How To Kill Termites: It Is Not As Hard As You Might Think
Are you wondering how to kill termites? Well, you have several choices.
Given the amount of damage these swarming pests do each year, getting rid of them is no joking matter. And because they can eat a lot of wood each week, especially those that have large colonies, you will want to be able to discover infestations as early as possible.
And, it is not enough to inspect your house. You need to also inspect any furniture which has wood in it as well as trees around the yard which might be dead or dying. Any old tree stumps are prime breeding places for colonies. So how do you get rid of these pesky creatures?
Although it will take some time and a lot of the product, one way of ridding your home of the infestation is by placing a specially treated bait throughout your home. The bait will be carried by workers back to the colony where it will be ingested, thus wiping out the colony. The reason it will take time and lots of product is that some of these colonies can number up to a million members.
Another strategy is fumigation where a tent or tarp is put over your house after a lot of preparation and you and your family members finding another place to stay for a few days. However, this form of treatment is effective only against dry wood termites which are usually found in the southernmost part of the United States.
Still another method is liquid termite treatment which involves termiticides being sprayed around your home and yard. It may even require drilling holes in your foundation and pumping the liquid through your foundation and the ground beneath it. A shortcoming of this method is that it requires the insects to come into contact with the liquid which means the person doing the spraying has to have a pretty good idea where the colony is located.
One other option available to you, though only if you are in the process of constructing a house, is a Borate termite treatment. What you do here is to paint the substance on all of the wood, which is not easily accessible, after the house is constructed. This is a very good preventive measure to take to avoid the costly damage done by termites.
