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Do I have to wear a hazmat suit and gas mask when applying all this stuff because it does seem like I'll be in a room for quite some time applying all to everything
My relative in Florida has subterranean termites, I am told Eastern Subterranean termites from a pest control company that took a specimen found in the attached garage). There are several mud tubes in the garage wall mostly away from the house, but also a mud tube near the house wall which happens to be a wood wall. I understand that trench & treat around the whole house is the way to go, but years ago my relative had the area all around the house dug up and added rock, actually in hopes of not getting termites. not aware of any termites at that time. What is the best way to trench & treat with rocks next to foundation all the way around the house? Pest control companies want to drill into the concrete garage floor, tiled back patio behind the garage, and possibly the small front tiled patio. How do we know if drilling is necessary? House is on concrete slab with no crawl space. We first found the subterranean termites in a piece of plywood just lying against the garage wall. We threw it in the trash upon discovery (before I watched your video). My relative has had some dead trees cut down and removed, but didn't know to remove the stumps (2 large trees on opposite sides of the house). Garage was once a carport turned into a garage. It has no sheetrock inside the garage/ 2x4 framing is exposed so it is easier to get to the damage. Sounds like the house will need to have the trench & treat, wait 90 days, confirm termites are gone then have rotten wood replaced. Will the new wood need to be sprayed? Or not necessary because termites should all be irradiated at that point?
So going to bed, let’s say I mop my floor and spray my carpet with the nibor d /water solution, can I walk on it in the morning or should I vacuum mop and reapply?
Hi there, I have had termite problems for the past 5 years. In 2018 I had pest control come out and inspect and they used the bait stations. Paid for a years worth of service. I was married then and we had a two income household so although expensive it looked like it got the job done. A year ago (2023) is when I first saw them come back. I did have a pest control guy come back but when I asked about the bait stations I already have, he said he doesn’t check the stations, he just sells people a new service. He said he would be calling me back in a few short days. Needless to say, I forgot about it because I was busy just trying to make ends meet. This past spring I saw flying termites pop up after mowing yard. I called them again. They want to charge me over a grand to put all new bait stations in. I said: “why can’t you use the other ones already there.” There excuse is that they are older and all new ones need to be placed. So I did a DIY treatment myself or termidor sc. My issue is how do I know it worked? Maybe a month and a half after this the wood floor in the front room started warping and when you walk if feels like little waves (bumps) on the floor. The kitchen floor is the first to also have damage with many soft spots under the tile. Also unlike last summer the wood floor in the other room… let’s just say there are pieces of it popping up in a V shape. I did extra retreatment to the soil outside in front of this room. Should I also go under the house (in the crawl space and use a foam spray). They seem to be affecting under
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Yes. How close depends upon who you ask and the ground conditions, but I think you would be fine if you stay at least 24 inches away from the garden. I wouldn't be worried at all about the trees. Keep in mind that getting this in the garden is not hazardous to your health. The problem is bees. Recent studies have shown that this can get into the flowering part of plants and can be transferred to bees when they pollinate those plants. Here's the thing though. Farmers use this stuff all the time, so it is probably in most of the fruits and vegetables that you buy in the store. Imidacloprid is the active ingredient and that is the most widely used pesticide in the world for farmers. The granules use a rather low dose of it too, so this is not going to harm you. Personally, I'm not really buying the studies. I think they need to conduct more research on it, but for now, let's not take chances. We always want to be kind to the bees. Keep in mind that for the granules to work you need to have dirt around most of the house and that dirt needs to be porous enough to allow water to seep into the ground fairly quickly. To find out if the dirt around your house is porous enough, just dig a small hole next to the house that is about 4 inches deep, 8 inches long, and just the width of the shovel. Fill the hole with water and watch to see how fast it drains down into the ground. If it seeps into the ground fairly quickly, then the granules should work just fine. However, if it just kind of sits there, then the granules would not be a good choice, and you should consider trenching, if you have an active infestation. If it turns out that you need to trench, then please watch my video on how to do that correctly. Trenching is a lot more work, but it only costs about $100 to do an average size home, and it lasts 5 to 10 years. Most people can trench an entire house in one day, but you can take up to a month to get it done, and you can literally do just 10 feet at a time. Make sure that you buy the correct granules. You need the ones that have imidacloprid as the active ingredient. A lot of the Home Depot and Lowes stores no longer sell the correct granules, but you can get them from Amazon. I will give you a link to them. If you do not have an active infestation already, you may want to also consider using monitoring stations around your home. I use both the granules and the monitoring stations. I will give you a link to my video on how to make them for under 50 cents each. I put them around my entire house for less than $25. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Termite granules: www.amazon.com/dp/B000RUIJYM?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k1_1_6&=&crid=157C3RV0MY0AK&=&sprefix=termit Video on how to trench for subterranean termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fy7YHi_7Z8g.html Video on how to make monitoring stations: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gye27aXHRsY.html
