Vikane vs Spot Treatments with Checklist - Exterm-A

Vikane gas fumigant gives
you the reliability that spot
treatments can’t.
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Why recommend
Vikane® gas fumigant?
We’re obsessed with reliability at Dow AgroSciences. As an
drywood termites
• Proven effective in more than
2 million structures
• Nearly 50 years of trusted
fumigation expertise
• Administered by trained,
knowledgeable fumigation experts
• Backed by service and support unparalleled in the industry
It’s a recommendation homeowners can rely on. That’s because
• 100 percent elimination of inspector, we know you are, too. So recommend whole-structure
fumigation using Vikane® gas fumigant over spot treatments.
Vikane eliminates 100 percent of drywood termites. And only
Vikane has over 2 million structures and nearly 50 years of
experience to prove it.
Spot treatments don’t even compare.
A pest management professional would literally have to find
every single drywood termite colony in a home for a spot
treatment to be effective. They’d have to have access to every
nook and cranny. But that’s next to impossible. Plus, recent
market research shows that 81 percent of pest management
professionals who use spot treatments cite efficacy issues
as the main weakness of those treatments.1 So don’t risk your
reputation by recommending spot treatments, which
have many downfalls:
• If the termites can’t be found, a spot
treatment can’t control them
• Some spot treatments require drilling,
potentially causing further damage to a home
• Homeowners may have to pay for multiple
spot treatments to control drywood termites
• Drywood termites that survive spot treatments
can re-establish an entire colony
Jefferson Davis & Associates, April 2005
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Help homeowners make the smart choice.
Your recommendation means a lot. Homeowners rely on the
professional opinion of inspectors to protect their largest
investment. That’s why it’s so important for you to recommend
whole-structure fumigation using Vikane® gas fumigant. There’s
no place for drywood termites to hide. Vikane disperses
throughout the entire home, even into areas that would be
impossible to detect, and penetrates through the wood to
eliminate all termite colonies.
You can count on fumigation professionals
who use Vikane.
Vikane is administered by highly trained fumigation experts.
In fact, fumigators in the Commitment to ExcellenceSM (CTE)
Program have made a voluntary commitment to excel in wholestructure fumigation with Vikane gas fumigant. CTE fumigators
take intensive exams, undergo regular evaluations, attend
mandatory training, and are up to date on the latest and most
advanced fumigation techniques of using Vikane.
So when you recommend Vikane, homeowners get proven
efficacy from qualified professionals, which provides peace of
When to Fumigate
Checklist
If you find any one of the following
conditions in a structure infested with
drywood termites, recommend wholestructure fumigation using Vikane:
n Home is 5 to 10 years old and has never been fumigated
n Home has been previously
spot-treated for drywood termites
n Home has not been fumigated for 5 to 10 years
n Evidence of multiple infestations
n Infestations in inaccessible areas
n Home has extensive, visible drywood termite damage, making it difficult to identify active from
inactive infestations
n Previous spot treatments
have failed
n Drywood termites have swarmed inside the home
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Other homes in the neighborhood
have drywood termites
n It is a real estate transaction
mind. It’s all part of our obsession with reliability.
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Vikane is a federally Restricted Use Pesticide.
Always read and follow label directions.
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These materials have been created specifically for Vikane® gas fumigant and no other structural
fumigant. The information contained in these materials is based upon the product label. Use
instructions for Vikane are not intended for use with other structural fumigants, which will have
different product label requirements. These materials may not be copied nor reproduced without
permission of Dow AgroSciences.
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