The advantages of the TERMIGARD Plus bait system against termites

The TERMIGARD® System is based on a highly effective ingestion bait system in the control of termites. It is also among all the systems implemented on the market, the only royalty-free system. It thus provides greater room for maneuver for the company when applying the product and improves its profit margin. WHY IS TERMITE CONTROL SO IMPORTANT? Because among all the xylophagous organisms, it is the termites that cause the most serious damage to our buildings. Furthermore, day by day, its presence is more frequent and, unfortunately, more widespread. It must be taken into account that these social insects fulfill their mission within the biological chain: to make dead wood disappear. The moment its action is directed towards our buildings is when the concept of plague is born. WHAT IS THE MOST RATIONAL METHOD FOR ITS CONTROL? The TERMIGARD® Plus System is a complete system based on an alternative method of biological control against termites, based on food baits and with which we can achieve the eradication of the colony. The Regulator is a delayed-action insecticide whose mode of action is developed through the Inhibition of Chitin Synthesis, known internationally as CSI (Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor). Chitin is a polysaccharide with a structure similar to cellulose that is widely present in nature; In insects, it is an integral part of the exoskeleton, it acts as a protective shield, providing them with great protection against the action of external agents and attacks from other insects. Due to its extreme rigidity, this hard layer is shed with each molt, thus generating a new one adapted to the new size of the individual. This situation occurs during its larval transformation. Worker termites are responsible for providing food for the entire colony through trophallaxis, stomodeic and proctodeic feeding (mouth-to-mouth or anus-mouth food transmission). To do this, they must first locate food sources, a function carried out by scout workers. Once the power source is detected, this information is transmitted to the termite mound. Thus, the termites establish different routes that will allow the workers access to feed the rest of the colony. When access is difficult, they have the capacity to establish passage bridges, by creating cordons and chimneys, visible in the interiors of the affected buildings. WHY DIFLUBENZURON AS AN ACTIVE MATTER? It is of special relevance to highlight that TERMI GARD® Plus is formulated with the active ingredient Diflubenzuron, an active ingredient included in Annex I of the European Biocides Directive, which positions it as a product with a long-term future. In the evaluation carried out by experts from the corresponding countries, it has been classified as NO PBT, that is, non-persistent, non-bioaccumulative. It turns out to be the only IGR, of those used at European level, that has achieved this classification. WHY AN ACTION PROTOCOL? QUIMUNSA has developed an action protocol, based on the research and application of the field experience of our technicians, which guarantees the quality and professionalism of the termite control specialist. And in this way, ideal results can be obtained in solving the problems caused by these xylophagous insects. Knowledge of their eating habits allows us and facilitates the introduction of the chemical component into the termite mound, to be distributed among the entire colony. The CSI is introduced into a highly pure cellulosic food support to facilitate the appetite of termites. Previously, wooden witnesses will be placed in areas where activity can presumably be detected, closing the area to be protected. Once these witnesses are located by the first exploring termites, the attack by the worker termites begins and the pieces are replaced by food baits impregnated with the CSI. The bait will be consumed by the worker termites, to be distributed throughout the termite mound, lodging in the termites' organism. When the termites begin a molting cycle, which happens from the first instar, the CSI will act on the organism, preventing the correct formation of the exo-skeleton, thus obtaining an anomalously evolved insect that generally dies as it is not able to continue its life cycle. Adults that do not shed will end up dying completing their life cycle. The queen, as well as the soldiers, will die of starvation due to the extinction of the workers. Eventually, the termite mound will disappear. Following this widely experienced methodology, we will achieve the three objectives sought, such as: EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC VIABILITY and MINIMUM AGGRESSION TO THE ENVIRONMENT.