Hi there we are located in Dallas texas. We just moved our mobile home on to a lot in a community a year ago. Recently, like the past week I've noticed that the dead tree stumps around our property have started to look like swiss cheese with holes. A few days ago I saw a creature actually crawling on my house that looked like a termite. But I can't find any references online. The top half of the body look like a very large ant, the bottom half look like a juicy maggot, but it had wings. So I'm not sure exactly how we need to treat this
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This is not a bait. The granules melt and leach into the ground where the termites are, and it basically poisons them slowly. They bring the poison back to the colony and that eliminates the entire colony. For the granules to work you need to have dirt around most of the house and that dirt needs to be porous enough to allow water to seep into the ground fairly quickly. To find out if the dirt around your house is porous enough, just dig a small hole next to the house that is about 4 inches deep, 8 inches long, and just the width of the shovel. Fill the hole with water and watch to see how fast it drains down into the ground. If it seeps into the ground fairly quickly, then the granules should work just fine. However, if it just kind of sits there, then the granules would not be a good choice, and you should consider trenching, if you have an active infestation. If it turns out that you need to trench, then please watch my video on how to do that correctly. Trenching is a lot more work, but it only costs about $100 to do an average size home, and it lasts 5 to 10 years. Most people can trench an entire house in one day, but you can take up to a month to get it done, and you can literally do just 10 feet at a time. Make sure that you buy the correct granules. You need the ones that have imidacloprid as the active ingredient. A lot of the Home Depot and Lowes stores no longer sell the correct granules, but you can get them from Amazon. I will give you a link to them. If you do not have an active infestation already, you may want to also consider using monitoring stations around your home. I use both the granules and the monitoring stations. I will give you a link to my video on how to make them for under 50 cents each. I put them around my entire house for less than $25. I hope that helps. Be well Cherine. Termite granules: www.amazon.com/dp/B000RUIJYM?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k1_1_6&=&crid=157C3RV0MY0AK&=&sprefix=termit Video on how to trench for subterranean termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fy7YHi_7Z8g.html Video on how to make monitoring stations: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gye27aXHRsY.html
You are very welcome. If you have swarmers in your backyard, then this should be cause for concern. Depending upon where you live, these may not be subterranean termites, or they may be a species that the granules may not work well for. I recommend that you obtain a specimen and put it in a jar. Let it die a natural death and then watch my video on how to identify termite species. Don't worry. It's not that hard. If you can't figure it out, I will assist you further with that. Let me know the species and I will let you know if the granules are a good choice. 95% of the time the granules work well, but not for all termites. Also, you need to inspect your house for termites. When they are that close, you should make sure that your house is not getting eaten. So, for now, I suggest that you do nothing until you identify these guys. If the granules are a good choice for you, then you need to buy the right ones. They make two kinds now and one of them does not work. So, please do not buy granules until you get back to me and we make sure that you are doing the correct treatment. I will guide you through the entire process. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Video on how to identify termite species: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dIs_a0nfVjg.html Video on how to inspect your home for termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oGyAVT7Zyro.html
@@GuysPestSolutions Dear Sir, thank you for taking the time to answer me and teach me how to identify termite species. I live in North Austin, Texas. Yesterday, when I saw a group of termites flying at front of our garage and fence, I immediately took a bottle of alcohol and sprayed it on them. I watched them fall to the ground one after another. Continue to spray the entire bottle of alcohol, and repeatedly check to make sure nothing is flying in the air within half an hour. The termites that fell to the ground and struggled were carried home by the fire ants. We keep fire ant nests in our front and back yards to some extent. Although we know that fire ants can bite, we still keep them in a certain number to combat unwelcome pests (when too many fire ants cause trouble, we scald them with hot water) ( The storage of our first house was once infested by termites, but no trace of termites was found. The house inspection told us that it might be fire ants. They eliminated). I found two termites in a bucket. They were black bodies with four gray wings (as in the photo). Are they eastern subterranean termites? Again, thank you so much for all of your help and time. You are amazing, such a kind heart you have! Very very appreciate🙏
Wow, Guy, I will get some today since we have an awful infestation of fruit flies! QUESTION...they aren't just in the kitchen but love to fly around us when we're sitting in the living room watching TV, and ESPECIALLY love to fly around, and at my FACE! I'm not eating or have any food here, but just sitting reading, doing beadwork, or watching TV. They don't seem to bother my husband much, but love to fly in my face and it drives me nuts! I rarely ever wear any perfume or use any body scents, so WHY are they always flying in my face?! Need help--thanks!
