Useful Info About Termites

Useful Info about Termites

If you are on a difficult termite mission, you have to know certain things and the correct ‘how-tos’ in order to succeed in managing those termite infestations.
First, you have to understand how to correctly implement termite extermination. Listed here are some methods at effective pest control:

•    Prior to fixing ‘chowkhats’ or door frames to the building, treat them with anti-termite chemicals.            
•    Ground level joints need to be treated with anti-termite substance treatment.   
•    The soil below plinth protection as well as close to pipes must also be treated/ Holes have to be made and stuffed with anti-termite chemicals to prevent termites from burrowing through them. Make sure the soil beneath floors are taken care of.
•    Make 300 mm deep holes round the property and fill these holes with termite-control chemical substances. These will create a chemical barrier which will repel termites.
•    Also apply chemicals at wall as well as floor junctions.  
•    Prior to starting construction work on the foundation, treat all the bottoms and sides of excavated parts of walls.

Apart from understanding how to exterminate termites, you should know what draws them to nest in your home. Remember that termites are sensing bugs. They find access to your home via susceptible and open places such as splits on walls, concrete blocks, foundations, and around utility pipes.  Termites may also create access points by chewing through cellulose and non-cellulose-based materials especially when they are moist. Humidity is a major factor that invites termites to a home. Metal water pipes, which excrete moisture, can also be vulnerable to termites. Termites chew on any material they can exploit water from. But among all food and water sources, termites like wood products best, especially decomposing wood stumps and wood articles inside your home.

Pest control takes commitment as it would be a long and indefinite process. The threat of termite presence always exists even after an effective termite extermination has been conducted. Pest control should be done pre-construction as well as post-construction. After that regular termite inspections should be done to keep things in check.

A thorough termite examination must also be done before any treatment is undertaken. It’ll establish the magnitude of termite invasion as well as their access points within the property. Termites multiply fast with a rich source of cellulose, or plant fiber they eat. Within time, your home may get great destruction. Instant action must be completed to curtail the home loss.  Keep in mind the following tips during termite extermination:

•    Take extra precaution in treating the soil around the foundation. Make holes around them and fill these holes with sufficient quantity of chemicals. These can create chemical barriers that will ward off termites.
•    Gaps in the masonry must be also chemically-treated.
•    All points of contact between the ground and wooden buildings of the property should be chemically-treated.
•    Broken wood work and those which are beyond repair must be replaced.

You can also use the latest technology in termite prevention. Known as “Bait Stake”, this modern technology offers an effective way to reduce termite infestation in and around your house. Bait Stakes exterminate termite colonies by poisoning its members. The “baits” are 4 inch long by 1 inch in size corrugated cardboard with red, transparent plastic tubes or stakes. The baits are poisoned but are enveloped with an aroma that entices worker termites to come out of the colonies to eat from them. Because the workers give food to the rest of the termite members of the colonies particularly their kings and queens, they transfer the poison to their entire colonies. The poison gradually kills termites. Between 3 to 14 days, all termites in the colonies will be dead.