I’m speaking of professional products like Termidor, Premise, Taurus, Bifen IT, you name [...]

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Ode To Termidor And Proprietary Days Gone By

The old codger dawns his suit, rookie in tow. He says “we got termites under this house but- there’s not much to know.” Gone are the days of the hunt and the skill Gone are the tools like the long rod and drill Expansion joints hidden but no fears for me A simple perimeter trench [...]

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The Three Faces Of A Termite Salesman

Mrs. Emory sits in her kitchen anxiously awaiting the first of three pest control representatives she called. She’s anxious because in her living room are tens of thousands of swarming bugs. She has no idea of what they are or how they got in. What started with just a few moth like creatures fluttering about [...]

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Determining monolithic slab and termite entry

What does it matter what kind of slab you have if you’ve got termites? It’s all the same treatment isn’t it? Well I do realize that with the advent of Termidor and other non repellant termiticides construction knowledge is not as key as it used to be but in dealing with termites , every advantage [...]

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Termite treatment for a mobile home

It’s not very often homeowners will venture up under their homes. Although I did write an article about an 80 year lady who did. I can’t blame anybody for not wanting to crawl under the house where it’s dirty and spider webs hang down like drapes in a haunted mansion. This dark abyss is often [...]

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