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February 11, 2011 — Northern New Jersey
Swarming season in New Jersey generally runs from the middle of February into late
June or early July. However, termites can swarm at just about any time of the year.
Swarming termites may be more prevalent in years where we experience excessive late
winter snow-fall or excessive spring rains.
Termite swarms are usually triggered by warmer temperatures and the onset of spring. Spring is also the time of year when winged termites begin to show up in the living spaces of homes. Winged swarmers or winged reproductive's as they are often referred to emerge from colonies during daylight hours usually on a warm, sunny morning or mild-afternoon. Most swarms last less than a half hour and homeowners may experience additional termite swarms from days to weeks after the initial episode. Mating occurs during these flights as new colonies are formed. Termites can be identified by the way they look. Termites,(winged, black insects about ¼ inch long) unlike ants, have no segmentation in their bodies and their wings are the same in length. Homeowners discover that they have a termite problem when they find termite swarmers in their home. The wings break off after swarming. Subterranean termites are the most destructive and common termite in the state. Winged swarmers, mud tubes and wood damage are signs that you have a problem.. Our Facts about Termites page has plenty of useful information, photo images, video’s and relevant links regarding Termite identification, biology and control . The Termite Prevention Tips [Video] and the the Solution to termites [Video] are two examples.
Termite Baiting is another effective control method. The Advance Termite Bait System
utilizes the latest termite research and technology available. It features the ultra
low disturbance station design that keeps termites feeding voraciously on the Puri-Cell™
bait matrix, which leads to colony elimination. The Advance Termite Bait System with
it's revolutionary dual stage station design is without question the best bait system
to come along in the last 10 years... as well as the system we recommend above all
others!
Conventional termite control involves the use of liquid termiticide's. We treat
actively foraging termites with Termidor. Termidor is EPA registered and approved
and is applied at very low rates. When your home is treated with Termidor, a "Treated
Zone" is established around the home. With a Termidor barrier in place, Termites
can't smell it, see it, or feel it. Since they don't know it's there, they forage
freely in a treated area. Termites are social insects who live in large, underground
colonies. They feed each other primarily by passing food from mouth to mouth. They
also groom each other. They contact each other as they forage for food. And Termidor
takes advantage of this social behavior. As well as eating Termidor, a termite will
also unknowingly pick it up and carry it back to the colony on its body. Thus, every
other termite it contacts, feeds or grooms will itself become a carrier, contacting
and infecting others. But because the fipronil in 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. No
exceptions.
