ADVISORY/World's Largest Termite Touches Down in Missouri; Powell Gardens to Host Interactive Termite Exhibit to Educate, Entertain Local Kids and Homeowners.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Friday-Sunday (June June: see month. 11-13) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Termidor Termidor is a brand name under which BASF sells Fipronil. Termidor is used as a conventional barrier treatment for termites. The product is used to apply a barrier to prevent termites from attacking structural wood. (R) Termite termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the order Isoptera. Termites are easily distinguished from ants by comparison of the base of the abdomen, which is broadly joined to the thorax in termites; in ants, there is Control
WHO: Powell Gardens
Termidor(R) Termite Control
WHAT: The 2004 Towering Termite Tour, the world's largest
traveling interactive termite exhibit housed in a
two-story high inflatable termite, is swarming into
Missouri. Designed to educate and entertain kids and their
parents, the belly of this bug (which is 69,000 times the
size of a real termite) houses terrariums of real termite
colonies, unusual materials attacked by termites like
piano keys and magazines, fun learning games, strange but
true termite facts (for every human on Earth,
entomologists calculate there may be as many as 1,000
pounds of termites!) and valuable take home information
for parents. Admission to the event is free with entrance
to Powell Gardens.
WHERE: Powell Gardens
1609 NW US Highway 50
Kingsville, MO 64061
WHEN: Friday, June 11 10am to 4pm
Saturday, June 12 10am to 4pm
Sunday, June 13 10am to 4pm
WHY: Missouri is in the heart of termite country, and Termidor
Termite Control has created the Towering Termite Tour to
educate families about the newest, most effective ways to
protect their homes from costly termite damage, while
providing an enriching and entertaining science exhibit to
curious youngsters.
B-Roll and high resolution photography available upon request. Footage includes children and adults commenting on tour exhibits and termite damage, sound bites sound bite n. A brief statement, as by a politician, taken from an audiotape or videotape and broadcast especially during a news report: "The box has been spitting forth maddening nine-second sound bites" from Nationally Syndicated home improvement expert Tom Kraeutler Tom Kraeutler is a home improvement broadcast journalist and author. Tom co-hosts (with Leslie Segrete) the nationally syndicated “Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show” broadcast on more than 200 stations every weekend, with an audience of more than 4 million , interior and exterior views of the Towering Termite, logos, and signage. |
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