There may be a couple of reasons for them to fly around your face. They can be drawn to carbon dioxide which you produce when you breath. Also, they like sweet scents. They may be attracted to the scent of the shampoo you use when you wash your hair. I get them from time to time and while they do buzz me too, they seem to prefer my wife. If they are fruit flies and not drain flies, then be sure to do everything described in the video. You always know fruit flies because they have those big red eyes. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Thank you! So helpful! Now I have some info on what to look for! Definitely kick outs and frass. I am pretty sure we have termites and may have two different types of termites or different wood boring pests.
If you have kick out holes and frass, then look closely at the frass to see if there are body parts in it. Also, look at the shape of the frass. Drywood termites produce frass with no body parts mixed in and the frass is shaped like tiny pellets. Sometimes you can have another species of termites, like subterranean termites, and carpenter ants will infest the same area to eat the termites. Carpenter ants produce frass, but it is not shaped like tiny pellets, and it often contains body parts. If these are carpenter ants, and you also have termites, then do not treat the ants just yet. Let them go on eating the termites. Just get back to me and let me know. If you do have more than one species of termites, then it is important to identify both species. Please do an inspection of the house and try to obtain specimens of both species. I have a video on how to inspect your home for termites. You already found kick out holes, so now look for mud tubes. Drywood termites do not produce mud tubes, so if you see mud tubes then you do have a species of subterranean termites. Break open about a 2-inch section of the tube and try to obtain a specimen with a red head. I know that I'm giving you a lot of homework, but this is very important. How you handle this matters a lot. So, you need to educate yourself on termites. Even if you hire a pro, there are lots of them out there that will sell you stuff that you don't need or does not even work well for your species. It can end up costing you a lot of money and a lot of unnecessary damage to your home. For now, let me give you a little information about drywood termites. If you end up having subterranean termites, I will take the time to assist you with that as well. If these are drywood termites, then it is important to understand how drywood termites work. They enter through cracks and crevices around windows, doors, eaves, pipe penetrations, and so forth. Most of the time, they enter through several locations. That is because a swarm of them attacked your house at the same time. If there was a crack or a crevice, then they probably found it. After they establish their galleries, which will be inside the wood, it will take four to seven years for them to be able to swarm. Now that they are in your house, the swarmers will use holes that are in your studs to travel through the walls. Those holes in the studs were created by the electricians to run the electrical wiring. Not only are these holes going through the studs, but holes were drilled into the attic for the light switches and to run some of the wiring for the outlets. So, the termites now have easy access throughout the attic and the walls. If you have a basement or crawl space, they have access to that as well. Most of the time, you will have no idea that they are in the walls, because the frass is inside the wall. To make matters worse, if you have drywood termites, then your neighbors have them too. That means you have been getting swarmed for as long as they have existed in the neighborhood. Most likely, we're talking about years, so it's a safe bet that you have these guys in many locations in your home. I always hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you have drywood termites, the only sure way to get rid of them is to fumigate. Prices for this can vary wildly in this industry, so I recommend that you watch my video on how to hire a pest controller without getting ripped off. That video can save you a lot of money. You should also know that the gas they use to fumigate has absolutely no residual action whatsoever, so you can get reinfested the moment the tent comes down. Like I said before, if you have drywood termites, then your neighbors have them as well. Since drywood termites swarm every year, it is almost a certainty that you