Research and History
Research and History
- Terminix holds the first patent for termiticide, awarded in 1932 when senior chemist
Frank H. Lyons created a unique insecticide.
- Terminix was the first termite control company to franchise. The termite franchises
were first marketed under the name Bruce-Terminix.
- Terminix was the first company to provide a termite protection guarantee or contract
in 1955.
- Terminix began offering treatment for general residential and commercial pest control
services in 1958.
- Terminix formed Paragon Professional Pest Control Products in the early ’80s
to serve distributors and independent pest control operators throughout the industry.
The Paragon division identifies and markets innovative products that are carefully
selected to ensure that they meet the quality standards of Terminix.
- ServiceMaster bought Terminix from Cook Industries in 1986 as one of its first steps
in building a network of consumer services companies. Today that network fulfills
a broad range of needs for business and residential customers.
- Terminix currently offers several options for innovative pest management to homeowners,
providing them with exterior service in addition to traditional inside treatments.
Terminix continually conducts research for new termite and pest control products
such as the Terminix Termite Baiting Program™.