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Whenever a termite ingests or touches Termidor, it can become a “carrier” transferring Termidor to other termites it comes in contact with.  These termites in turn can become secondary carriers, behaving normally while they transfer the Termidor treatment to other termites they contact – and so on within the colony.  Because Termidor is slow-acting, individual termites have ample time to…

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Termite swarming season, the time when winged “swarmer” termites leave their colonies to create new ones, happens in early spring, and it is often how homeowners find out their home is infested. Unfortunately, termite swarmers usually appear only when the colony is mature and damage is under way. And sometimes they do not swarm at all.

In nature, termites swarm to disperse and start new…

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