ADVISORY/World's Largest Termite Touches Down in Sacramento; Sacramento Zoo to Host Interactive Termite Exhibit to Educate, Entertain Local Kids and Homeowners.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. - Thursday Thursday: see week. (June June: see month. 29 - July July: see month. 1) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Termidor(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: Sacramento Zoo
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
Sacramento. 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 the Sacramento Zoo.
WHERE: Sacramento Zoo
3930 West Land Park Drive
Sacramento, CA 95822
WHEN: Tuesday, June 29 10am to 4pm
Wednesday, June 30 10am to 4pm
Thursday, July 1 10am to 4pm
WHY: Sacramento 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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