will be reinfested within a year after the fumigation is done. The only way to prevent this is to do a preventive treatment on your house every 60 days. Most pest controllers will not do this, so it is something that you generally need to do yourself. I have a video on how to do that and I will place a link below. This is a generic video that covers a lot of different pests, but it also works for preventing drywood termites. Just ignore the part about treating your yard. You only need to treat the house for drywood termites. This will not treat the termites that are already there, but it will stop new ones from getting in. If you absolutely cannot afford to fumigate your house, then you can try spot treating it yourself. It is virtually impossible to find all the termite galleries, but it is way better than doing nothing. Regardless of how you treat it, you should begin the preventive treatment immediately, so that you do not get additional termites paying you a visit. If you have two species, then it is recommended to treat the subterranean termites first before you fumigate. There is an important reason for this. I'm running long here, so please take my word for it. I can explain later if you have two species. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Video on how to inspect your home for termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oGyAVT7Zyro.html Video on how to hire a pest controller without getting ripped off: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y-a8XOqVrlE.html Video on how to prevent drywood termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yozv3s-Qwlw.html Video on how to spot treat drywood termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U7ck7zhS0Xo.html
The rain may actually help, but you need to water in the granules prior to the rain, especially if the dirt slopes away from the house. Keep in mind that for the granules to work you need to have dirt around most of the house and that dirt needs to be porous enough to allow water to seep into the ground fairly quickly. To find out if the dirt around your house is porous enough, just dig a small hole next to the house that is about 4 inches deep, 8 inches long, and just the width of the shovel. Fill the hole with water and watch to see how fast it drains down into the ground. If it seeps into the ground fairly quickly, then the granules should work just fine. However, if it just kind of sits there, then the granules would not be a good choice, and you should consider trenching, if you have an active infestation. If it turns out that you need to trench, then please watch my video on how to do that correctly. Trenching is a lot more work, but it only costs about $100 to do an average size home, and it lasts 5 to 10 years. Most people can trench an entire house in one day, but you can take up to a month to get it done, and you can literally do just 10 feet at a time. Make sure that you buy the correct granules. You need the ones that have imidacloprid as the active ingredient. A lot of the Home Depot and Lowes stores no longer sell the correct granules, but you can get them from Amazon. I will give you a link to them. If you do not have an active infestation already, you may want to also consider using monitoring stations around your home. I use both the granules and the monitoring stations. I will give you a link to my video on how to make them for under 50 cents each. I put them around my entire house for less than $25. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Termite granules: www.amazon.com/dp/B000RUIJYM?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k1_1_6&=&crid=157C3RV0MY0AK&=&sprefix=termit Video on how to trench for subterranean termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fy7YHi_7Z8g.html Video on how to make monitoring stations: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gye27aXHRsY.html
Thanks Dusty! We have been living in our house for 18 years. We have a nasty neighbor that moved in a year ago. I never thought in a million years that this could happen to us! He has so many that you can see that crawling on the outside of his house & now they're coming to our house as well as the other neighbors! Their on my porch in my mailbox as well as my house now! Can this product keep them from visiting us?
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Hi Guy, I've been watching RU-vid videos for most of my life and yours are the first that I've ever "liked". This is also my first comment ever lol. Anyway, thank you for the great content.
