Termite Control: Transfer Effect Versus Domino Effect

Why is Termidor Better than Premise?

Subterranean Termites swarm and take flight every spring to reproduce and spread according to noted Entomologist Gregg Henderson. Dr. Henderson PhD is a leading expert in the area of Entomology and regularly contributes both to publications and speaking engagements at market conferences as you can see from how frequently his name is on the schedule in the link to the 2014 National Conference on Urban Entomology. Entomology is the study of insects in general, but Dr. Henderson has become an extremely quotable image in the business specifically with termites. He just recently led a research study on the Transfer Effect against the Domino Effect.

The "transfer effect" is the industry's preference and the reason for the research study. It is the effect that comes from the use of the termiticide termite control. The "domino effect" of a termiticide, called Premise, is a really comparable pesticide for eliminating termites. Nonetheless, as Dr. Henderson and his colleagues emphasized, more pest control businesses like Termidor over Premise despite it being a much older termiticide. The analysts wished to know why the market didn't switch to Premise. From previous studies, they discovered that Termidor was more efficient. However they wanted to understand why it was moved by termites more frequently than Premise, leading to more fatalities.

Both forms of termiticide are liquid-based sprays that are intended to delight the termites'  nervous system then cause the termite to pass away of over-excitation. It's kind of like giving the termites crack. They then spread the love around the nest and even more termites are affected by the poisonous substance. Both are essentially odorless and undetectable to the termite. So the termite gets the poisonous substance and spreads it to its friends back at the nest. Hence, the names "Transfer Effect" and "Domino Effect." Though both types of pest control work with the same physiological path, it had previously been found out that Termidor did spread out around the colony more and eliminate a considerably bigger portion of the nest.

But why? Premise works too quickly. According to the study, within 9 hours of exposure, the initially affected termites stop moving around and start "resting." Their antennae will start to droop and they stop connecting, and they dig less. In short, they begin to look ill. Since they look ill, the remainder of the nest stays away from them. As a result, the "domino effect" doesn't occur to very many in the colony.

Termidor, on the other hand, revealed more thrilled termite workers; they are moving more, digging more, and interacting typically. In short, these guys look like they're not just healthy workers, they're the "life of the party" workers. They appear to have the most energy. This makes it easy for them to basically make friends and win over other termites. Then, after spreading out termite control around the nest, the initially-contaminated termites go from hyper to dead. So yes, Termidor is better than Premise. See the complete clinical research article to learn more: Transfer Effect against Domino Effect.

Dr. Henderson concludes the article with a final thought. These termiticides work best when put as near to the nest as possible; near the established termite traffic locations. Qualified Termidor Technicians at Magic Pest Control can provide a complimentary termite evaluation and make certain that, if there are indications of a termite nest, Termidor is being positioned properly.