Termite control

[guroo270]

Orkin, Ortho, Terminix, or ask around and find someone local?

[BmillsSkier]

Sorry I saw control and this is what came to mind.


You're in the south? Welcome, step 2 is finding a good bug guy. We use a independent franchisee for Centurion. Good stuff guy comes as many times till problem is gone and stays on top of it. All "green" too so the kid isn't eating poison.

Way better than terminix, Orkin and the like. Those guys just seemed intent on selling you a "plan".

[Skidog]

what is you expected remediation? Just barrier sprayed? Or have you investigated other options?

I used to install this http://www.sentricon.com/solution/how.htm , on mostly large apratment complex properties in NJ. I literally saw damage so bad termites were eating trhough the hardwoods INSIDE the apatements from the crawlspace. incredible destructive pests. Amazing actually what a little big can do. Anyway. This solution is removal. Its usually a maintenance thing. Bait sticks (wood), monthly checks, any bait station found to have termites is then replaced with the paper matrix coated chemical. Termite takes this back to the "nest" and passes it on..chain reaction. "nest" dies. I saw huge colonies of termites removed from areas in less than a year. After they are removed the stations go back to a simple wood block and are checked monthly for additional infestations.

Barrier treatments work for a period of time. The chemical breaks down. It never eliminates the colony. just keeps them from going there. UNTIL the barrier begins to break down. Then they are back. How long does this barrier last? It depends on environmental factors. some could break down quickly leaving spots of vulnerability around the house. If there is any pavement or it has to be done in the actual house (basement treatment) holes will be drilled into anything NOT dirt.

If I personally had a termite issue it would be a Sentricon fix. The costs are higher, but its elimination, not simply keeping them at bay.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask any questions. Good luck. Nasty little fuckers.

[liv2ski]

In CA we just tent the house unless they are subs. Those fuckers get poison to kill the colony. Get a few estimates. I have never used the big guys, as my realtors always have a few good referrals for me that cost less.

[sb]

Treatment and bait

[FatKidFromFL]

DIY it. You'll spend a fortune on an exterminator. Nothing you can't do with a little sleuthing/sweat of your own. I'm in the midst of a carpenter-ant war of epic proportions. The exterminator who came out would have not been as on-top of things as I have been, or at the least would have been 3-4 days behind. Of course, I don't know your situation, so there are a million problems with my shotgun solution to your problem. But bait, followed by more bait and observation, eventually followed by treatment, aint rocket-science.

[Skidog]

In CA we just tent the house unless they are subs. Those fuckers get poison to kill the colony. Get a few estimates. I have never used the big guys, as my realtors always have a few good referrals for me that cost less.

My apologies. My treatment suggestion was for subs only.

Don't know how your guys are finding a sub colony to poison. The point of bait is you don't have to, but far as I knew it was pretty difficult to locate the actual colony yourself. Like impossible.

[liv2ski]

It was explained to me the subs make little tubes that come up the post and pier construction, so they know where they are at. All I know is they killed them.

[Skidog]

It was explained to me the subs make little tubes that come up the post and pier construction, so they know where they are at. All I know is they killed them.

Those tubes can go miles. There really isn't a way to know. What likely happen is they were disturbed enough to move elsewhere. I personally doubt they are gone. I've seen tubes 100's of feet long that snake all directions. Maybe they knew something I don't but it's not how I was taught.