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Posted by Rod Speed on April 19, 2008, 7:06 pm
> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> Chloe wrote
>>>>> Terminix nationally doesn't exactly have a great track record in
>>>>> terms of running an honest business. Plenty of people have had their
>>>>> houses munched by termites when the mixture of powdered milk and
>>>>> water Terminix used to spray around their houses didn't turn out to
>>>>> be all that effective <g>. Check with your state's attorney general
>>>>> office or department of agriculture before you do business with them.
>>>> Our favorite contractor has a generally dim view of the termite
>>>> industry, he's seen too many shady local franchisees who are better
>>>> at high-pressure sales than they are at killing bugs. This is one
>>>> of those areas where lots and lots of research is called for before
>>>> signing on the dotted line.
>>> My experience, and I have plenty, is that the independently owned
>>> local companies (not franchisees) are the best bet. But you're right,
>>> research is important.
>> Trouble is that real research isnt really feasible in this area,
>> because its so hard to quantify which operations do an effective job.
> I don't think that's really so at all. There is quite a lot of valid research.
Not on how INDEPENDANTLY OWNED LOCAL COMPANYS perform there isnt.
> The problem is that there are folks who are more interested in making profits
than otherwise; that doesn't mean there
> isn't actual research and scientific basis for some of the products, only that
marketing may outstrip the results the
> science claims.
That wasnt what I commented on.
> IMO, if they would simply bring back Chlordane and a few of the other
> banned products as restricted use the problems would be far fewer.
Sure, but that wasnt what I commented on either.
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