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Get an Honest Opinion
Some companies have been misleading
consumers about the safety and effectiveness of treatments
using orange oil (d-Limonene) products. Before you spend
thousands of dollars you need to get the facts.
(1)
Orange
oil is a spot treatment. Only detected, accessible colonies
can be treated by drilling small holes into which d-limonene
(citrus oil) is injected. (2) Orange oil is
not equivalent to
a fumigation. Fumigations are whole house treatments and
kill all detected and undetected termites, including those
inaccessible for spot treatments.
(3) Effectiveness. The effectiveness of spot
treatments will vary considerably based on the techniques
and experience of the applicator. In
unpublished research conducted by the University of Florida, they found
that after a citrus oil treatment 50% of the termites
survived in the treated wood.
R.H. Scheffrahn University of Florida
Basically what these companies are selling is a one or two
year treatment plan. You pay several thousand dollars upfront for the first
treatment and this entitles you to an undetermined amount of
re-treatments. There are two main problems:
(1) They are only
treating the visible termites. Any undetected termites will
never be treated and will continue to cause damage.
(2) You
are responsible for determining the success or failure of
the treatment. It is likely the termites have been temporally
suppressed or have just been relocated. At the end of the
policy you will need to purchase another treatment plan
“because your house is likely to still have termites in it
somewhere” and this will continue as long as you own the
home.
The bottom line is this, if your house has a minor
infestation, then a spot treatment may be the right choice
for you. However if your home has a severe infestation, then
a whole house treatment is probably best. The fact is that
not all houses need to be fumigated and not all houses can
be spot treated. We will give you an honest evaluation and a
free estimate. Don’t work with a company that only offers
spot treatments for controlling drywood termites. The following
should be considered when determining the proper treatment
plan; the location, quantity and age of the infestations. We
offer both fumigations and local treatments. Please call
today 1 (888) 881-1191 or (909) 597-6953 or click here Inspection Request and send an
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