Spraying Attic Termites

Quick video on how to perform a localized treatment with termidor sc inside of an attic for the control of drywood termites by gc termite control in san marc.

Spraying attic termites.

Termites eat wood so it would naturally be the first thing to draw them in. In order not to hurt yourself and your furniture read the instructions for use spray or consult with a seller in the store. This spray is the best store bought termite treatments for use around the perimeter of your house. Moist soils allows termites to thrive staving off dehydration and death.

For treating termites in an attic space bora care is the go to product. Would the same attic spray application using timbor be a more effective and safer solution. Termites consume the wood components of homes so their damage lies below the surface of spray foam not within it. However the formosan termite an exotic species of subterranean termite is an exception to the rule.

A large national company wants to spray all the wood roof trusses in my attic with termidor sc. In 87 termites come to your house from the earth. The solution gets sprayed onto and into the soil surrounding a home s foundation. Cellulose termite s main appeal is not an ingredient present in spray foam of any kind.

We recommend the bayer termite killer plus spray for immediate results and use it with the premise foaming spray for complete coverage from termites. Formosan termites can build aboveground nests called cartons inside walls and attics when there is enough moisture in the wood. First you need to discover where is the nest of termites and only then it is necessary to apply serious methods to do this you can make a bait. There s not much of anything preventative you can do for them in terms of chemical treatment outside of borate and i d instead spend that time and money of treating for subterranean termites for which preventative chemical steps can most certainly be taken.

I have drywood termites in my home. The only issue you d typically have in an attic would be drywood termites and they re not all that common relative to subterranean. Make sure that the house was not strangers. The advance termite bait station will not work above ground.

Is this treatment safe for my family s health. Treat the framing of your home with a termite pretreatment and these issues are less likely to creep up. So now i recommend to use talstar pro 3 4 gal insecticide to get rid of termites and just then use rustoleum coppercoat wood preservative for prevention. Is this a feasible and effective treatment for drywood termites.

In most cases subterranean termites must be in contact with soil to receive the moisture they need to survive. Termites are attracted to moist soil. If you want to protect your house from termites you should cover all house not just attic. Termites are attracted to dark warm places.