HOW IS A SOIL TREATMENT PERFORMED?
A. Before going further, it may be beneficial for you to know something about a termite machine (rig): the machine and attachments which are used to perform the treatment. The termite rig has a holding tank which holds the termiticide (tank size isn’t important). The gasoline powered rigs have gasoline engines, pumps, sometimes a gear reduction device, an adjustable pressure regulator, hose-reel(s), hoses and shut-off valves, and an application device called a valve handle. Attached to the application end of the hose is a valve handle and attached to the valve handle is a hollow rod (rods come in various lengths). The valve handle or application device is sometimes referred to, in our industry, as a rodder. Some of these rods can be fitted with a special spray tip (different tips for different spray patterns). If the holding tank has termiticide in it and the termite rig is running when the treatment technician pulls the valve handle lever (trigger or lever), termiticide comes out of t
