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Premise

Termites do not detect Premise.

Premise is a non-repellent termite treatment, meaning that termites unknowingly enter the Treated Zone™. Applied to soil, Premise creates a protective Treated Zone™ between termites in the soil and wood in your home. Other repellent termite control products rely on a complete barrier to be effective – one small gap in the treatment and termites will find it. Premise works by killing termites, not repelling them. Its unique chemistry binds to soil and won't wash away.Premise eliminates termites.

Premise gets rid of termites in several ways. First, termites are eliminated as they ingest or contact Premise in the Treated Zone™. Second, termites transfer Premise through social interaction and cannibalism. Termites survive as a colony and are in constant contact with each other. Premise uses this against them to protect your home!

You can rely on Premise and us to protect your home.

Your family's well-being comes first when deciding what's best for your home, and you get that with the Premise family of products from Bayer. Premise has delivered responsible termite elimination that has been proven in more than 1 million homes. Premise is applied at very low rates — up to 10 times lower than some other termite treatments. Best of all, rigorous testing to meet Environmental Protection Agency standards and more than seven years of real-world use show Premise eliminates termites without affecting people.

An ounce of prevention is worth thousands of dollars in repairs. Use this seven-step checklist to make your home unwelcome to termites.

  • Keep it dry.
  • Termites need moisture for survival, so they seek out wet places around your home. Check your gutters to make sure water drains away from the home and doesn't pool around your foundation.
  • Wood is an avenue in for termites, so keep all firewood, lumber or wood products away from your home's foundation or crawl space. Also embed all outdoor wood posts and stairs in concrete, and always allow an 18-inch gap between the soil and wooden portions of your home.
  • Have a solid foundation. Termites can sneak through openings as small as a pinpoint, so seal all cracks and holes in your home's concrete foundation.
  • Examine your storage spaces. Rotted wood, or damage to cardboard boxes, wallpaper, carpeting or sheetrock are all signs that termites have already invaded your home.
  • Inspect windowsills and doorframes for sawdust and bug-size wings. Termites leave behind their wings when they reproduce, so check to make sure these locations are free of debris.
  • Look for mud tunnels running along your home's foundation. These "bug size" tracks of damp dirt or bubbled paint on wooden surfaces allow termites to enter your home without being exposed to sunlight and air, which can be deadly to termites.

Are you swarm-free? Beginning in the spring, reproductive termites swarm in the early evening or after rainstorms. Swarming termites around or inside your home is a major warning sign of potential infestation.

Want to totally make sure you're termite-free? Contact Express Pest Control at (972)562-9999 today and set up an inspection.