Owing to their wood-eating habits, termites can do great damage to unprotected buildings and other wooden structures.Their habit of remaining concealed often results in their presence being undetected until the timbers are severely damaged, leaving a thin layer of wall that protects them from the outer environment.
In addition to causing damage to buildings, termites can also damage food crops.Most attack occur at harvesting time.Termites causes billions of dollar worth damage each year worldwide.
Ridding a home of termites requires special skills and knowledge. Termite treatment is a job for professionals because it need special skills to identify the critical areas where termites are likely to enter.Many of these potential points of entry are hidden and difficult to access.Termite treatment also requires specialized equipments such as masonry drill, pumps, large capacity tanks and soil treatment rods.
Termite pre-construction treatment to a new structure is one of the most important thing that everybody should do.A typical treatment may involve hundreds of liters of liquid pesticides, known as termiticide, injected into the ground alongside the foundation , beneath concrete slabs and within foundation walls.This treatment applies during construction at certain times, depending on the type of structure.Properly treated structures are sometimes able to resist termites for a much longer period of time,The creation of barriers surrounding or under a buildings foundation may also prove effective.Chemically treated synthetic blocks, insulation or soil are used for this purpose.These barriers can be effective in preventing subterranean termite infestation.
Post construction anti-termite treatment is exactly what it sounds like, termite treatment conducted after the completion of the construction.This typically consists of reapplying termiticide to the soil around the foundation and floor slab of a structure.
it involve the application of termiticide to foundation elements.The objective of this treatment is to create a barrier by placing termiticide inside of concrete block or multiple brick walls where voids exist.This is accomplished by drilling foundation elements and injecting termiticide
Drilling and treating foundation elements allows termiticide to be placed on top of concrete footings where cracks may exist.In addition, where evidence of either past or present subterranean termite infestation exists, void in multiple masonry foundation elements must be drilled and treated at a minimum distance of four feet in all directions from such evidence.
This type of treatment involves application of termiticide directly into wood to eliminate existing termite infestation or make the wood resistant to termites.There are several supplimental ways in which wood treatments are used in pest control industry.
Remember!!! The best method for the control of subterranean termites is prevention.Remove all dead wood, stumps and other cellulose containing materials in contact with the soil.There should be no contact between the building wood work and the soil.Exterior wood work should be at least 6 inches above from the ground.Thorough annual inspections should be conducted to discover evidence of termite activity such as shelter tubes on foundation surfaces, discarded wings or adult termites.
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