Termite Control: Transfer Effect Versus Domino Effect

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Termite Control: Transfer Effect Versus Domino Effect
Why is Termidor Better than Premise?

Subterranean Termites swarm and fly every spring to reproduce and spread according to famed Entomologist Gregg Henderson. Dr. Henderson PhD is a leading specialist in the field of Entomology and regularly contributes both to publications and speaking engagements at industry conferences as you can see from how regularly 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 a highly quotable image in the industry specifically with termites. He recently led a research study on the Transfer Effect against the Domino Effect.

The "transfer effect" is the industry's first option and the reason for the research study. It is the effect that comes from the use of the termiticide Termidor. The "domino effect" of a termiticide, called Premise, is a really similar pesticide for killing termites. Nonetheless, as Dr. Henderson and his peers noted, more pest control companies like Termidor over Premise regardless of it being a much older termiticide. The researchers would like to know why the industry didn't switch over to Premise. From previous research studies, they discovered that Termidor was more reliable. But they wanted to understand why it was transferred by termites more often than Premise, resulting in more deaths.

Both forms of termiticide are liquid-based sprays that are meant to delight the termites' central nervous system and afterwards cause the termite to die of over-excitation. It's kind of like offering the termites crack. They then spread the love around the nest and an increasing number of termites are affected by the poisonous substance. Both are essentially odorless and undetectable to the termite. So the termite picks up the poisonous substance and spreads it to its pals back at the nest. Hence, the names "Transfer Effect" and "Domino Effect." Though both forms of termiticide work with the very same physiological pathway, it had previously been found out that Termidor did spread around the colony more and kill a substantially larger portion of the nest.

But why? Premise works too quickly. According to the research 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 start to look unwell. Due to the fact that they look unwell, the rest of the colony avoids them. As a result, the "domino effect" doesn't take place to very many in the colony.

Termidor, in contrast, showed more ecstatic termite workers; they are moving more, digging more, and connecting normally. 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 essentially make friends and influence other termites. Then, after spreading Termidor around the colony, the initially-infected termites go from hyper to dead. So yes, Termidor is better than Premise. See the full research article to find out more: Transfer Effect against Domino Effect.

Dr. Henderson concludes the article with a final thought. These termiticides work best when positioned as near to the nest as possible; near the identified termite traffic areas. Qualified Termidor Technicians at Magic Pest Control can offer a cost-free termite assessment and make certain that, if there are indicators of a termite colony, Termidor is being positioned appropriately.