Pest control operators around Australia are getting their hands on the next generation Termidor technology; Termidor Dry and Termidor Foam, as well as a new Goliath® Liquid Ant Bait. These innovations by global chemical company BASF, will provide pest control operators with new professional options.
At a series of launch events across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in November, BASF’s pest control team lead by Commercial Manager Stewart Paterson presented the benefits of the new products.
One of the highlights of the event was Dr David Elmouttie, the team’s Technical Specialist, conducting an on-site experiment to show how Termidor Foam expands and holds in place. The new foam, which can be applied though BASF’s specially modified System III has been specifically formulated as a dry foam and has remarkable properties so it doesn’t turn to liquid like conventional foams.
“This is an industry changing improvement. Foaming is not new but this is by far the right way to foam, to deliver more effective control, the first time”, exclaimed David.
“This combined with the products unsurpassed 30:1 expansion ratio ensures that Termidor Foam will work through intricate termite workings and carton material without dissipating and turning to water like other foams can”.
BASF claims that, Termidor® Foam has been specifically designed with 0.05g/kg of fipronil, to ensure the product does not kill too quickly to allow the powerful Termidor Transfer Effect™ to go to work.
David pointed out, “this means that Termidor Foam will be highly effective for stage 1 colony elimination when treating termite nests in and off structure, bivouacs, baiting stations or other areas with termite activity”.
The second product BASF has launched is Termidor Dry, the first termiticide and insecticide to be formulated with the revolutionary BASF patented MICROLLOSE™ carrier which is touted by BASF to improve flowability and increase product palatability.
David explained that “the new MICROLLOSE™ carrier in Termidor Dry is less hydrophilic (water attracting) than other carriers such as talc, cellulose or alpha-cellulose which ensures improved flow through damp termite galleries and workings minimising clogging. MICROLLOSE™ also provides a highly palatable food source, more so than timber itself.
The MICROLLOSE™ advantage results in Termidor Dry not only being an incredible contact termiticide with increased flowability but also a highly palatable food source, ensuring Termidor Dry quickly controls termites and is transferred among termites via the Termidor Transfer Effect™”.
The new Goliath liquid ant bait is sugar rich and contains fipronil, with a formulation designed to be highly attractive to carbohydrate feeding ants. The new highly palatable formulation is designed to ensure foraging ants can’t detect the powerful insecticide active.
“This results in rapid transfer back to the nest and ultimately total colony control. Irresistible to foraging ants, which cannot detect the insecticide active, and maintaining both its attractiveness and activity over an extended period, the bait is readily consumed. It is then rapidly transferred back to the nest to feed the entire colony through the communal food sharing behaviour of trophallaxis and the trusted Goliath Transfer Effect™ characteristics, leading to unsurpassed colony control” describes David.
Termidor Foam, Termidor Dry and Goliath Liquid Ant Bait are the newest innovations in a long line of products brought to Australia by BASF for more information visit pestcontrol.basf.com.au.
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