does anyone know of any way to fix TERMITES without poisonous chemicals?

Answer 1

Avoid them. Or you just hide from them.

Answer 2

The only system on the market I know of is called "Sentricon". Terminix is one of the companies that uses it. I used to work for them installing and serviceing Sentricon systems. The system involves several bait stations placed in the ground around your house. They are a perforated plastic tube with a removable cap. When they are first installed they hold wood sticks. Once the termiteds start eating the wood, it is replaced with a treated paper product. The paper contains an IGR(Insect Growth Regulator). Termites share thier food, so this IGR is passed on to the queen and baby termites, eventually killing off the colony by sterilizing the queen and stopping the maturation process of the young termites. IGR's use species specific hormones, and are harmless for anything else.

The disadvantages of Sentricon are:
Cost 2 to 3 times more than traditional chemical treatments.
Continued damage while it is working.
Failure due to improper monitoring and servicing or damage to the bait stations.

Advantages:
As close as you can get to "green" pest control.
No toxic chemicals in the ground.
No drilling holes in foundations for treatment.
No chemical odors.

All traditional chemical treatments involve using toxic chemicals. Termite treatment chemicals are 50 to 100 times stronger than other applicatioins, like cockroach or ant control. Whoever said they are non-toxic to humans and animals has never read a pesticide label. If applied properly they are safe. But the treatment can be ruined by digging out a shrub or flower bed. It can be ruined by a heavy rain shortly after treatment. And accidents do happen during treatment, such as ground water or well contamination. Treatment of a 2000 sq ft ranch home with no basement involves over 100 gallons of pesticide. With a basement that could exceed 300 gallons, depending on the depth of the basement. It's diffcult to insure all the chemical goes exactly where it is needed.

I am no longer in the pest control business, but, if my home ever requires termite treatment, I will use Sentricon.

Answer 3

Bugs280 has a pretty good answer but one thing is to determine which type of termite you have. The solution bugs280 says Terminex uses is for the ground termite. The freezing method is for yet another method. The terminix method actually prevents the termites from shedding their exo-skeleton and so they die.

Termites apparently also do not like to have their foraging disturbed so if you find them in your house and you disturb them most likely they go away. They may return in another spot. So prevention measures like having a clean and dry crawl space under the house are effective. You can spot the ground termite by their tube of fragile dirt that they build as conduits. Also they will swarm I think twice per year in spring and october. If you find these tubes or a swarm call a company like Terminex right away and they can feed the termites the stuff to take back to the colony.

I had a mild temite problem years ago and a termite inspector who I can only assume to be the Cliff Claven of termite inspectors educated me. I used the Terminex system for protection and it seemed to work though we never found any termites in the traps.

Answer 4

Are you sure they're termites or maybe just flying ants? A mixture of 1/2 powdered sugar + 1/2 boric acid, placed near their point of entry in milk jug caps, will get rid of ants but probably not termites. Search the web for both termites & ants to see pictures & descriptions of each insect. You will probably also find methods of exterminating both without chemicals. Good luck!

Answer 5

Ask your pesticide professional about the freezing method. I am not totally educated about this process but I have been told that termite bodies are made mostly of water. There is a process that applies a toxic free chemical that freezes the areas where they live.

This process is guaranteed by the professionals I talked to and is harmless to humans.

Answer 6

We had a professional treat ours but I don't know what he used. Try calling them and ask if they have a treatment without chemicals. It might even be something you can do yourself. (after you get the secret)lol

Answer 7

We are on contract with an exterminator to routinely spray the interior and exterior of our home to ward off any problems. The sprays they use are non-toxic to humans and animals and must be by law.

Answer 8

let the wife nag em away