What makes Premise so outstanding is that this work stoppage occurs at a wide range of soil concentrations. When Premise is applied at labeled rates, high and low concentrations can exist within any given treated zone. Premise causes a range of behavioral disruptions in termites including the cessation of feeding, grooming and colony maintenance. And at lower exposures, a second mode of action, Premise Plus Nature, makes them susceptible to infection by naturally occurring organisms. Either way, complete structural protection is achieved.
Termites enter structures by building mud tubes up into the structure.
The worker caste termites extract the cellulose out of the wood and store it in their stomachs. They then return to the colony and regurgitate the cellulose and the rest of the colony feeds on this. Termiticides are placed evenly in the soil, under slabs, around pipes, cracks, in voids, and on the exterior. These termiticides act as a barrier for only a few years however and retreatment is constantly necessary. A lot of people believe that this is overkill and is putting too much pesticide into the soil thus endangering the environment.