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Repellent and non-repellent termiticides

Termiticides are pesticides used for pest termites’ control. One of the possible divisions of these insecticides is dividing into repellent and non-repellent products. Here we give a list of some of the commonly used termiticides.

Basically these two groups of termiticides are differentiated by how termites are affected when they encounter treated soil. Repellent termiticides do not kill termites, because insects are able to detect the treated soil and do not tunnel into it. On the other hand, as termites tunnel through the soil treated with non repellent termiticides, they contact those chemicals or ingest them and die.

Some insecticides used as repellent termiticides are:

Bifenthrin, Biflex TC, Cypermethrin, Demon TC, Dragnet FT, Fenvalerate, Permethrin, Pyrethroids, Prelude, Prevail, Talstar, Tribute.

Some insecticides used as non-repellents are:

Chloronicotinyls, Chlorophenapyr, Fipronil, Imidicloprid, Phantom, Phenylpyrazols, Pyrrols, Premise, Termidor.

All synthetic chemicals classified as "Repellent Termiticides" are pyrethroids. Both repellent and non-repellent termiticides have proven satisfactory for making effective barriers when applied properly.