One of the most common termite treatments that is can be done by yourself is liquid termite treatment. This treatment technique is used for repelling or killing termite infestation using certain termiticide. To do this technique, there are two kinds of termiticide that you need to know. Repellent and non-repellent termiticide. What are the differences? And what are they? You can find the answer in this article.
Differences between the two termiticides
The main difference between the repellent and non-repellent termiticide is in how the termites react when they in contact or when they encounter the area of treatment. Repellent termiticide only deters the termite from entering the treated soil and building tunnels. It won’t kill the termite in contact. The termiticide will make workers termite to stay away and stay clear from the treated area.
On the other hand, as the name says, non-repellent termiticide didn’t repel the termite. Instead, it kills the termite in contact or upon ingestion. The termite won’t be able to detect the termiticide and also unaware of its effect. The termiticide will slowly kill the termiticide in contact.
How the termiticides work
Both of the termiticides have to be applied in a large amount of area. It is because even just a little single gap can be a potential entrance for the termite to your property. But, the repellent and non-repellent termiticide have a different effect. The repellent termiticide tends to be used for barrier treatment. Since repellent termiticides only cashing away the termite, it means that it only affects termite that close to the barrier. It only covers or protects a certain area. If there is any other colony in the area far from your treated soil area, you still have the potential for the infestation in a new area.
Non-repellent termiticides are usually designed to be transparent to the termites. The non-repellent termiticides work the best for spot treatment applications. It is because the termiticide killed the termite in contact, instead of just repel it away. non-repellent termiticide tends to work rather slowly. Kill the termite from the inside.
What is the chemical used?
There is some chemical that commonly used for this. For repellent termiticides, the most common types of chemical used are, Cypernethrin, Fenitrothin, Permethrin, Fenvalerate, and Bifenthrin. The most commonly used chemical for non-repellent termiticide is Fipronil and Chlorfenapyr. It is also known that Imidachloprid also commonly used for this type of termiticide.
Environmentally friendly or not?
Another thing that you need to know about repellent and non-repellent termiticide is whether it is environmentally friendly or not. A newer non-repellent termiticide called Altriset is called as the safest of all currently available termiticides. However, the use of termiticide is started to decrease, because of the debatable environmentally friendly aspect.
Hopefully, this article can be useful to you. If you are confused, need more explanations, or wanted to do treatment, it is best to contact professional termite control service. FUMIDA termite control service can give you consultation, and affordable treatments for your termite problems. Call us for more information about termites and their treatments.
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