I can't believe I found this Virtual treasured shove of information you so lovingly provide to the world, no strings attached! I was googling to find out how to identify termites...my house, here in Columbus GA, was a shotgun house built in 1897, got enlarged in 1922 and I've been in it 20 years. It's a real fixer upper, and just recently i found some decay in the wood siding... no water can drip on where it is, so my first worry was termites. I braved the cobwebby damp dark crawlspacw and found 2 mud tubes, under where the outside shows damage... They may be subterranean , but now that ive watched several videos I'm going out with a mallet, screwdriver, flashligh, and specimen jar I actually had some in the attic 2 years back, due to a leak and a lot of wet wood. (SOOOOO much needs to be fixed, ive been saving money to have foundation beams repaired...and then, a roof, then, redo all the electric... agh...but health challenges have me on SSDI) Need. I did some googling , then I did not id the vermin but thought they were "dampwood" termites. Got the roof repaired, pulled away as much soggy wood as i could, dried things up with fans, bought boracare and mark-it blue... there's several areas up there that will need rebuilding and were like that when i bought it. When i was younger, way more healthy, and idealistic. I was planning on calling at least 3 pest control.People just to come over and ID the bugs.And tell me what they would do and give me a price.But I am starting to discover it may be ingonna be in the thousands of dollars, if it's an active infestation.And it's causing me no end of stress and worry. HOWEVER...the first video of yours i found was about using water botles and I've been soaking up info like a sponge...i will still call for estimates and just play dumb, to see what they will recommend....Murphy's law is in tsunami mode ...electric MUST be dealt with, truck has a cracked engine block, and now this. Electric's most important, because dealing with termites won't matter if the house burns down!!! I will update after inspection and identification, praying that they are not formosan. Or several kinds...i found mud tubes yesterday but also frass. Which COULD be very old, i just dont know enough yet. Thanks so much for sharing your experience, expertise, and encouragement. - eileen
It sounds like you certainly have a lot on your plate. I guess the last thing you needed was termites. Unless you have wood that is in direct contact with the ground, it is unlikely that you have dampwood termites. These are most likely subterranean termites, and there is some possibility that they may be Formosan. If you can obtain a specimen that has a red head, from either a mud tube or a damaged area, then the species is very easy to identify. I would be happy to assist you with that. The problem with using pest controllers is that they often try to sell you a system that is not suitable for your needs. This is particularly true if you call one of the national companies. They often send out trained salespeople, instead of qualified pest controllers. Their goal is to sell you as much as they can, and often times they don't even know what species they are looking at. So, if you are going to use a pro, then I suggest you get estimates from some of the local mom and pop outfits. You almost always are going to get an actual pest controller to look at the problem, and they are usually very familiar with the species that are in the area. A lot of companies will try to sell you a bait system like Sentricon, but those systems can take a long time to be effective, and sometimes they don't work at all. Pest controllers like them because they are cheap and easy to do, and they can go on charging you for years for the maintenance. So, you end up spending a fortune for them over time. Some companies will trench around your house, which would be sufficient to eliminate the infestation in most cases, but then they will also sell you the bait system as well, which you wouldn't need if they did the trenching. So, they are just trying to upsell you to make more money. When you deal with the pros, it's buyer beware. Some companies are very honest, but some companies just want to soak you for every dime they can get. The bottom line is that it is okay to call out some pest controllers, but be sure you get several estimates, and never sign a contract while there is a salesperson in your home. Make it clear to them that you never sign a contract until you think about it for at least 24 hours. If they tell you that there is a sale or something that ends today, then show them the door because they are just trying to rip you off. Those are just high-pressure sales tactics, and those sorts of tactics are a red flag that you should not be doing business with these people. A reputable company will give you a price that is good for at least 30 days. Also, keep in mind that the pros get the species wrong more often than any of us would like to admit. A lot of the time they do not even obtain a specimen. The truth is that no pest controller alive can positively identify the species without looking at a specimen. They can sometimes take a pretty good guess, based on the damage and activity level, but you need to specimen to be sure. Of course, this is something you can do yourself simply by digging into a damaged area or mud tube and pulling out a specimen with a red head. I hope that helps. Be well Eileen.
I want a new mattress, but I don't want it to get infested. Is there a fabric brand of cover that I need to look for? I don't have a box spring. It's a Murphy bed.
There are lots of them out there, but you usually get what you pay for. If you don't mind spending a bit of money, the one below should work well for you. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Mattress cover: bedbugstore.com/products/premium-bed-bug-mattress-covers
That is not exactly true. If DE is wet, then it does not work. However, if you apply it as suggested in this video, on a surface that is not already wet, then the liquid will evaporate and leave a dust behind that will work almost as well as using DE as a dust. So, it does help, but DE alone is not the way to go. Just another arrow in your quiver. You need to use all the procedures and products recommended to ensure full extermination. I hope that helps. Be well Jane.
My house is built on a slab foundation and we recently had termites for the first time ever, and we've lived her over 30 years.. The termites got in through the area where two parts of the foundation meet, where we added an extension back in 1997. To deal with the termites, I had the house treated. They drilled into the foundation and put termite poison underneath. I also paid for bait stations to be set up all around the house. About 10 months later, we noticed a few termites again. The termite company came back, redrilled the foundation, and added more poison. They didn't bother checking the bait stations during the second treatment or throughout the year. Now, the contract for the bait stations is up for renewal, and it costs $625 with no monitoring included. I don't feel like the bait stations did much to protect my house since termites came back. They weren't monitored, I don't see the point in renewing the contract for the bait stations. I may give your stations a try! Thank you!
