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Termites
Flying Ant or Termite? Ants have elbowed antennae while termites have straight antennae. Ants also have a slender waist while termites have a cigar-shaped body.
How does a professional inspection uncover termite activity that’s invisible to see?
While such termite damage is hidden, termites have very few secrets to the eyes of a professional. He knows the conditions termites favor, and how to uncover termite activity, which the untrained eye might pass over with damaging results.
While such termite damage is hidden, termites have very few secrets to the eyes of a professional. He knows the conditions termites favor, and how to uncover termite activity, which the untrained eye might pass over with damaging results.
What you'll see us do as we treat your home for termites?
Cowleys treatment begins with a thorough inspection and analysis of your home and property. We then apply Termidor to effectively eliminate the termite colony. Termidor is non-repellent. Termites can't see it, feel it or smell it. Since they don't know it's there, they forage freely in the treated areas. The 100% effective results begins here.
How will you apply Termidor?
Methods vary with each house or building, depending on the type of foundation or basement, construction materials, number of porches, patios and driveways, etc. By digging narrow trenches along perimeter walls and drilling through horizontal surfaces and into voids, Termidor is applied where they will kill termites within your home or business and eliminate the colonies.
Termidor kills termites in two ways:
First, and like other leading liquid termiticides, Termidor kills termites when they eat it (since they don't know it's there, they ingest it readily). Second, and unlike all other termiticides, Termidor is lethal by contact. Thus, the termites don't even have to ingest it to die from its effects.
First, and like other leading liquid termiticides, Termidor kills termites when they eat it (since they don't know it's there, they ingest it readily). Second, and unlike all other termiticides, Termidor is lethal by contact. Thus, the termites don't even have to ingest it to die from its effects.
'Transfer Effect' controls the colony
As well as eating Termidor, a termite will also unknowingly pick it up and carry it back to the colony on its body. Every other termite it contacts, feeds or grooms will itself become a carrier, contacting and infecting others.
As well as eating Termidor, a termite will also unknowingly pick it up and carry it back to the colony on its body. Every other termite it contacts, feeds or grooms will itself become a carrier, contacting and infecting others.
But because Termidor is slow-acting and allows the termite to continue its normal routine, it remains active long enough to transfer the termiticide to a large number of other termites in the colony before dying itself.
This combination of ingestion, contact, and 'transfer effect' (which is unique, and puts Termidor in a category by itself') routinely provides 100% termite control in 3 months or less. No exceptions.
Won’t this kind of thorough treatment be a lot of trouble?
No. Our modern termite control treatment will take a few hours, or less, with very little upset to your daily routine. And, considering the fact that a home is the largest, single investment most American families will ever make, protecting its value is not much trouble at all.
No. Our modern termite control treatment will take a few hours, or less, with very little upset to your daily routine. And, considering the fact that a home is the largest, single investment most American families will ever make, protecting its value is not much trouble at all.
AMERICA'S FIRST 100% TERMITE SOLUTION
Cowleys proudly uses Termidor, a proven termiticide, that for over a decade has faced the stiffest tests that US and foreign researchers could throw at it.
Without exception, Termidor passed with flying colors. In fact, no other termiticide in history has consistently returned '100% effective' results whenever and wherever it was used.
For you, '100% effective' means that you can now choose a termiticide that eliminates termites from your home or business for at least the next 5-10 years.
One of the most tested termiticides in history
Before Termidor was made available to American homeowners through Termidor-Certified pest management firms, it went through some of the toughest tests in history.
Before Termidor was made available to American homeowners through Termidor-Certified pest management firms, it went through some of the toughest tests in history.
For over 15 years, grueling USDA-Forest Service ground board and concrete slab trials in Florida, Arizona, Mississippi, and South Carolina tested Termidor. At every application rate and at every last location, Termidor proved 100% effective.
No exceptions. No excuses.
No exceptions. No excuses.
Tough Japanese research 8 years tests against Formosan termites proved Termidor to be 100% effective. There were no exceptions, and among the termites, no survivors.
Since 1997, more than 100 single family dwellings and apartments from New York and Texas to Florida and Hawaii were treated with Termidor. Results?
100% control of termites within 3 months in every case.
100% control of termites within 3 months in every case.
Over the past 5 years more than 23,000 homes in France have been treated with Termidor. During this period there hasn't been a single failure or callback. Not one.
