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Soil
Treatment
This type
of treatment is for Subterranean Termites only.
Subterranean Termites, the most common kind, live in colonies in
the soil, from just below the surface to as much as 12 feet down.
Each colony is built around a king and a queen, whose sole job is
reproduction.
Worker termites "commute" between the colony and sources of food,
including wood fibers and other forms of cellulose which they eat,
digest and share with other members of their colony. If they don't
immediately find the wood they want, these determined little
engineers construct airtight, moisture-tight tubes leading from
their colony in the soil to the wood. These tubes can go up walls,
along pipes, around so-called "termite shields," and even stand free
of any support. And the busy workers commute between their
cellulose food and their colony. They collect moisture for
themselves, and deliver nutrition to the members of the colony.
In this constant commuting lies their weakness. Prevent it, and you
very quickly prevent further damage to your home. The only proven
way of doing this is by placement of a chemical barrier, through
which the worker termites cannot pass and survive.
By treating the soil around and beneath your home with a material
effective against termites, you prevent this movement. The termites
that are in your home return to the soil, and soon die. Those on
the other side of the barrier cannot reach your home, so they seek
other sources of food.
Key Benefits of Soil Treatment
1. Safe--the material is injected into the soil where it crystallizes and stays.
2. Many times more effective than alternative treatments.
3. Barrier can protect your home for years (under ideal conditions).
4. Guaranteed for one full year (guarantee on pre-treatment for new construction is five years).
*Call 800-660-9302
to order an inspection of your home.
