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Home Termite Control?
Commercial Solution
Residential Solution
Wildlife solution
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How is the treatment done??
The goal of a termite treatment is to apply a
termite product to the area immediately below and
around your foundation. Foam can also be applied
to wall voids to control termites there. The
treatment can either work as a barrier with the
goal of keeping termites away, or as a treated
area through which termites travel and are
eliminated. We feel treated area termite products
work much more effectively.
Metro Guard Termite Control Products
First a very important statement We are not
compensated in any way for promoting products by
any manufacturer. If we speak highly of a product
it is based on our experience and published facts.
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What We Recommend and Why
Choosing the right termite control product is
just as important as choosing the right company
to perform the work. Not all pesticides work the
same, cost the same or produce the same results.
A product called Termidor became available to us
in 2000 which has faced some of the toughest
tests in history. For over 11 years, Termidor has
been tested in four states under the USDA-Forest
Service ground board and concrete slab trials. At
every application rate and every location,
Terrmidor proved 100 effective. Termidor is the
first termiticide to go through these
requirements. Metro Guard has access to all
products on the market. After doing research on
Termidor, training with their representatives and
listening to testimonials, Metro Guard decided to
use Termidor exclusively for over 10 years. Now
we have our own facts and comparisons Our
re-application
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• Our re-application (retreat) calls have declined
• The product has no odor
• Termites are eliminated quickly from the
  structure
• Termidor has provided excellent product support
• Water soluble packs make handling safer

How Does Termidor Work?
The active ingredient in Termidor is fipronil and
it works differently from other termiticide
active ingredients. Most termiticides are
repellents, which means their goal is to keep
termites away from a treated area, rather than
killing them (these repellent termiticides can
also kill termites). However, since the termites
are repelled when they come in contact or just
before contacting the treated soil, the effect is
less complete. In addition, the repelled termites
will look for a new way to return to its food
source. If they find a gap in the treatment,
they can return to the treated home or office.
Termidor is non-repellent.
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Termites cant detect it. Since they dont know
its there, they forage freely in a treated area
not aware that they are contacting the lethal
ingredient.
Like other leading liquid termiticides, Termidor
is lethal to termites when they ingest it (which
they do readily since they dont know its
there). But, unlike all other termiticides,
Termidor is lethal by contact as well.
Once a termite comes into contact with Termidor,
they carry it back to the colony on their bodies.
As we discussed in the Termite section, termite
workers eat cellulose material and exchange the
food and nutrients by mouth (called trophallaxis)
with colony members including the King and Queen.
Termite workers also groom each other resulting
in the transfer of soil, wood particles, fungal
spores, and chemical pheromones that maintain the
social organization within the colony. It is
through these processes that Termidor infected
termites can transfer a lethal does to termites
not entering the treated area. Also, every other
termite it contacts will itself become a carrier,
contacting and infecting others. This can be
called a transfer effect
Termidor 100 Results After Ten Years
Termidor works quickly and effectively.
Government and other tests in the US and abroad
have shown that in over ten years there have been
no breaks or reduction in Termidors
effectiveness. We are confident that you can
count on many years worth of 100 termite
protection when you contract Metro Guard Termite
Pest Control to treat your home with Termidor.
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Why treating wood or mud tubes does not work!
Termites live underground and probe blindly
through the soil looking for food (most cases
wood). When they discover your home or building
they are very persistent and find ways to get
back to or stay in your home. Just like ants find
your sugar bowl if you move it from one counter
to the other. Termites can build a mud tube at
the rate of 1 inch per hour. If you destroy the
tube (breaking it off or spraying pesticides)
they may build it back or they may find a better
entrance to your home. If they find a better
entrance and that entrance is out of sight, you
may think your problem is gone. In reality, you
still have termites. The same concept applies to
treating the wood. While this is possible and may
eliminate the termites in that area, they more
likely will find other wood to eat. Treating the
soil under your home is the most effective way to
eliminate Subterranean Termites.
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Pictures of a termite treatment in process
Here we pulled back the carpet and drilled around
the wet bar area. Drilling or wall foaming is
required around plumbing areas because the pipes
provide access through your foundation and
moisture. Termite product will be applied to the
soil using this hole. Not treating all plumbing
areas would be a mistake.
After the termite product is applied to the soil
under your foundation using these holes, they are
then plugged and sealed. The area is now fully
protected from termites. The carpet is tacked
back to the floor and the area is cleaned. We try
to disturb your home as little as possible and we
keep our work areas clean.
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Here we are treating the soil under the
foundation at the side of the home. Each trench
is filled with termite product, the product seeps
into the ground, then the trench is backfilled
with treated soil.
We are using foam around the windows here. The
foam will expand inside the wall void and protect
these windows from termites and ants. Foaming
equipment is one of several tools we use to
provide the best termite protection.
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Contact Metro Guard Termite and Pest Control
Office Hours700am to 900pm Mon Fri700am to
400pm Sat Fort Worth 817-572-3995Mid
Cities 817-468-2847Dallas 972-468-2847