Just about all the homes in my small town get termite damage at one time or another. Formerly you had a choice between methyl bromide (thankfully now banned) and Vikane fumigant (a Dow product – need to know anything more?).The home gets tented, you move out for 24 hours, they fumigate, you move back in. I would never do this. If it’s going to kill termites several inches inside the wood, I don’t believe that there will be no residue or eventual ill effects.<\/p>\n
These days you have the choice of a bunch of non-toxic treatments: orange or Neem oil, borates, the Electrogun (fries them with 90,000 volts), parasitic nematodes, etc. Trouble is, it will cost you a few thousand dollars, and you’ll probably have to do it over in several years.<\/p>\n
For 10 or so years I’ve been using a cedar oil spray. When I see termite frass (or pellets), I spray this stuff on the area. It smells good, and I don’t know why or how, but it works. No more termites, at least not for years. (You’d think that application on the surface wouldn’t be sufficient, but it seems to be.)<\/p>\n
Try it out with a spray bottle for $32.95 (I later bought a gallon).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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