Those bait stations have lots of problems, so I never recommend them. Pest controllers like them because they are cheap and easy to install and they make a lot of money on them, but they can take up to 2 years to work, if they work at all. If you have an active infestation of subterranean termites, then I recommend trenching or termite granules. Which you choose will depend on the species. Please tell me where you live, and I will do my best to guide you further. Location mattes when it comes to termites. The monitoring stations you make yourself are good for detecting termites, but if you have them already you need to bring out the big guns. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Thanks for getting back to me! I live out in the country in Middletown, California. It's very rural. I've treated twice for termites about 10 months apart. The termite control people claimed to have put a lot - I dont' recall how much but they said A LOT of the termite poison under my slab. I don't currently have an infestation but I think it's also the wrong time of year? I can see a visible SEAM where my foundations butt up. Should I seal that? If so with what? Also at this seem I have some rose bushes. Should I remove them? Thank you so much for your help!
I don't know how the pest controllers did the treatment, so I cannot say how effective the job is going to be. I hate to say it, but I have seen some pest controllers do some really weird stuff. Some of them are really good, but not all of them. If you feel comfortable that you do not have an active infestation, then the water bottle monitoring stations should do a good job for you. Just check them every month. Don't forget because sometimes they can disappear into the ground if they get run over by a lawnmower or something like that. Also, they can go off accidentally sometimes, so always pull it out of the ground if it goes off and make sure there are termites inside. If there are, then put it back in the ground, and place a bait station next to it. If it was a false reading, then just replace the station with a new one. Sometimes the stick will move out of position if it was not quite long enough when you made it, so they are not perfect. Most of the time though they work great. It never hurts to seal up those seams. Ornamental plants should be no closer to the house than 18 inches. 24 inches is better. Plants that are up against the house are an invitation for pests, including some species of termites. Also, plants up against the house makes it hard to maintenance on the side of the house as well. So, it's a good idea to move the rose bushes away from the house a bit or just get rid of them if they are closer than 18 inches to the house. I hope that helps. Be well Shelly.
After living with a terrible infestation for many weeks and trying endless methods, this finally solved the problem. I sprayed it in the drains before going to bed, and the next morning they were mostly gone. By the time I got home from work, they were ALL gone! It's been 3 days and I haven't seen any more. I can't thank you enough, sir.
I have not watched this video for some time, but I don't recall recommending poisons. Traps are perfectly safe if used correctly. If you have pets or kids, then simply place them in a bait station that is locked. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
How long does it take once treated for the termites to be killed? Found a mud tube along exterior foundation yesterday. Identified subterranean termites. Applied the product you recommended today and watered in.
It usually takes up to about 12 weeks to eliminate a colony. This is the same as a professional treatment. Keep in mind that this does not work for Formosan termites or drywood termites. Also, for the granules to work you need to have dirt around most of the house and that dirt needs to be porous enough to allow water to seep into the ground fairly quickly. To find out if the dirt around your house is porous enough, just dig a small hole next to the house that is about 4 inches deep, 8 inches long, and just the width of the shovel. Fill the hole with water and watch to see how fast it drains down into the ground. If it seeps into the ground fairly quickly, then the granules should work just fine. However, if it just kind of sits there, then the granules would not be a good choice, and you should consider trenching. If it turns out that you need to trench, then please watch my video on how to do that correctly. Trenching is a lot more work, but it only costs about $100 to do an average size home, and it lasts 5 to 10 years. Most people can trench an entire house in one day, but you can take up to a month to get it done, and you can literally do just 10 feet at a time. Make sure that you purchased the correct granules. You need the ones that have imidacloprid as the active ingredient. A lot of the Home Depot and Lowes stores no longer sell the correct granules, but you can get them from Amazon. I will give you a link to them. Let me know if you applied the wrong granules. The wrong ones use beta-cyfluthrin as the active ingredient. If you used the wrong granules, I will explain what to do next. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Termite granules: www.amazon.com/dp/B000RUIJYM?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k1_1_6&=&crid=157C3RV0MY0AK&=&sprefix=termit Video on how to trench for subterranean termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fy7YHi_7Z8g.html
@@hollyhelton Leave the mud tube in place. Scrape off about a 2-inch section of it every 2 weeks. If there are still termites inside or if they rebuild the tube, then you still have termites. If there are no live termites in the tube or if they stop rebuilding it, then the infestation is most likely gone, and the colony is dead. Keep an eye on that tube for a few weeks to make sure that it is not getting rebuilt. If you do not get results in 14 weeks, then get back to me because something went wrong. The granules work 95% of the time, but not always. I can assist you further if they do not get the job done. Sometimes you have a very aggressive species, or the soil conditions do not allow the granules to leach properly into the ground. My guess is that you just need to give it a little more time, but I am here if you require a different treatment. I will stay with you until these guys are totally gone. Be well Holly.
