Getting Rid Of Termites

They are the most successful insects on earth, especially when it comes to destroying your furniture; and they have been termed as ‘super-organisms’. Termites; they spend most of their time destroying plant life and wooden objects created with hard work. And the most important fact of all; they are annoying, which is why we’re telling you how to get rid of termites.

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Locate them

 

Before you choose to treat a spot or two, make sure you check every other part of the house they might be ruined for you.

 

Knock and listen to all areas on every door, piece of furniture, pillar, and every other object that makes termite food. If you listen to a sound, which indicates that something that should not be hollow is, assume that termites may be living in there.

 

Test any wooden objects for strength. Termites weaken wood, which is one of the reasons why it is not nice to have them around.

 

Look for fragments or trails of mud on and around wood. Termites leave trails of mud and sometimes discarded wings behind.

 

Also, check what kind of termites have infested your home. Subterranean termites can be found in wood and soil around your house, whereas dry wood termites infest only wood.

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Kill! Kill! Kill!

 

After you have done all the above rocket science about termites, you can now learn how to get rid of termites.

 

Build cardboard traps by stacking, wetting, and leaving them in an area likely to be visited by termites. When enough termites have infested this trap, well …………. burn it. Build multiple traps if you need, and destroy them once they are infested. Repeat the same.

 

Try using beneficial nematodes. Nematodes are small worms that naturally feed on termites. They look for hosts, including termites, and kill them within 48 hours.

Expose all infested wood items to sunlight. Sunlight will kill any termites unfortunate enough to get exposed.

 

Termites can also be frozen to death. However, you will need to place the infested wood inside a freezer for 2-3 days.

 

Coat all infested material, including soil, with boric acid. Boric acid will destroy all termites.

 

You can use any termite-control liquids and treat any affected areas.

 

Call a professional. They will handle the job much better; well, that is why they are called professionals anyway.

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Prevention can be better than cure. We all know that. Try to stop water from collecting around your house. That is where termites collect.

 

Clean out clogged drains and create more if necessary, so water does not collect in such areas.

Remove any mulch from around your home. Mulch is made of cellulose and retains water effectively, which is why it can attract many termites.

 

Moreover, that should free your home from termite attacks. If most of these methods still turn out to be ineffective for you, call an exterminator. Pest Control Brisbane professionals can do the job efficiently AND will complete the extermination job successfully in most cases.