Termites are a nationwide problem with Kansas City having a high rate of termite infestations. Utilizing the latest in technology A & A Pest Service uses Termidor® & Premise for fast acting complete control of termites. Along with Termidor & Premise, monitoring the outside with Advance termite monitoring stations keeps your home safe year round.
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Subterranean termites cause over 1 billion dollars in damage to homes throughout the United States each year. That's more than the combined damage from fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. However, a typical homeowner's insurance policy does not cover the threat of termites. That is why it's important to take the necessary steps to protect your home. |
Although termites are more prevalent in the South, no one is exempt from the threat of them invading and causing serious structural damage It's been said many times, there are two kinds of homes: those with termites, and those that will eventually have them. Termites can be found in new and old homes, and even dwellings built on concrete slabs. A concrete slab does not eliminate wood to ground contact. Virtually all homes have a wood frame, so no matter how the wood is separated from the soil, termites can work their way in from the ground below. All termites need is an opening greater than 1/64" and they can build a tunnel. In slab-type homes they can be very difficult to detect.
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Never seeing termites swarming in your home does not necessarily mean you are termite-free. When termites swarm, it usually lasts less than an hour and happens once or twice a year. You could miss seeing the swarm, and sometimes they may not swarm at all. Common signs of infestation are: Wings near doors or windows, mud tunnels near the foundation, or swarming termites near light sources. It takes a licensed, trained professional to spot termite damage. Call A & A Pest Service today for a FREE
INSPECTION!
Termite damage can go undetected for years, but it can lead to wood and plaster cracks, sagging floors, loose wood trim, siding, wallboards and more. In time, major repairs to your home may be necessary.
Termites are one of the most organized, efficient, and persistent pests you will ever encounter, and it's likely you will see no evidence of their presence until damage has been done. They are very attracted to moist areas like basements and crawl spaces. Termites don't know the difference between the wood in your home and the wood in the forest. They live in colonies in the soil. Colonies revolve around a king and queen, and their only job is to reproduce. Worker termites commute between the colony and sources of nourishment, which include wood fibers and other forms of cellulose which they eat, digest, and share with other members of their colony. They stay busy 24 hours a day. Worker termites rarely break through the surface of wood; instead they hollow it out from the inside. So, most of the damage they cause is invisible.
A
& A Pest Service can protect
your home from termites by treating the soil around
and beneath your home with Termidor®.
Advanced
undetectable technology
Termidor ® is made from a revolutionary
nonrepellent or "undetectable"
chemical technology treatment. That means
termites cannot see, smell, taste or avoid
Termidor ®. Instead they contact, ingest,
and share it with their nestmates. This
is in sharp contrast to older liquid termite
controls, which rely on repellent barriers
that termites can finds breaks in or avoid
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How
Termidor ® protects your home from termites
After Termidor ® is applied, termites that
contact it transfer it to every other termite
they in turn contact in a unique process called
the "Transfer Effect." And because Termidor
® is engineered to be slow-acting, termites
have ample time to spread it throughout their
entire termite population.
Better
than bait... without the wait
A bait system does not seek out termites. Instead,
termites actually have to find a bait station
and then "recruit" sufficient colony
members to it as well for it to do any good. Unfortunately,
there's no guarantee termites already in
or heading for your home will ever find it at
all! If they do, it can then take many months
for a bait system to control their colony. Termidor
® starts working immediately and is the fastest
and most effective at eliminating termites in
and around structures.
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