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Bob and Ryley meet with exterminator Dean Bailey of Fowler and Sons of Hyannis, MA to discuss termite control in and around the garage. Dean explains the pesticide used.
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Termite Prevention

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" Here we've got a fourteen foot wide opening for a large shed on both Daria thought and that'll hold it -- hold the floor. Now who's this over measures that being banned it from my current signs and he's got a lot. Eight outfield and hit the termites hey there how -- it is Obama always doing JK is it looks like you're already well protected vehicle -- now what is it that you doing. I'm actually doing -- retreat subterranean termites. OK and this is especially a problem in an area where there's a lot of -- well -- and and what exactly do you do what's the material was that -- That the pesticide actually that the mind -- site. That's a little bit different than actual insecticide. And what that is is it's for two reasons one it supplied would probably but it crystallizes. -- also by the put crystallizes. And it's injected into the soil in the whole reason behind that is the idea. A life expectancy in the soil keep it on a tight areas -- at least now so we'll talk to one time deal basically I have to keep redoing it and you don't have to worry about to treading water this particular chemicals guarantee poignant story. Terrific."

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