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submarine_dbk
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Thanks El Jefe,
We'll find out more next week how much damage has been done and the bondo idea might come in handy.
| Quote: | Originally posted by El Jefe
I treat areas where I see the little mud tubes starting with Spectracide termite and carpenter ant insecticide that I get in a gallon from Home Depot.
Pretty mild smell, so not bad to use under cabinets in kitchen etc. I do it about every four months and it seems to keep the little buggers at bay.
Especially important to treat before the hot season.
Now, if you already have damage to your cabinets, open up the area that has been eaten out with a screwdriver or other blade, vacuum out the residue
(termite poop), and use car Bondo to fill the holes. Pack it in there with a putty knife, sand it smooth and re-paint. Our alder cabinets are stained,
so Paula used her acrillic art paint to approximate the finish over the bondo area. You wouldn't notice unless I pointed it out to you. So far the
termites have not acquired a taste for Bondo. |
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submarine_dbk
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
termidor has a dry powder injection tool for direct input to visible trails in cabinets, works well. i use a licensed applicator as part of my annual
warranty i pay for. they take it back to the nest and it kills all. |
Thanks Mike,
I llike this idea and depending on what we find, might try this. There are also a number of expanding foams and areosols we can use for spot
treatments and to address voids (like under the bottom cabinets where there is an inch or two of space). These treatments are undetectable to the
termites and they also carry back to the colony to share.
www.domyownpestcontrol.com
www.doyourownpestcontrol.com
have pretty much all the modern treatments and bait systems that can be used without a license (such as fumigation with vikane).
Again thanks to all for your responses and help.
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shari
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a trick they use here is painting on used motor oil or deisel on wood before you build with it.
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submarine_dbk
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
a trick they use here is painting on used motor oil or deisel on wood before you build with it. |
Hi Shari,
Thanks for the tip. We had all the exterior wood treated this way and know problems that we know of (fingers crossed).
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Cypress
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They have a hard time digesting creosote! Gives 'em a tummy ache!
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wessongroup
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If near SD county, check with local Pest Control companies
Used to know some, that went down to the Baja, way back in the 80's --- they might be helpful --- overall a great bunch -- check with Lloyd Pest
Control, a first class business or used to be, think the owner that I knew has passed
As for "treatment" -- "clean out" with "fumigation, then put up a "barrier" beneath and surrounding the structures with something like this -- or
other registered economic poisons for subsurface and dry-woods can be found at the EPA -- on line
Had checked into treatment when down looking at property --- those critters will eat your HOUSE and that is no joke --- and found a company who did
structrual pest control work --- but, was out of TJ
http://www.cdms.net/ldat/ld24S003.pdf
They were using methyl bromide for fumigation -- not VikaneŽ
A gee, whizz --- HUD used to require 8 gallons Chloradane per liner foot as a pretreat for stem wall, pretreat slabs was about the same rate --
nothing going to show for a long time --- as a matter of fact --- it was suggested that the soil in some HUD approved housing tracts be classified as
hazardous waste, when other uses were found for the land
If one could find Chloradane --- use your imagination, as for fumigation, any farming around that use methyl bromide ---
This is NOT a recommendation, rather a discussion of Structural Pest Control and the means and materials which have been and/or maybe be used
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Okay, in Santa Rosalia, there is a licensed treatment specialist that has the Killer Pest Control franchise. He is very good with termite treatment
and would be worth having a consultation if nothing else.
Fernando Ricardo Diaz Trujillo
152-1179
located on the main highway, across from the train , just north of Immigration.
The most effective treatment I have ever seen was with someone who was a new builder in our area and he laid in a network of 1/2 tubing with holes
drilled every 12 inches. The largest span between tubes was 24 inches. He can insert termite treatment under pressure with this system, that is
under his foundation. He has absolutely no termites whatsoever and treats approximately every 5 years.
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submarine_dbk
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
Okay, in Santa Rosalia, there is a licensed treatment specialist that has the Killer Pest Control franchise. He is very good with termite treatment
and would be worth having a consultation if nothing else.
Fernando Ricardo Diaz Trujillo
152-1179
located on the main highway, across from the train , just north of Immigration.
The most effective treatment I have ever seen was with someone who was a new builder in our area and he laid in a network of 1/2 tubing with holes
drilled every 12 inches. The largest span between tubes was 24 inches. He can insert termite treatment under pressure with this system, that is
under his foundation. He has absolutely no termites whatsoever and treats approximately every 5 years. |
Thanks Pescador. Will be giving them a call tomorrow.
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