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    Default Microwaves Safely Zap Termites Dead

    Have you ever heard of a microwave treatment
    process used to kill termites?

    Well if you haven’t heard, It has existed since
    1994 and if you have heard something about it,
    then you may be interested in hearing about
    some of it’s finer qualities.

    (1) How Do Microwaves Kill Termites?
    Quite simply by cooking them within their living
    habitat similar to the way one heats up a cup of
    coffee in a microwave oven.

    (2) At what heat temperature do termites die?
    Microwaves when applied to termites that are
    living within generated microwave penetration
    range are heated quickly to a scientifically
    proven lethal heat dosage rate of 128 degrees
    Fahrenheit or 53.5 Celsius.

    (3) How long must they be exposed to lethal heat range?
    Drywood termites surrender to rapid thermal
    death when exposed to their established lethal
    heat temperatures for as little as a 5 minute
    duration period.

    In Conclusion:
    Microwave treatment of termites is becoming
    more popular because of the benefits attained
    from no poison gas or toxic chemical usage.
    Public demand for alternatives to old School
    high risk poison applications continues to
    grow and become a major treatment concern.
    Self treatment by industrial and commercial
    property owners is also on the rise due to
    extreme cost control savings and less liabilities.
    Last edited by KarlFabian; 09-09-2010 at 10:39 PM.

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    I'm guessing the hardest part is getting the little devils into the microwave so you can cook 'em up
    Just kidding; but seriously what tool is used to do the 'micro-waving' in any given room?

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    Hello gotlivechat,
    The Microwaves are applied with a microwave generator device of which comes in different sizes with the smallest covering about one cubic foot of treat area per application average treat time of 5 minutes. The device is then moved to adjacent area and the process is repeated until the entire area of infestation is treated.
    Treatments are more easily pinpointed for application by use of accurate electronic termite detection devices. Thanks for the inquiry. I will be posting more tid bits about the treatment procedure.

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    Default Termites Can Be Controlled Without Use of Tenting and Poison Gas

    A safe and sane proven microwave termite
    treatment device process is now available
    worldwide. It’s known as the piece of mind
    answer to health risks associated with the
    lethal use and exposure to poison termite gas.


    1. Poison gas not the only treat option.
    There is no longer any excuse for persons
    seeking termite treatment to pay for and
    except only gas poison tenting of a
    residence just to kill a few termites. There
    is also no excuse or reason to put any
    human at risk of pesticide poisoning
    or even death just to kill a few termites.
    Microwave termite treatment is the clean
    alternative to whole structure fumigation.


    2. Poison termite gas deaths occur.
    You’ll be surprised to know that numerous
    human and animal deaths occur annually
    from direct as well as indirect exposure to
    all types of poison gas used in termite
    treatment. Additionally, there are no known
    antidotes for these extremely hazardous
    poisons. They are so lethal that persons
    contracting to have poison gas with tent
    treatment performed, must first review and
    sign a detailed written legal disclaimer that
    discloses high risk health dangers of its use.


    3. The solution is microwave termite treatment.
    Those who seek termite treatment no longer
    need to run the risk of poisoning, death or
    health injuries associated with poison gas
    treatment.


    Microwave termite treatment is a safer way
    to kill termites without tenting a structure
    and filling it with poison lethal gas.
    Last edited by KarlFabian; 10-03-2010 at 03:35 PM. Reason: Correction

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    If this covers a square foot of space at a time, then what ensures that all the insects in the wall will be gotten. Maybe a person won't be able to cover the entire wall for long enough to cook them. Or else a couple of insects will run away from the microwave and go to another spot in the wall until you're done with your old area and then run back there again. All it takes to repopulate the whole house is a couple of insects.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan Radford View Post
    If this covers a square foot of space at a time, then what ensures that all the insects in the wall will be gotten. Maybe a person won't be able to cover the entire wall for long enough to cook them. Or else a couple of insects will run away from the microwave and go to another spot in the wall until you're done with your old area and then run back there again. All it takes to repopulate the whole house is a couple of insects.


    Good Questions Jonathan, allow me to answer them to your satisfaction?
    Temperature readings and all treatment applications are monitored and recorded during treatment procedures to assure complete treatment. Applicator does not hold a generator physically during treatment application.

    Termite detection systems are used to isolate each area of infestation allowing for precise treatment application. After treatment is completed detection systems are used to check for any living termite remains and additional treatment is applied as needed for complete control.

    As for termites vacationing during treatment and returning afterwards for re-infestation, Very Very unlikely because termites are social insects. Their social cast is that of total dependency upon the queen and her orders which are dictated throughout the colony via fecal fluid taste secretions. Without queen communication termites are lost and die. Should they come across another colony they will be killed and cannibalized for being an outsider easily identifiable by their different taste secretions.

    The highly sensitive termite detection systems available today are so accurate it's unbelievable but true. Some systems even double as bed bug detectors and are also 100% accurate. It’s these new detection technologies, which make microwave termite treatment the preferred safe treatment choice instead of the old school unsafe poison gas tenting process.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KarlFabian View Post
    Have you ever heard of a microwave treatment
    process used to kill termites?

    (1) How Do Microwaves Kill Termites?
    Quite simply by cooking them within their living
    habitat similar to the way one heats up a cup of
    coffee in a microwave oven.

    In Conclusion:
    Microwave treatment of termites is becoming
    more popular because of the benefits attained
    from no poison gas or toxic chemical usage.
    Public demand for alternatives to old School
    high risk poison applications continues to
    grow and become a major treatment concern.
    Self treatment by industrial and commercial
    property owners is also on the rise due to
    extreme cost control savings and less liabilities.
    In Conclusion:

    Dude, you're doing too much drugs!! Anyone that buys into this scam should empty their medicine cabinets and swallow the contents!

    How do microwaves kill termites? The same way they kill people by cooking them slowly! Oh No, let's put Mr. Hamster in the microwave and see how effective it is!

    No doubt this is a scam!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KarlFabian View Post
    Hello gotlivechat,
    The Microwaves are applied with a microwave generator device of which comes in different sizes with the smallest covering about one cubic foot of treat area per application average treat time of 5 minutes. The device is then moved to adjacent area and the process is repeated until the entire area of infestation is treated.
    Treatments are more easily pinpointed for application by use of accurate electronic termite detection devices. Thanks for the inquiry. I will be posting more tid bits about the treatment procedure.
    This was a helpful clarification, as I was wondering the same as gotlivechat! Ha! It makes much more sense now that this microwave generating device is portable to treat miscellaneous areas around the house. Great post!

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    Lets zap the suckers! This sounds perfectly legit and not a scam at all *cough*

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    Heh, pretty lol thread. Hmm microwaved termites... nom nom nom...

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