Hello sir, does Bioadvanced Termite Killer granules takes it back to kill the colony or is it just kill on contact of the termite? Does this act similar to Termidor SC or Taurus SC?
Yes. The granules word the same way as Termidor SC. Keep in mind that for the granules to work you need to have dirt around most of the house and that dirt needs to be porous enough to allow water to seep into the ground fairly quickly. To find out if the dirt around your house is porous enough, just dig a small hole next to the house that is about 4 inches deep, 8 inches long, and just the width of the shovel. Fill the hole with water and watch to see how fast it drains down into the ground. If it seeps into the ground fairly quickly, then the granules should work just fine. However, if it just kind of sits there, then the granules would not be a good choice, and you should consider trenching, if you have an active infestation. If it turns out that you need to trench, then please watch my video on how to do that correctly. Trenching is a lot more work, but it only costs about $100 to do an average size home, and it lasts 5 to 10 years. Most people can trench an entire house in one day, but you can take up to a month to get it done, and you can literally do just 10 feet at a time. Make sure that you buy the correct granules. You need the ones that have imidacloprid as the active ingredient. A lot of the Home Depot and Lowes stores no longer sell the correct granules, but you can get them from Amazon. I will give you a link to them. If you do not have an active infestation already, you may want to also consider using monitoring stations around your home. I use both the granules and the monitoring stations. I will give you a link to my video on how to make them for under 50 cents each. I put them around my entire house for less than $25. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Termite granules: www.amazon.com/dp/B000RUIJYM?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k1_1_6&=&crid=157C3RV0MY0AK&=&sprefix=termit Video on how to trench for subterranean termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fy7YHi_7Z8g.html Video on how to make monitoring stations: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gye27aXHRsY.html
it may have been asked already but will it mess up my septic and not make it have good bacteria if I do this? I have been having issues with the drain flies in the house
Yes, it does. You would treat the drains the same way. You also need to do some other things for fruit flies that are explained in the video. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
My daughters yard has carpenter ants in the old tree, how to treat the ants so they do not come in her house. Does the tree need to come down, Thank you.
Carpenter ants do not eat wood the way termites do. Carpenter ants need to forage for food. Since there isn't much food in or on a tree, they must leave the tree to find food. Therefore, if you simply treat up the side of the tree on all sides about 4 feet and you treat on the ground around the tree about 4 feet, then they will cross this barrier when they look for food. Soak the ground really well. You want the pesticide to get down to the dirt and not just on the top of the grass. Mix a bifenthrin 7.9% pesticide in a pump-up garden sprayer at 1 ounce per gallon of water and simply spray the tree and the ground. That should take care of them in a few days. If you see any ants in the house, then you do have an infestation. Otherwise, you should be good to go. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Bifenthrin: www.amazon.com/Bifenthrin-Concentrate-Insect-Control-8-ounce/dp/B00ARKSC4E/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3H2ROPYLLWA3C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MkJZrrTPzKS7Jzo4to5zOhFsXvBM2dTqcf1_fjHMy26K6W5w8kC9kZR90pzuzwgyE3lLBP3SFmPhT2AKaAvtWmVVeG_wORJGffl14Qmo07Vjg7Av89ST0areO3Y-uZhru_6W_6LfhAUeWKe4nb-I7sDjATCeP01wetXLxpWBP2RHuv8ldPUHO7TMkanA1V3jJVSFa2rE_8PvFJMHXfc4I53R7xpauwJoXpV0prtsSb1Jj2NfBi1oILSMIWGh2DC8h9hDvs3ymMJZUzfiybbEzMaMePTvVA3bQu5wYEkgSmw.sbqFBmhWlZ0ZqDEUALRjZBtGqDGHSuhEUjz6EzIUwuI&dib_tag=se&keywords=bifenthrin%2B7.9&qid=1720601428&sprefix=bifenthri%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-3&th=1
They should have applied the borax when they built the damn building lol.. Unfortunately money talks and a simple solutions will cost a small company waaay to much to implement.. But just imagine... If buildings were constructed to last and be free of pests! Well I guess it's the same with everything.. just imagine if medicines were designed to cure not only treat symptoms, then the pharmaceutical industry would go bankrupt... Such a shame though..
