Pest Control - Termites Everywhere in Condominium Complex.

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Termites Everywhere in Condominium Complex.

jdcheers@aol.com

2005-06-16, 2:31 pm

I am a new board member of my Condominium Association and need some
advice. You see, many condo units in our complex have termites and we
need to do something to nip this problem in the bud. The previous
board was unable to prevent or resolve this situation and now the
termites have migrated to a point where it is almost seems
out-of-control.

Six months ago, when I noticed my unit was infested with termites, both
inside and out, I had the sentricon system installed, but that doesn't
seem to have slowed them down yet. I had to pay for the system
personally, with no help from the Association, but now that I am a
board member I want to come up with a solution that will rid the entire
neighborhood of termites.

What can (should) be done????

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

All the best

John-

Suzie-Q

2005-06-16, 2:31 pm

In article <1113078810.938362.232890@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
jdcheers@aol.com wrote:

-> I am a new board member of my Condominium Association and need some
-> advice. You see, many condo units in our complex have termites and we
-> need to do something to nip this problem in the bud. The previous
-> board was unable to prevent or resolve this situation and now the
-> termites have migrated to a point where it is almost seems
-> out-of-control.
->
-> Six months ago, when I noticed my unit was infested with termites, both
-> inside and out, I had the sentricon system installed, but that doesn't
-> seem to have slowed them down yet. I had to pay for the system
-> personally, with no help from the Association, but now that I am a
-> board member I want to come up with a solution that will rid the entire
-> neighborhood of termites.
->
-> What can (should) be done????
->
-> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
->
-> All the best
->
-> John-

Where do you live? (Different types of termites.)
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~~~~~~
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PCOpug

2005-06-16, 2:31 pm

How long ago was the Sentricon installed ? It can take a few weeks.

There are stations available for areas of live active termites to begin
feeding immediately.

Budget Bug Man

2005-06-16, 2:31 pm

Depending on the species of termites, you can use a liquid treatment
(preferrably Premise, Phantom or Termidor) or a termite bait system
(preferrably the Advance Termite Bait System - in my experience, it
works better than Sentricon.)

Where are you located?

Lar

2005-06-16, 2:31 pm

In article <1113078810.938362.232890@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
jdcheers@aol.com says...

Six months ago, when I noticed my unit was infested with termites, both

inside and out, I had the sentricon system installed, but that doesn't

seem to have slowed them down yet. I had to pay for the system

personally, with no help from the Association, but now that I am a

board member I want to come up with a solution that will rid the entire

neighborhood of termites.

What can (should) be done????

The surest way to control them seems to be with a liquid treatment of
termidor, unless you are in New York then you would probably want to go
with Phantom. Time after time it stops them cold....with Sentricon, Dow
asks to give it up to 18 months for results. The Termidor treatment
will not only be the best treatment for yall, but in the long run will
also be the most economical for the Association.

--
Lar

to email....get rid of the BUGS

jdcheers@aol.com

2005-06-16, 2:31 pm

Sorry I didn't mention before, but I live in St. Louis, Missouri
Suzie-Q wrote:

quote:

> In article <1113078810.938362.232890@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> jdcheers@aol.com wrote:
>
> -> I am a new board member of my Condominium Association and need

some

quote:

> -> advice. You see, many condo units in our complex have termites

and we

quote:

> -> need to do something to nip this problem in the bud. The previous
> -> board was unable to prevent or resolve this situation and now the
> -> termites have migrated to a point where it is almost seems
> -> out-of-control.
> ->
> -> Six months ago, when I noticed my unit was infested with termites,

both

quote:

> -> inside and out, I had the sentricon system installed, but that

doesn't

quote:

> -> seem to have slowed them down yet. I had to pay for the system
> -> personally, with no help from the Association, but now that I am a
> -> board member I want to come up with a solution that will rid the

entire

quote:

> -> neighborhood of termites.
> ->
> -> What can (should) be done????
> ->
> -> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> ->
> -> All the best
> ->
> -> John-
>
>
> Where do you live? (Different types of termites.)
> --
> 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
> ~~~~~~
> "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
> today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
>
> http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
> http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
> http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/

bugs@bugs.com

2005-06-16, 2:31 pm

On 12-Apr-2005, jdcheers@aol.com wrote:

quote:

> Sorry I didn't mention before, but I live in St. Louis, Missouri

Contact Noel Buckingham with Buckingham Pest Control and talk with him. He
will be able to inspect and advise you on what needs to be done to your
property to protect it. He is located in St Louis. You can find him on the
web at www.buckinghampestcontrol.com be sure to tell him Tim Wise told you
to call him, if you want me to give him the heads up that you are going to
call let me know by email at tim@onepest.com and I will gladly contact Noel
for you. He is a very good friend and a quality PCO. He will treeat you
right and take care of your property.

--
I wish you all the best
Tim Wise

www.onepest.com
www.askourpros.com

PCOpug

2005-06-16, 2:32 pm

More than likely subterranean termites .

Condominium associations , IMHO , are a very hard sell pest control wise .
Potential issues will be chemical , accessability , liability , cost and
even politics .

Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System has received federal
registration. As an important milestone toward commercial release, Dow
AgroSciences expects the next-generation bait to be available in early 2005,
in time for next year’s termite swarming season.

Recruit IV is expected to provide increased business flexibility and
continued ability to grow profits as a result of innovations in the bait
matrix and modifications to the monitoring schedule.

Like Recruit III, Recruit IV termite bait provides proven colony
elimination, using noviflumuron as the active ingredient for faster termite
colony elimination. However, Recruit IV offers more colony elimination
power because each Baitube device contains nearly twice as much bait.
Recruit IV also features a new unique bait matrix, called PTC (Preferred
Textured Cellulose), in the form of small briquettes that readily absorb
added moisture.

"Dow AgroSciences laboratory tests revealed termites prefer Recruit IV
termite bait in the form of PTC six times more, compared to the laminated
textured cellulose (LTC) matrix of Recruit III," said Michelle Smith,
product technologist for the Sentricon System. "These laboratory findings
have been backed up by solid results in the field. A number of Authorized
Operators performing field trials reported instances of 100 percent bait
consumption and fast colony elimination."

Aside from its innovations, Recruit IV also provides a flexible monitoring
schedule for Authorized Operators of the Sentricon System. Whereas they
previously monitored baited sites once a month, under the Recruit IV label,
Authorized Operators now have the option to monitor either monthly or every
other month.

Budget Bug Man

2005-06-16, 2:32 pm

I find it interesting that Sentricon's biggest customer has stopped
using it in favor of ADVANCE from Whitmire.

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