Mississippi Approves EP/LI Termite Treatment Directions-for-Use for Termidor

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — The Mississippi Department of Agriculture has accepted the directions-for-use for exterior perimeter/localized interior (EP/LI) termite treatments. These instructions can be found on the labels for Termidor SC termiticide/insecticide and Termidor WG termiticide/insecticide from BASF, the company said in a release.

The labels currently contain a prohibition of use statement regarding the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. BASF is working to amend the product label to reflect this approval in Mississippi. Termidor is not registered for termite use in the state of New York.

BASF refers to the EP/LI treatment as a PerimeterPLUS treatment, as it provides a new option for effective post-construction control of subterranean termites. The application is significantly less invasive to the structure than a “conventional” post-construction liquid termiticide treatment, the company said. Termidor was the first liquid termiticide to receive U.S. EPA approval of EP/LI treatment directions-for-use.
 
Forty-eight states have now signed off on the EP/LI use for Termidor. BASF continues to work with state officials to gain approval of this use in Louisiana.

“We are pleased with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture’s approval of the EP/LI directions-for-use noted on the Termidor label,” said BASF Business Manager William Baxter in a release. “Partners throughout the country have been benefiting from the flexibility of the Termidor label, and BASF is dedicated to continuing to deliver product and application innovations to the pest control industry.”
 
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture requires a licensee from each company to go through verifiable training; the EP/LI treatment will be officially available July 5 for use by trained partners in Mississippi.