Termites are known to cause destruction worth millions of dollars annually. As a result, you must identify any termite infestation in your home and deal with it immediately to avoid damage of your property. Typically, they attack wooden structures, insulation linings, pool liners and filtration systems at large. Therefore, you need to eliminate them quickly by hiring a termite control company in Chula Vista.
Bait Control Method
Many termite exterminators use the bait method to lure and kill termites. Baiting systems that are similar to some of the termites’ popular food are placed in strategic locations where termites are bound to come across them easily. Being colony insects, they will also carry the “food” to other members of the colony thus increasing the number of deaths. Effectiveness of bait control is based on the fact it takes a couple of days before killing them. This ensures that many of them have ingested it before finally succumbing to death from the pesticide found in the bait. Furthermore, it can be used with other liquid barriers to prevent further infestation.
Fumigation
When multiple colonies have been detected in your home, it becomes very difficult to use traditional methods that are tailored towards handling a single colony. At such times, a termite control company in Chula Vista will certainly go for fumigation of the entire home in order to kill all the termites. Gas used in fumigation tents can penetrate cracks and crevices where termites hide and kill them. The process can take a few of days before the infestation is cleared.
Microwave Technique
This is the latest addition in methods used to eliminate termites. It involves heating the home to a temperature of about 120°F that can kill all dry wood termites and their eggs. This technique eliminates the need to leave your home so that it can be fumigated, and its results are almost instantaneous.
Before choosing any of these techniques, you need to have exact infestation areas identified. Today, infrared cameras have it possible to tell termite movement patterns within the home accurately thereby making it easy to use the right method to exterminate them.
