Talk of The Villages Florida - Termite Protection/Re-Treatment after 5-7 years

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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 834945)

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Truthfully, since our house is almost new, there is nothing for me to do at the present time. However, in a previous house that I lived in for over ten years (and it was at least 20 years old when I bought it) I never had termites. I did not have an annual inspection but was very aware of keeping my eyes open for signs of termites.

As you may have guessed from my comments, I am not an advocate of indiscriminate treatments or spraying. Unfortunately, those services are rampant within the Villages. For the life of me I don't know why everyone has gotten on this bandwagon as opposed to treating a problem when and if it occurs. They would be saving themselves some money and would not be contaminating the environment.

I am no expert on termites, so don't know if the treatments we do are indiscriminate or not. But I do notice a lot of people do things that are not what I would call environmentally friendly. Every time I go to the post office, for example, probably about 2/3 of the people throw their junk mail into the trash cans instead of taking it home and recycling. But that's an observation for another thread.

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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 834945)

The house you bought that was 20 years old was probably treated with the chemical that lasted a lifetime and didn't need to be redone. Government outlawed that chemical which is the reason you now need to retreat.

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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 834946)

Thanks for pointing it out to me. Now, I get understand!

And that is a beautiful font you changed to. What is it called, do you know?

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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 (Post 834962)

How, exactly, do you apply this? Spray, dig a trench...? And how often?

I didn't look into it yet, but think it's a spray.

Contact one of those links for more info

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Originally Posted by gomoho (Post 834974)

[SIZE="5"]The chemical to which you are referring is Chlordane, which was banned in 1988. No, Chlordane does not last a lifetime.

When we sold that house in 2012 and the current owners had their inspection, they did not find any sign of termites in the house but did find a sign of them in pergola we built that was away from the house. In that case, they did a spot treatment.[/SIZE]

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Originally Posted by PaPaLarry (Post 834950)

Do they still "Tent a house" when there is termite infestation?

Yes, they still do tent houses. Sometimes, it's the only (correct) solution. I haven't been in this area long enough to know if they have done any of this within the general Villages area. Not all pest control companies are capable of doing this either.

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Originally Posted by obxgal (Post 834887)

Works well... We used it liquid form for our log home up north and use it down here too between our Deans applications. Mainly because of our neighbors mulch next to our CYV.

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If you have a pesticide service contract and are spraying in between their service dates, you are spraying entirely too much.

If your neighbors have cypress mulch, you probably have nothing to worry about. Critters don't like cypress.

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 835016)

And that is a beautiful font you changed to. What is it called, do you know?

Yes. It's called "Comic Sans." I use it often because it's so easy to read.

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Originally Posted by villages07 (Post 711708)

Background: My house is 7 years old and was originally treated for termite protection during construction by Massey. That was supposed to last for 5 years, but, they found very few problems until the 7 year mark. I have paid the $99 annual termite protection fee that gets me an inspection and coverage/treatment should there be an infestation.

Ok, fast forward to today.... Massey says at 7 years I have to re-treat or risk not being renewed next year. I could just renew this year without re-treating and see if they hold true to their threat to dump me next year.

They have two treatment options... one is drill around the perimeter and inject liquid; other is to drill holes and install bait traps. Both options cost $499 (but this years 99 renewal is waived).

The liquid option is guaranteed for 10 years then has to be redone, but, I still have to do $99 annual renewal/inspection starting next year.

The bait option costs a $149 each year but is guaranteed 'forever'. So, the two options net out to about the same cost.

The rep cited a handful of termite infestation cases working their way down through Lynnhaven area to Sunset Pointe as these houses age. Still, not a huge problem.

So, for some of you that live say, in Glenbrook, Hacienda or other places 10 years or older...what is Massey telling you now? What did they offer/threaten you with 2-3 years ago?

Part of me thinks they are using scare tactics to force you to spend on re-treatment.

On the other hand, do many of you opt for a re-treatment after xx years for peace of mind?

Massey, overall, has been responsive, effective, and efficient in my lawn weed/feed, pest control, etc needs so I have no real issues with the company's performance.

We contracted with Massey when we purchased our home in 2005 for all their services.
This year the sales person came to our home and said we HAD to retreat for termites, cost was $500.00 + The invoice we had recievd was for $99.00 and stated Payment of this renewal extends the Subterrannean Termite Protection for one year from the expiration date shown below , which was December 19th. The Sales person said this was not correct and that the only way we could extend the service was to purchase and retreat for $500.00 + . Naturally I became concerned , we were very pleaed with the other services Massey had been providing since 2005. Not very pleased with this sales tactic. I began looking around for another service provider. Found one that was less expensive, with a good reputation from their customers. We switched. For us to switch we had to retreat whcih we did. When I notified Massey. the manager called and said that it was not necessary to retreat and that their sales person was incorrect. How could I trust them in the future. My balance with them was 35.00. They sent someone to the house to collect the money, which we had paid, in fact had paid $50.00 which meant they owed us a refund. They only way they will refund the money is if you chase them for it. What I learned was loyalty means nothing when dealng with a company like this. Still waiting for the refund.

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Originally Posted by jflynn1 (Post 837087)

the manager called and said that it was not necessary to retreat and that their sales person was incorrect. .

So retreatment is not needed after 5 years, very interesting are we all being scammed?

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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 836104)

Tenting is usually only done for flying termites. Ground termites must be treated in the soil.

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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 (Post 837089)

So retreatment is not needed after 5 years, very interesting are we all being scammed?

I for one am reassured by my retreatment and for $.27 a day won't quibble.
Pest control companies can no longer use the chemical that prevented termite infestation for a very long time thanks to government regulations - based on that retreatment is needed to protect the property.

Just had my inspection yesterday from Massey's. Everything was ok, but in order to have continued coverage for termites, I can either choose the "Bait Plan" or the "Spraying" Plan. Either way, it's 499.00 (less 15%), plus deduct 123.00 I payed this year for inspection. So total is 297.00. Not sure which way to go. If I go Bait Box way, they put bait in every year, and inspection price goes up 145.00 per year. If they spray, it's good for ten years, and my inspection price will still be 123.00. Inspection person, recommended Bait Boxes. Not sure which way to go?