Termite Control on Long Island
by Arie Fishon, Founder of AAA ABCO Termite & Pest Control, Inc. (Two of Two)
The science and chemicals have since evolved significantly. Today most of the latest termiticides/insecticides, like BASF Termidor, are non-repellents and don’t kill insects on contact. Companies apply the non-repellent insecticides around the home, and create a ‘treated zone.’ The insecticide doesn’t kill termites on contact. instead the termites don’t ‘ detect tt and pass through the treated area, picking up a dose of the non-repellent, slow acting insecticide. They then transfer it to their nestmates in the feeding mode. Remember, worker termites eat the wood, digest it and feed their nestmates in the colony, and although they are small, they are large in number and worker termites eat wood 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, The non-repellent is a slow acting insecticide and kills the colony through this process. However, today on Long Island that is not the method most commonly used: the termite baiting systems are king on Long Island.
The two most commonly used are BASF Trelona® Advance Termite Baiting System and the Dow-Agro Sciences Sentricon Baiting System. Both systems are installed below ground, around the entire house. The stations are hollow plastic housing with slits on the sides allowing the foraging termites to enter, prebaited compressed termite bait cartridges placed in the cylinder. In the case of BASF there are two large Trelona® compressed termite bait cartridges combined with a slow-acting insecticide which kills termites, allows transmission of the slow-acting insecticide to the nestmates. In fact, termites find Trelona® ATBS faster than they find the leading competitor stations. The stations are placed around the perimeter of the home approximately every 15 feet, and 3 feet out from the foundation. I have seen a tech with the right equipment, complete the installation in under 45 minutes on a small home.
My company prefers a combination approach of a chemical non repellent treatment on the spot where termites are found and the BASF Trelona® ATBS baiting system. Call me on my cell phone and I’ll explain why.
The company guarantees results or your money back, and is rated A+ by the Better . Business Bureau. For more information, you can reach Arnie directly on his cell phone, 917- 417-5305. or the website, www.aaaabco.com.
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