Termite Treatment

Even though there are quite a few eco-friendly termite extermination methods that do not require termicides, chemical treatment still remains the best option for 99% of households infected with subterranean termite colonies. Termicidal treatment has quite a few advantages over other treatment methods – biological and physical:

Time. It’s a lengthy process to completely exterminate termites. However, with a proper strategy and implementation of chemical termite treatment you will cut this time at least by two. Considering that termites can indeed render vast damage to your house over a period of several months to 2-3 years, time should not be treated carelessly but used productively in your fight against termites.
Cost-effectiveness. Repairs of 70% of houses infested with termites cost their owners over 3,000 dollars. Many of these houses will be re-infested in the next half a year to 4 years unless proper chemical treatment is undertaken. If you can’t pay twice for an ineffective termite extermination procedure, it is better to pay once for a qualified professional service with solid credentials.
Environmental concern. Termicides used today are much less toxic for humans and animals and undergo all necessary certification before they ever make to American market of termite control. Besides, you can always choose spot treatment and baits that will deal with termites like laser targeted missiles, striking right into the heart of the termite colony.

Termites in the USA live in colonies of 5,000 to 1,000,000 individuals and more. Spread to more than 80% of American cities and towns and 95% of countryside areas, they threaten every building that has wooden constructions, furniture or other materials rich with cellulose – the primary foraging for termites.

Without proper treatment a colony of subterranean terminates of average size can silently destroy an otherwise healthy building in under 3 years. It may sound like a long period but don’t forget that in the meantime it is very unlikely that you will see any of their activity without proper inspection and identification.

Considering all this I strongly recommend a comprehensive approach to termite treatment that would include: initial inspection ascertaining presence of the wood-eating insects, cutting termites from food and water sources, multifaceted chemical (and biological) treatment, physical modifications in the construction of the building (insuring that there is at least 10 inches between soil and wooden constructions, alleviating access to sun-floors and other restricted areas), and post treatment inspections.

Termicidal treatment can be conducted in the following forms:

Chemical barriers in the soil around the house. This measure can be both preventive and exterminating in nature. Even though termites have vey underdeveloped senses, they do rely on colony communication system, and avoid places where they find dozens of their comrades dead. Once you have had a chemical barrier installed in the ground around your house, they will try to find a niche of untreated soil to break through it. If you have chosen a professional company to conduct the procedure you have nothing to fear though, as the termites will step back. Chemical barriers are not always possible like in case of extensive properties because termites will be turning to the plants and trees on your property instead of your house. You will need to activate biological termicide measures as well – planting termite-resistant trees and shrubs, cultivating natural enemies of termites etc.
Chemical treatment of extensive areas of land. You may want to treat extensive areas of land around your house where termite presence has been acknowledged with up to hundreds of gallons of termicidal chemicals. However, remember that some termites and their reproductive queens will usually flee the area, and thus the whole colony will be relocated elsewhere, probably within one mile from your house. Such chemical treatment can be likened to extensive covering of the enemy land with bombs – it will help you get rid of visible signs of termites and termite colony presence but will not deal with termite infestation in your general area.
Baits – a rather productive termite treatment method that can completely deal with any kind of infestation in 2-4 months. Baits are put in areas where you or an inspector have seen live, foraging termites. So if you see termites in your house in obvious places that are not hard to get to, do not try to kill inspects your self. Keep in mind that even if you saw 10 crawling termites, there are no less than tens of thousand of them somewhere very close to your place. If you kill the ten, you will not help the situation at all but will scare the creatures away into basement, foundation and walls where it’s gonna be problematic to treat them. Call professional termite control help and install chemical baits. The same 10 termites that have digested slow-working chemicals will intoxicate another 200-300 hundred termites that they feed in the nest. Moreover, termites will not understand where the danger is coming from and will come again and again to the bait.
Termicidal treatment of specific places. It is usually done at a later stage of the holistic treatment of your house to kill small enclaves of disoriented termites wandering around your property. Chemical barriers are still working and baits are in place killing the main colony, but you still want to insure that termites will not eat up you granddad’s chest of drawers or paintings that are dear to you. So you apply termicides on them and termites will avoid these places while being directed to and infested within their colony.

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