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re: Annual post Mother’s Day termite thread
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:43 am to boxcarbarney
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:43 am to boxcarbarney
Not a one here on Perkins near Highland.
Some years it's really bad. Maybe it's yet to come. I self-treated last year, so no worries.
Some years it's really bad. Maybe it's yet to come. I self-treated last year, so no worries.
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Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:05 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
They were bad a few weeks ago, now coming back with a vengeance.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:23 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
how are you dealing with this besides turning off the lights at night?
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:28 am to CCT
So they are all emanating from Lake Maurepas? 
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:30 am to Chicken
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To keep swarming termites away from your home, turn off all exterior lights, close windows and doors, and use a vacuum to remove termites that have already entered. During a swarm (most common in spring), turn off indoor lights that are visible from the outside to reduce their attraction to your property.
pretty much it...
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:44 am to farad
Roofs were covered in wings this morning in Folsom, including my house. My lights (indoor and outdoor) were all off and I still had some make their way in. Stressful af.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:54 am to 6R12
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They were bad a few weeks ago, now coming back with a vengeance.
I wonder if they evolved into different broods like the cicadas. One week is this brood and another week is another brood.
Or they are triggered by weather patterns. It was a few weeks if not months since this area had a lot of rain. These suckers like damp and moist conditions.
Our resident entomologists or etymologists can chime in.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:45 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Hauling arse away from the carbon capture bullshite
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:54 pm to Chicken
I posted this in another thread a few weeks ago:
And as others have said, you can try putting some painters tape on your window gaps and at the bottom of your doors. This just feels like so much hassle tho, especially if the swarming season is almost done at this point. Had I known last night was going to be so bad, I might have tried this.
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Some tips for those trying to limit the home invasion:
1. Turn out lights. Learn to embrace darkness.
2. If your neighbor is out of town, break into his house and turn all his lights on to draw them away from your house.
3. This one I tried last night and it seemed effective. Turn on all your bathroom vents and let em run until at least midnight or so. The swarmers usually get into your attic pretty easily with all the vents and crap in the roof. Once in there, they'll climb through light fixtures and bathroom vents to get into the living spaces. But they're not strong flyers or crawlers, so sending airflow back the other way will help repel them. I felt like I found less in my bathrooms than usual.
And as others have said, you can try putting some painters tape on your window gaps and at the bottom of your doors. This just feels like so much hassle tho, especially if the swarming season is almost done at this point. Had I known last night was going to be so bad, I might have tried this.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:19 pm to Chicken
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how are you dealing with this besides turning off the lights at night?
This and they hate the cold. We have been dealing with them on the coast for a couple of weeks now. I set my AC down to 66-67 and if they get in my house they aren't flying around.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:29 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
I knew it wasn’t just me, it seemed like almost 100 got inside on the ceiling 
Posted on 5/13/26 at 8:27 pm to Nitrogen
How are things looking tonight?
Posted on 5/13/26 at 8:41 pm to brickyard
swarming here again.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 8:50 pm to Beef Tips
My neighborhood is almost completely dark except street lights tonight. It seems like people got the memo
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:05 pm to DrSteveBrule
Afraid to open door or look w a light. We are hiding under beds in the dark
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:23 pm to Chad504boy
They are swarming around street light across the street, don’t seem to be as bad as last night. Webb park area.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:28 pm to brickyard
They are bad again tonight. Went outside for a minute and they were swarming densely.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:30 pm to TBoy
Well they started well before sunset on my street yesterday. I was out talking to neighbor across the street and they kept landing on us.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:10 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
I had never witnessed this before i moved to BR many moons ago, but last night in West Munrow, there were thousands of them outside my house. Thougjt my bug zapper was gonna give out. I didnt know the Formosean termites had gotten this far north. Guess they followed the Mediterranean geckos from south La
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:27 pm to bbarras85
quote:Subtle “I have an Air Conditioned house” brag noted.
I set my AC down to 66-67
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