On 4/10/2012 1:08 PM, Frank wrote:
On 4/10/2012 11:38 AM, Doug wrote:
On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:50:38 -0400, "Robert Green"
wrote:

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I was under the impression Thermidor is a barrier chemical only with
professionals. My neighbor had the invasion treated with something but
then they put down bait stations to draw in termites and then put in
wood with a juvenile hormone which wiped out the nest. Been years since
I've seen any sign of termites but now they are back in the same place
between our houses. He's got all kinds of dead wood on his property as
do his adjacent neighbors.

In that case I would be putting in a dozen or more stakes, and
burying some
twice as deep as recommended. Why? Because termites tend to borrow
deeper
to reach your home when the surface soil around it has traces of
insecticides. With access to lots of wood, termites can create huge
supercolonies. That's something you don't want because controlling them
becomes very, very difficult.

I would venture they never really completely died out in the first "kill
off" but were reduced in numbers substantially. That's based on them
appearing in the same place.

The Spectacide-type hormone baits seem to have worked well enough for
your
area in the past. I'd go with what's worked before. You can save
$100's by
doing it yourself.


What do you call these things in case I choose to buy some and
typically where are they sold?

Now googling up at Lowes, from the reviews, I don't think I'll buy them:

http://tinyurl.com/7f853mu

Detector apparently can pop up in as little as three weeks after rain.

The Lowes site looks good to check out as they mention other products.

Looking there, I found Bayer Carpenter Ant and Termite Killer
Concentrate. Reading the label and talking to Bayer on phone, you can
trench, just 6 inches around foundation and apply diluted concentrate.
A gallon would cover over 50 linear feet and costs about $70.
Not on label but tech said treatment is good for 3-5 years. At my age,
that could be a lifetime warranty. Think that is going to be my next
move. My whole house would take about 4 gallons but I only intend to do
side where termites are and half my foundation is well above ground as
house is on a slope.