HomeTeam Pest Defense Donates Taexx Built-in Pest Control System to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition family

Dallas, TX – February, 2008 – HomeTeam Pest Defense and its employees once again participated in helping an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition family rebuild their home and discover new possibilities. HomeTeam Pest Defense contributed a termite pretreatment and installed Taexx, its innovative built-in pest control system, to a newly-built home in Texas in an upcoming episode. In addition, the HomeTeam is donating one year of pest control service to the family.

The program is scheduled to air on Sunday, March 1 on ABC-TV at 8/7c (see local listings for exact times).

“HomeTeam is proud to take part in the rebuilding efforts of a deserving family,” says Bob Wanzer, HomeTeam Pest Defense president and CEO. “Family is an important part of our culture and being involved with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition emphasizes that message.”

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an Emmy-award winning hit television series that began airing in 2003. In each episode, a family’s house, including all rooms, exterior and landscaping, is made over by a team of builders and designers in seven days while the family takes a vacation.

HomeTeam Pest Defense, a nationally recognized leader in the pest control management industry, is currently the nation’s largest pest control company working with home builders and is the third largest residential pest control company. The company offers pest control and termite control services through traditional methods and advanced products, such as its innovative Taexx built-in pest control system and a termite baiting system. The company has 50 branch locations mostly in the Southern portion of the country and operates as Wilson Pest Defense in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is entering its 6th season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Anthony Dominici is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.