If you’re dealing with small pests like SPRINGTAILS or CLOVER MITES, its super important to understand how you arrived to where you are now with the infestation.
These insects don’t come from thin air. They migrate up out of the ground and initially live on or under your homes siding.
From there, they’ll migrate into your walls and eventually come out around windows, doors and baseboards.
This typically takes years but eventually they get into living spaces through windows, doors, attics and wall spaces if you don’t control them under the siding!
So to start, it’s important to make the areas under the siding inhospitable for insects. This can usually be achieved using XEMPT EC and BOOST sprayed on the siding. For most siding, it will penetrate deep enough to take out the current pest.
In this short video, you will see how to make the treatment using XEMPT DUST. Dust is fine to use if you are treating the siding to prevent pests. Xempt D will last a year a more so if you do not have an issue under your siding and don’t want to develop a problem there, dusting is fine. But if you have a current issue – especially with something like Springtails – you’ll need to these same areas using the Power Injector and either Maxxthor EC or Xempt E
Be sure to treat from the GUTTERS down to the base of the foundation. Gutters are equally important compared to windows and doors meaning they are one of the main if not the main route of entry to the inside of most any home so don’t ignore them.
After treating, plan on going outside to inspect at least 1 hour after dark. Springtails are NOCTURNAL by nature so in the dark (armed with a flashlight) is the best way to spot ongoing issues that need further attention. What you’re looking for during these post treatment inspections is the net result. Not seeing new pests a week or two later means your issue is being handled by the exterior treatment and no further focus will be needed.
And if you have hardy board planks or brick siding, you should see a great reduction pretty quick. BUT often times the treatment won’t penetrate deep enough for siding like Wood Shakes, Aluminum or Vinyl.
So if you’re finding new pest activity within a few days or even a week later and have vinyl siding? You’ll most likely need to power inject.
Power Injecting can be done using our POWER INJECTOR or SKY-HY NO PUMP SPRAYER. These tools allow you to inject your mixture deep under the siding so you can reach all insects that may be living in the space.
In this video below, you will see how to make a home siding treatment using XEMPT DUST. Dust is fine to use if you are treating to prevent pests. Xempt D will last a year a more and can withstand moisture so it’s well suited for this space. But if you have a current issue – especially with something like Springtails – you’ll need to these same areas using the Power Injector and either Maxxthor EC or Xempt EC.
So if you have any of these sidings (vinyl, aluminum or cedar shakes), plan on POWER INJECTING. And if you have a lot of siding to treat? Get the SKY-HY NO PUMP SPRAYER. It has a much better tank so you can mix up a lot of solution at one time and it comes with several Steel Injecting Needles. This allows you to Power Inject large areas efficiently compared to the small Power Injector system which is best for use inside only.
Either way, Power Injecting will allow you to deliver the Xempt EC where it needs to reach. Typically this will be at any edge found at corners. And the FIRST 4-8 ROWS ARE SUPER IMPORTANT ALL THE WAY AROUND THE HOME!
As you can see in this video, Power Injecting is ideal for door frames.
The Penetration of the Power Injection system is second to none and will allow you to get this area purged of all pests as explained here.
And if the vinyl or aluminum siding was installed over wood siding? Then consider adding BASE OIL. It’s compatible with Xempt EC and will get you the best PENETRATION.
As you will learn in this next video, Base Oil will allow your treatment to flow through wood.
Now we’re often asked how often you should Power Inject. We’ll that will depend on how often you see them come back. Initially, this will be as often as you see them. So plan on treating more than once a week to start.
But once you’re not seeing them anymore for 1-2 months? You’re probably good and will only need to renew the treatments twice a year thereafter.
So in summary, if you have a current home siding pest issue, use our HOSE END sprayer to apply the XEMPT EC and Boost. And if you aren’t seeing favorable results after 2 weeks, move onto Power Injecting to get them where they’re living.
Once the Power Injector knocks them out for good, treat with Xemp EC 2-3 times a year to keep the repellency feature working.
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