San Antonio Termite Control: Liquid vs. Bait
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With liquids, pest control professionals must drill your foundation in most cases, working inside your home/basement. Treatments can take 4-8 hours and sometimes longer. ATBS stations are installed only on the outside of the home, flush with the ground, often hidden in your landscaping so they are much less intrusive.
Liquid applications require 100-250 gallons to be applied around your home and underneath slab areas inside the home. You may be required to leave the home during treatment. ATBS stations are placed in the ground and can only be opened using a special tool. There are no odors and the bait toxicant is out of reach of children and pets.
Liquid applications often need to be re-applied every 5-7 years and only termites that come in contact with the liquid are eliminated. ATBS eliminates the entire colony because the active ingredient is carried back to the nest. With proper maintenance, ATBS will protect your home indefinitely.
While both approaches are effective at controlling termites, the newer bait system technology offers several distinct advantages:
- Complete elimination of the colony or colonies attacking your home
- Less invasive to your home (no drilling, no liquid chemicals)
- Long-term protection as a result of the ongoing monitoring done by your pest management professional that does not degrade over time
- Service convenience due to the fact that it is performed only on the outside your home
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View below why more and more homeowners are choosing the Advance Termite Bait System to protect their home compared to liquid treatment methods.
Questions To Ask Your Professional about Termite Control
When discussing the best termite treatment in TX with your pest management professional, ask these questions.
Does the product you are offering kill the entire colony?
Facts: Liquids kill on contact. ATBS destroys the entire colony because termites take the active ingredient back to the colony and share it, destroying all termites, even the queen.
How invasive is the product you are offering me?
Facts: ATBS is simply installed unobtrusively into the ground around your home. There’s no drilling into your foundation or trenching around your home
How fast does your treatment work?
Facts: Liquids generally work quickly. However, they’re only effective if termites come in contact with them. With ATBS, termites actually carry the active ingredient back to the colony to be ingested by other members of the colony. ATBS has been demonstrated and reported by PMPs in the field to eliminate the entire colony as fast as 120 days.
How long will my home be protected by the product you are offering... and how do you know when it is no longer effective?
Facts: Depending on weather and soil conditions, liquid treatments will have to be re-applied every 5-10 years. If properly maintained by a pest management professional, ATBS will protect your home indefinitely.
What type of termite treatment is best for my home if I don’t have signs of active termites?
Facts: Termites cause millions of dollars’ worth of damage in the United States every year. Why wait for them to attack? ATBS protects your most valuable investment now and uses the least intrusive approach without pouring 100-250 gallons of liquid in and around your home.
How much liquid must be put into my foundation and the ground surrounding it?
Facts: An average liquid treatment requires nearly 100-250 gallons of liquid termiticide to be pumped around your foundation or placed underneath different slabs and in voids. The active ingredient for ATBS is housed in a plastic station underground, making it highly unlikely that your pets or family will come in contact with it.
Why is Advance Termite Bait System the best option?
Fast, long-term control. Family friendly. Installation convenience.
Peace of mind. It’s that simple.
You’ll never worry about termites again. Your home is one of the most important investments you’ll ever make. Now you can confidently protect it — and your family — with the 24/7 performance of the Advance Termite Bait System. Termites won’t stand a chance against this revolutionary termite control product.
While most Pest Management Professionals can provide two treatment options, ATBS is the best choice for most family situations.
When compared to liquid chemical treatments, ATBS offers the following advantages:
Stations are only installed on the outside of the home — no landscape disruption or invasive drilling to your home’s foundation as required by some products.
- Low impact for the environment, family and pets, as the bait is locked in a secure station with no access by unwanted guests.
- The system eliminates the entire colony or colonies attacking your home compared to liquid chemical treatments which only address parts of the colony.
- When compared to other bait systems, ATBS offers the following advantages:
- The latest advancement in termite bait technology via a dual-stage process that features an ultra-low disturbance design to pattern termite’s natural feeding behavior, leading to enhanced colony elimination.
- A unique second food source (Puri-Cell™) preferred in studies by termites over the wood used in most homes and alternative bait systems.
- A very large containerized bait load, which allows for maximum bait to be fed to the colony in a shorter time to eliminate termite colonies faster, giving you peace of mind.
- A sturdy station designed to minimize tampering/damage from lawnmowers, children and pets.
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Accurate Pest Control offers Residential Pest Control, Commercial Pest Control, and Animal & Wildlife Control services. Our pest professionals also specialize in Termite Control. We have a Guide to the Pests of Texas, to help familiarize you with the various pests that can be encountered. There is also an About Us section and a Why Choose Accurate section, so that you can get to learn about our company and our values.
