Thread: Termites in my yard :(

Havenoideaatall

Yeah I have to admit that my neighbours had a pretty advanced nest about 20 metres from the back wall of the house. They lost their back deck but that was all. They also set about 24 traps around the perimeter.

Was a fair while before they got the all clear though, and to make matters worse they have a greenie on the other side and she has a yard full of trees that have fallen over and wont remove them because a lizard might live in them!!!

Anyway I hope it does not cost this much but all the same sit down before you open the bill!!

Pete

Originally Posted by Doughboy

Havenoideaatall

Yeah I have to admit that my neighbours had a pretty advanced nest about 20 metres from the back wall of the house. They lost their back deck but that was all. They also set about 24 traps around the perimeter.

Pete

The industry is making a killing out of those little traps. Maybe it saves them from having to crawl under subfloors to make some money. I'd be interested to know.

Originally Posted by bsrlee

Hi Makka,

1) Those are wasp nests. The termite tracks look to be made of something similar, but definitely go from place to place, generally ground to somewhere with wood.

2) I don't know how good this is, but I have seen advice on a 'Home & Garden' type show that you can bang in stakes of h3 to h5 treated pine into your garden. Termites munch on those and get a tummy ache big time.

3) one that does work is 'Termidor' - it uses capsules of termite bait laced with chemicals that stop the workers from shedding their skin, so they essentially implode.

those stakes sound good, simple! Termidor too. Must look them up. thanks.

Originally Posted by havenoideaatall

2,500 is a rip off - they seem to make money out of the little traps which may or not prove anything and often don't perform a search tailored for your propety.

Tell me about it. I am pretty weary about hiring some pest guys. I was feeling pretty lazy before, but now I am ready to attack the problem with some do-it-yourself remedies as suggested in the thread.

I have attacked a MAJOR roach problem and succeeded (well still only 6 months later - but not one roach is good sign.) We hired a pest guy before that, did not help. -anyone needs help conquering roaches, I am the one to ask!

Cheers, for the help guys.

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There are so many options and different ways to treat termites but first you will need to ID them.
Some termites take readily to bait, some do not.
If you are thinking about buying greenbait then you might as well stick some pine in the ground yourself.

Termite will enter a double brick home even on a concrete slab.
I have seen it.

Is there a sub - floor?

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Originally Posted by bugsy

Termite will enter a double brick home even on a concrete slab.
I have seen it.

They sure will.
They got into the skirtings in the main hall at the scout camp.
Solid Brick - Concrete slab - termites smack dang in the middle of the building