Any body know a sure fire way of getting rid of termites? (without spending a fortune)?

Question

I heard there were home remedy concoctions around but don't know what.

Answer 1

you can try 20 mule team borax sprinkled in the termite infested areas.....my grandpa would melt candle wax and pour the borax in the wax....termites do eat wax, and the borax is supposed to kill them and their colonies

sometimes the old folks know what they are talking about.....it would be worth a try!

Answer 2

Termites need access to water and dirt. They come in through pipeways in your slab and along the side of the house. If the slab is cracked, that is also an opening for them to come in.

Best thing to do is to treat the ground around your slab, and if you can get to them, around the pipe openings coming up through the slab.

There are two good termite killers produced in the US. One is called Dursban, and is sold in some hardware stores, depending upon which state you live. The other, is really difficult to come by and has an active ingredient called Chlordane.

Both should be used with caution, and are best applied just below the top of the soil where the termits come into the house.

In some states there are bait traps that you can buy and they are the easiest to use. You just bury them in the soil according to directions, and the bait poisons the termits.

The problem you run into in states like Texas, the pest control lobby has lobbied the state house and made it very difficult to obtain the materials. Sometimes you can find these materials in privately owned hardware stores that are not part of the big chain hardware store.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

you can buy termite spray at home and garden stores, and it does a good job if they are all where they can be seen, hidden ones will get ya in the end, safer to call an exterminator before the house falls in on you

Answer 5

Buy a chimpanzee and sit him down by your termites. I've watched them on animal shows. They love eating termites.

Answer 6

Electrocute.

Answer 7

just ask some expert to check it out then u decide what to do..

Answer 8

spray it