Termite Extermination
The Many Phases Of Termite Extermination
In the olden days, which would be some twenty years ago or so, there were two key methods of termite extermination available to the suffering home owner. Both involved a preventative pesticide, one of which was strictly considered a repellent. The other was a bit more powerful, and would actually kill the termites that it contacted, but this did not even touch the mass population of them within the structure walls. Both methods began to strike worries for the departments of health and well being, as the grounds surrounding the target building had to be completely saturated with hundreds of gallons of these chemicals. This endangered the ground supply of water to peoples’ homes and paved the way to contamination of neighboring bodies of water.
Termite extermination has taken on many new ideas, ingredients, testing, and overall results since those early days. There are now baiting tactics and slow acting poisons, more concentrated yet less destructive pesticide sprays, and fumigation. These new age methods can get rather costly, but are definitely far less stressful on your budget than it would be to leave the termites to their duties. There are aerosol sprays which can be effective for limited infestations, such as a few termites gathered in your garden. If you find that you are dealing with something more invasive, than you will at least want to confer with a professional about what your next step should be.
The first choice for termite extermination to the general public is the fumigation process. You will have to be willing to leave your home for up to a week, though you may get back in sooner depending on the good word from the expert involved in the process. Your home will basically be wrapped with a plastic shrinking material, and once the sealing process is complete the fumigation gases will be set loose within the confined of the airtight building. There is no escape for the little critters within, but this is by far the most extreme and expensive method of termite extermination available today.
There are also powder methods of termite extermination, wherein the known tunnels are treated lightly with a pesticide powder through controlled drilled holes. This as strictly a spot on treatment, and does not guarantee a complete clearing of untargeted termites. You might fare well with this limited poison if your professional exterminator feels that he has isolated them in just those areas. The newest in termite extermination sprays use specialized chemicals which do not kill the termites upon contact. What they do, however, is pass on deformities, growth retardations, and acute health problems to the rest of the colony. Slowly but surely, the termites will diminish, as the youngsters will not be able to molt or to reach the reproductive stage of development.