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Termite treatment?
Posted on 5/11/24 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 5/11/24 at 11:48 pm
I found three termites crawling in my bathroom. I have never seen a termite in my house in the 15 years that I have lived here. I can't figure out how they got in. Maybe through the bathroom exhaust vent? I don't see any tunnels or signs of termite damage but should I treat my house anyway? I normally just spray Suspend SC twice per year inside and out and I never have had a bug in here until now. Should I call a pest control company to do an inspection and if so, who? Or should I just treat my house myself? I have been reading about products and I see a product called termidor. Suggestions appreciated.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 6:40 am to christy007
It's termite swarming season, so they are everywhere. I keep finding dead ones in the house, but this happens every summer. I just leave all the outside lights off for a week or so until they are gone, in hopes they'll swarm less around the house.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 6:42 am
Posted on 5/12/24 at 6:57 am to christy007
If you haven’t seen a termite in 15 years, you’re doing something right.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 9:14 am to christy007
I always spray my house liberally with fipronil this time of year. Especially around vents and lights. There's the added benefit of not seeing a single other bug in the house for months.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 9:21 am to christy007
I came here to post the same thing. Haven’t ever seen one and I found two in my bathroom late last night. Had me worried
Posted on 5/20/24 at 7:12 am to christy007
I believe Termidor is trade name for fipronil.
I've been with Terminex for 20+ years. They just completed my 7 yr trench & drill concrete booster last week. They applied approx 125 gallons of Taurus (generic fipronil) for $1600. My contract is a 100% repair damage if live termites are found in damage. Annual treatments at $170 to spray around slab w/o trench and drill.
DoItYourself Pest Control? has 77 oz. jug of Taurus for $100. A 1 oz. per gallon mix makes 77 gallons - really economical.
Technician used a pick axe - 1st pick to dirt around slab to break up grass roots and start a trench, then second pass with flat end to open trench.
We had already sprayed Roundup around slab so grass was dead and a solid rain a few days before Terminex made that pick and trench work easy peezy. Pick cut through the dead grass/wet dirt like hot butter.
Trench was only wide as the pick blade and every 10 ft. the tech just mounded up the loose dirt to make a dam to hold 4 gallons of Taurus in that section.
Terminex application rate is 4 gallons every 10 ft. Spray 2 gallons per 10 ft in trench, push dirt back in trench with rubber-booted foot, spray 2 more gallons on top of trench and rinsing mud splatter from slab.
I'm told termite companies don't contract for 100% damage repair very often these days - maybe if contract is from new construction.
I'm 60, if I were younger Id be tempted to trench and treat it myself with $200 of Taurus IF a 100% repair contract was unavailable.
Booster Treatment Prep:
-Spray roundup around slab.
-Weed Eat dead grass out of the way.
-Spray water down side of slab for couple of times to make trench job easier.
Buy/use a pick to trench
-Manual pump up sprayer will not cut it.
-Either upgrade sprayer to battery powered (remove spray/mist tip) to handle volume of liquid or mix 2-4 gallons at a time in 5 gallon bucket and use 12 volt pump to hose into trench
If you elect to do it yourself, remember it doesn't have to all be done in one day - very do-able if the contract doesn't have the damage repair clause.
Drilling the concrete driveway/patio areas surrounding your slab require a hammer drill.
Termite treatment if not a mystery - Good videos on You Tube. Good for you for helping yourself.
I've been with Terminex for 20+ years. They just completed my 7 yr trench & drill concrete booster last week. They applied approx 125 gallons of Taurus (generic fipronil) for $1600. My contract is a 100% repair damage if live termites are found in damage. Annual treatments at $170 to spray around slab w/o trench and drill.
DoItYourself Pest Control? has 77 oz. jug of Taurus for $100. A 1 oz. per gallon mix makes 77 gallons - really economical.
Technician used a pick axe - 1st pick to dirt around slab to break up grass roots and start a trench, then second pass with flat end to open trench.
We had already sprayed Roundup around slab so grass was dead and a solid rain a few days before Terminex made that pick and trench work easy peezy. Pick cut through the dead grass/wet dirt like hot butter.
Trench was only wide as the pick blade and every 10 ft. the tech just mounded up the loose dirt to make a dam to hold 4 gallons of Taurus in that section.
Terminex application rate is 4 gallons every 10 ft. Spray 2 gallons per 10 ft in trench, push dirt back in trench with rubber-booted foot, spray 2 more gallons on top of trench and rinsing mud splatter from slab.
I'm told termite companies don't contract for 100% damage repair very often these days - maybe if contract is from new construction.
I'm 60, if I were younger Id be tempted to trench and treat it myself with $200 of Taurus IF a 100% repair contract was unavailable.
Booster Treatment Prep:
-Spray roundup around slab.
-Weed Eat dead grass out of the way.
-Spray water down side of slab for couple of times to make trench job easier.
Buy/use a pick to trench
-Manual pump up sprayer will not cut it.
-Either upgrade sprayer to battery powered (remove spray/mist tip) to handle volume of liquid or mix 2-4 gallons at a time in 5 gallon bucket and use 12 volt pump to hose into trench
If you elect to do it yourself, remember it doesn't have to all be done in one day - very do-able if the contract doesn't have the damage repair clause.
Drilling the concrete driveway/patio areas surrounding your slab require a hammer drill.
Termite treatment if not a mystery - Good videos on You Tube. Good for you for helping yourself.
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 11:15 am
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