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Integrated Pest Management
Definition:
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a decision-making process that anticipates and prevents pest activity and infestation by combining several strategies to achieve long-term solutions.
Components of an IPM program may include education, proper waste management, structural repair, maintenance, biological and mechanical control techniques, and pesticide application.
Questions and Answers about IPM:
What are the benefits of IPM?
Pest Prevention, Customer Awareness, Less Reliance on Pesticides, Improved Home Maintenance, Long-Term Solutions, Precise Pesticide Applications, and Effective and Environmentally Sensitive Protection
How does IPM differ from traditional pest control?
IPM employs an approach that requires more participation by the business owner and homeowner to achieve long-term pest control.
What does "integrated" mean?
The use of two or more pest management techniques (inspection, identification, sanitation, cultural, mechanical, biological and / or pesticides) to achieve established pest management objectives.
What does an IPM service involve?
Time and effort to inspect and monitor pest activity, employ procedures, make suggestions for eliminating points of entry and resting areas, and deter potential pest infestations and / or reduce existing ones.
Does IPM eliminate the use of pesticides?
An effective IPM program may include the use of pesticides. However, the amount needed will likely be reduced.
What is your responsibility as homeowner or business owner? Your continuous involvement and participation are needed to implement your pest control technician's recommendations.
When pesticides are used, how are they applied?
The appropriate use and application of pesticides is spelled out by the EPA and others, and will vary according to circumstances. Your pest control technician will tell you where and how pesticides will be applied in or near your structure.
How does Mick's Exterminating determine the strategy best for me?
You and your technician will discuss your individual needs and together you will decide which of our programs will accomplish the desired results.
Termite Control
Termites cause more than $750,000,000 in damage each year. That's more than is caused by all fires and storms combined — and earthquakes as well. It has been said that in this country there are only two kinds of homes: those with termites, and those that will have termites
Mick's Exterminating is here to help !
The Difference Between Termites and Ants
Termite Services
We are authorized to offer all termite control services available, including the latest and most advanced methods:
Conventional Barrier Treatment with Termidor
Termidor is the latest termiticide introduced. The manufacturer offers a five-year pledge as long as Termidor is applied properly by trained operators. After 5 years it is recommended that a termite inspection is done annually to determine if re-application is necessary.
The Sentricon* Termite Colony Elimination System
Unlike any other control method, Sentricon can completely eliminate an entire termite colony and the costly damage it might cause. With ongoing monitoring by Mick's Exterminating, Sentricon then protects your home forever from future invasions. As an authorized firm, Mick's Exterminating offers years of experience controlling termites and other household pests. The Sentricon system provides total termite colony elimination. Independent studies and university research has documented this time and time again, which is something only Sentricon can claim. The Sentricon system can only be installed by professionals who have received extensive training from Dow AgroSciences on termite biology and behavior and system use. Only the Sentricon system offers the ability to track the installation, elimination and ongoing monitoring for protection against termites, via our sophisticated computer system.
Environmental Friendly
In 2000, Dow AgroSciences was the winner of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. Sentricon's Recruit termite bait was the first product approved under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Reduced Risk Pesticide Initiative.
Around the World
Use of this technology is expanding globally. It is currently being used not only in the United States, where it is protecting structures like the Statue of Liberty, the White House and Independence Hall, but also in Australia, France, Spain and Japan. The Sentricon System has successfully eliminated termites from a 10-acre area of Bourges, France, and is protecting the Senate building in Rome, Italy, as well as avenues of trees lining the streets of Paris.
What do George Washington and Elvis Presley have in common? Both of their former homes are being protected by the Sentricon* Termite Colony Elimination System. Sentricon is now protecting Mount Vernon (the former home of the father of our country), the Alamo, My Old Kentucky Home and Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley. The Sentricon System was recently installed at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.
Pre-Treatments
The Sentricon System is approved for use by the U.S. EPA and most state regulatory agencies. Plus, the Department of Housing and Urban Development accepts the Sentricon System as a new construction treatment option for use as an alternative to liquid barrier treatments. The Sentricon System is the only termite baiting system to be listed with the SBCCI (Southern Building Code Congress International), a member of the National Evaluation Service, Inc. It provides support in the building design and construction industry. The SBCCI develops and maintains a set of model building codes and co-authors the International Building Code for use by local jurisdictions.
Mick's Exterminating
One of the initial firms to be chosen to provide Sentricon, we have consistently rated at the top of customer satisfaction per customer feedback surveys done by Dow AgroSciences and Authorized Operators.
IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
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Wildlife, Moles
Flying ants and swarming termites are often difficult to tell apart.
Termites have relatively straight, beadlike antennae, while ants have elbowed antennae. Termites have two pairs of wings (front and back) that are of almost-equal length. Ants also have two pairs of wings, but the fore wings are much larger than the hind wings. The abdomen of the termite is broadly joined to the thorax while the abdomen and thorax of the ant are joined by a narrow waist called a petiole.
The outstanding difference between swarming termites and flying ants is the wide body of the termite as opposed to the constricted or pinched body of the ant. For more information about the difference between ants and termites click here Featured+Pest
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