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Termites issues – See anything?

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Termites – Notice anything unusual?

Termites issues

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I was driving the other day and noticed this on numerous homes in one specific neighborhood. Well here is my take, the pretreat didn’t work. So why did the pretreat not work? Here are my clues on this one.

Wasn’t done at all.
Wasn’t the correct mixture.
Maybe somebody thought they did these homes, maybe not.
Maybe a chemical we thought would work in AZ and didn’t.
Wasn’t done at all, oops I said that again. Many of these homes had limited angle drilling and that leads me to think something is amiss, I’m not dropping names but in my opinion it’s a scary thing.

Are you refurbishing your Home?

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Are you refurbishing your Home?

So this last week I decided to replace a piece of carpeting in my dining room. I never liked it in the dining room to begin with and finally decided to put in tile. After removing the carpet I noticed a very large crack and YES I had the termite expert (Mike) come to my house and drill it before putting in the tile.

Nothing looks worse than tile that has to be drilled after you notice the termites.

So a piece of free advice – if you are replacing a floor with wood or tile, take the time and treat for termites. Most termite companies would prefer not to drill a new tile, it will never look the same.

A few pictures of cracks in the concrete…

Before replacing a floor take the time to have it fixed, I don’t like drilling new wood or tile floors. Trust me on this one, please!

The WOW Factor – Termidor HE Copack

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The WOW Factor – Termidor HE (High Efficiency) Copack

Termidor HE Copack – is dispersed more evenly through the soil than standard liquid termite treatments, creating an Enhanced Protection Zone.

Has the potential to save millions of gallons of water each year.

Ensures a more precise application of termiticide around homes.

Reduces the need for much of the disruption, digging and drilling around homes.

Termidor HE Copack is the latest innovation in Termidor technology.

ProBest Pest Management participated by conducting 16 of these test sites.

Termite tubes and tunnels…

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Termite tubes and tunnels…

#1 & #2 Down tubes – the termites have gone up the wall and are coming back down via down tubes

#3 Damage to drywall – termites will sometimes pop out of the inside of the drywall and do some damage to the paper

#4, #5, #6 Tubes and tunnels coming up from expansion joint in the garage – easiest way to determine if you have termites

So you’re a homeowner – some free advice from an EXPERT!

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So you’re a homeowner – some free advice from an EXPERT!

Don’t stack any wood against the home, termites, wood boring beetles and carpenter bees love wood.

If its dead termites love it!

See the sawdust on the right log = carpenter bees

Verifi™ by FMC for Bed Bugs

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Verifi™ by FMC for Bed Bugs

OK the rumor mill advises that these products will be shipping on the 15th of April and I have it on good authority that is the case.

Are you a property manager, hotel/motel operator, realtor or homeowner that just wants to know if you have Bed Bugs. Then this is the tool for you with Peace of Mind!

Thanks to FMC and Univar for supplying the artwork above with a few modifications by ProBest.

When bee’s attack – true story…

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When bee’s attack – true story…

Africanized bee’s are not the friendliest and nicest of the bees we have in Arizona, but this story raised my antenna.

Read this story from the International Business Times Africanized Bees: Aggressive Insects Attack Beekeeper in Tennessee.

According to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, a horde of partially Africanized bees attacked one Tennessee beekeeper a few months ago. A cloud of about 100,000 streamed from a hive and surrounded the man, who ran and jumped into his car. It was five minutes before the swarm gave up its pursuit. The beekeeper, who was wearing protective gear, suffered about 30 stings.

This was an experienced veteran bee keeper, thank goodness he had a bee suit on, or he could have been a dead bee keeper. Bee work in Arizona is not – IS NOT a DIY or Do It Yourself job. Don’t kid yourself, because if you start a job and the bees become nasty there is no shut off switch. You cannot dial them back to nice, they may attack everything in the neighborhood including children, pets and anyone just out having a good time.

Found A Live or Dead Animal In Your Yard or do you have a smell in your wall or attic?

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Found A Live or Dead Animal In Your Yard or do you have a smell in your wall or attic?

Found wildlife? We don’t do feral dogs and cats. We are not set up as a animal/wildlife rescue service and all of our funding comes from customers like you. Sometime a wild animal gets trapped in an attic or dies within a wall. ProBest can employ the Restorator to get rid of those smells.

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Found A Live or Dead Animal In Your Yard or do you have a smell in your wall or attic?

Found wildlife? We don’t do feral dogs and cats. We are not set up as a animal/wildlife rescue service and all of our funding comes from customers like you. Sometime a wild animal gets trapped in an attic or dies within a wall. ProBest can employ the Restorator to get rid of those smells.

Rent our Restorator