Thundergod Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Ok I got a call from my mom, she has a room in her house where she stores all the stuff she buys to just never use (you know women, specially moms). She entered that room looking for something and heard a loud animal-made sound-growl-whatever. She got scared, called me, I live 1 block from her so we got up and went there. There are like 3 nests of termites in there, I guess it's just one under the floor but it's leaking into the room from 3 different places, they have already eaten 2 pieces of furniture (found out after I leaned against one and it practically solved). Does any of you guys have experience with this stuff? What should I do? This room is outside her house, across the backyard and prety much isolated from the rest of the house, I guess that's why they went that long unnoticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fool on The Hill Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I used to hear growls in my house. Only a flamethrower would really finish the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Sound like you need to hire some professionals to take care of the termites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 I guess a flamethrower would be good, if it wasn't my mom's house :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Malathion ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Termidor http://www.termidorhome.com/AllAboutTermidor.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Malathion ... Or Chlordane, but it's been banned in the U.S. since the 80's. I don't know about your neck of the woods, but a professional pest control guy I talked to said NOTHING available to the the consumer in the States is any good on termites or carpenter ants. Only the licensed professionals can get the good stuff. Houses here treated with Chlordane before the ban are still under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I have a few gallons. From way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowdiddley Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 I'm not sure where you live but if you can get it shipped to your state this stuff works real good. http://store.doyourownpestcontrol.com/product.aspx?cid=60&iid=178 or http://store.doyourownpestcontrol.com/product.aspx?iid=820 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tari Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Thundergod termites can't live without water. If the nests are that big they have plenty of water from somewhere. Like the others were telling you Chlordane is your best bet. Petroleum chemicals are banned in the US, but you might be able to get it their. Seek a professional And if the building has a water supply you probable have a leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Thanks for all your advice guys, I asked here of all places because I think (most) guys here can be trusted, as oposed to the pest control "profesional" that will try to make it as costly as posible while taking as much time as we don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkin Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 those termites must be F'n HUGE if they can growl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tari Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Tiger Termites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 What about Fret Doctor? The stuff works on fretboards, maybe it'll work on termites?? :) (I'm kidding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Malathion is good. Dursban is ok too. Chlordane is the SH!T, if you can get it, though. Solidifies and sets up a more permanent barrier. First, termites have to make a journey from your home to the ground every day... they eat your house, but they drink from the ground. You need a barrier that will prevent that. You will want to trench around the outside of the building down to the footing... outside and in, if there is a crawl space. Pour your chemical into the trench. Be generous. If your foundation is constructed of brick, or breeko blocks, then you will also want to drill into the block about every 18" and treat those with chemical as well (a hand held sprayer with nozzle works well for this, but is time consuming). It also won't hurt to flood the mound once you're done. Might make you feel better, too :) That should effectively kill the colony. They will either die from the chemical, or thirst when they can't get back to the ground for water. You will then need to go in and repair all the damaged wood. Good luck man... one of my previous selves was a termite/pest control guy.... feel free to pm me if you have any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliptrip Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Im sure the growling was from something that was eating them, or you happened to walk onto the set of an "Aliens" remake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 those termites must be F'n HUGE if they can growl! Sorry ma'am I don't know how they call that strange noise they do, but hell you could hear it from the house (and they are across the backyard!). Also when I (stupid I know) leaned against that furniture and it disolved (yes I fell on them) the ones that ended on the floor made that same noise... weird I didn't know they did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 I forgot to ad this... that room is build of concrete (very few constructions here use any other material, most of the stuff here is concrete-made) so it's a little difficult to find where they are coming in from. I went to see how things were going before coming to work and noticed something taking care of the problem already: ants. A couple thick black lines could be seen entering the room (and leaving it carrying little thingies). There are 7 different ant species in that backyard (at least 7 Ive seen) so one of them might do the job before the pest control guy arrives... the room has been almost emptied, I saw some of the stuff inside the house and wrapped in plastic. Pest control guy can visit her house on thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 It's the rare Central American Barking Termite. You've heard of Hissing Cockroaches? Well we've got Barking Termites! Just kidding, if their in the furniture, it would appear as though you've got some major repairs to do on the house...hopefully nothing structural's been affected. That could get messy, not to mention dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I've used this on an older home I once owned. (Termidor) It works great. Also clear the property of any cut, or dead wood, fencing, ect. Any wood products will attract them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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