5 Star Termite & Pest Control

5 Star seeks an approach that incorporates the customer into the plan of action for any pest problem. 5 Star strives to educate the customer with knowledge of conditions around the home or office that may attract pests. If the customer aids 5 Star by resolving moisture or pest harborage issues, a targeted treatment will be consistently effective. For over 35 years, 5 Star has been a leader in innovation and change in the pest control industry. 5 Star's owner, Shelby Hawkins, began experimenting with new ideas and treatment technologies to retain longer control periods. After several years of experimentation, she arrived on a foam based, above ground application process of termite control. In 1995 5 Star had an opportunity to prove the effectiveness of this new process by treating an island in the south pacific. Shelby rid an entire island of termites and roaches while being monitored for sound environmental ethics by the U.S. government. This success led to a new standard at 5 Star, the abandonment of soil application and use of above ground foam applications only. This process went through several evolutions during the remainder of the '90s. The Process was patented in 2001, and came to be known as ETT444. Refinements have continued to occur since the process was patented. This persistent evolution was not exclusive to the wall void injection process itself, but extended to the training of the applicators. The technicians applying ETT444 needed to be smarter about its application; standard training practices were not up to 5 Stars standards. 5 Star's technician training program now not only consists of content on termites, and the materials used to control them, but a wide variety of construction knowledge. This equips the inspectors and technicians with the know how for any situation they are presented.