To be fair, I honestly don't think builders know about this. I don't know if they would do it if they did know about it, but I can tell you that most pest controllers don't know about it either. So, I suppose for now, they can claim ignorance. Hopefully, that will change at some point. Most states now require new homes to have a termite pretreatment of some sort, but it is almost never done correctly. If they did it correctly, then the house would be termite proof forever, but I have never once seen it done. In that case, I'm not sure if it's ignorance or just the desire to cut corners and save money. Often times people will just do the minimum required by law. You are correct that it is a shame. Be well my friend.
Those are probably either drain flies or fruit flies. I have a video on it, and it is super easy to do. Also, it works every time. I hope that helps. Be well Janice. Video on how to treat drain flies and fruit flies: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--EJVnkkfD4k.html
Dude SERIOUSLY?!!! Hour & half just to tell people to use a combination of dust and liquid Borax!? Great info, but you really need to get yourself a chat buddy man.
You don't seem to understand the issue here. He shared a lot of information which is paramount to understand as to be able to resolve the issue yourself. It is pretty well described within the old saying; "You may give a man fish for the day or you may teach a man how to fish and he will have fish for the rest of his life." If you don't like the video then just move on, no need to be rude.. We are plenty who appreciate the in-depth explanation which he provided.
Thank you so much for those kind words. I can see that you understand, but unfortunately, we now live in a TikTok world where folks want all their problems solved in 2 minutes or less. It's a fast-moving world today, and that seems to be working well for the roaches. There is nothing that makes the roaches happier than for folks to pass on watching this video. The truth is though that there are only two kinds of people who are infested with German roaches... Those who take the time to watch this video and do the work to eliminate them, and those who will continue to live with the roaches. As far as I can tell, this is the only video out there that can show you how to get rid of the roaches. You know, it took years of trial and error to figure this out and about 6 months to create the video, and it makes me very happy when I hear back from so many people who tell me that they were finally able to solve the problem. I just wish everyone with the problem had the patience to get it solved, but human nature is what it is. You can't save everybody. Thanks again. Be well my friend.
Thank you sir for the excellent video lesson . Any alternative to Temprid FX Insecticide as it doesn’t seem to be available for sale in Massachusetts. TY
You are very welcome. Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. Try Talstar P. I looked it up and it should be available to you. I will give you the link to it. The product is way cheaper by the gallon and you can use it indoors and outdoors. It is odorless and can be used on a variety of pests. Just mix it 1 ounce per gallon of water. You don't need much of it to treat the roaches, so it's fine to buy a smaller container, but a pint is about $39, and a gallon is only about $63. So, for an extra $24 you get 4 times the amount. You can stop a lot of other pests by using it outside. I have a video on how to do that and I will give you the link. In the video I show you how to use Bifen IT, but that is the same exact thing as Talstar P. The only difference is that Talstar P is odorless and Bifen IT has a very noticeable odor to it until it dries. So, just follow the same procedure for tank spraying outside, but use Talstar P instead of Bifen IT. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Talstar P: www.domyown.com/talstar-professional-insecticide-p-97.html Video on how to treat the outside of your house: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yozv3s-Qwlw.html
@@BS-wg9fg Please email me at guyspestsolutions@gmail.com. RU-vid is deleting my responses to this. Sorry about that. Please give me your RU-vid name when you email me. Also, please remind me of the question and ask for the apartment modification. Be well my friend.
You can do that, but it is unlikely that you will eliminate the bed bugs. I'm sure that there are pest controllers that do it that way, but it's the reason why so many of them fail. Crossfire is a wonderful product, but I would not rely on it doing the job with no other treatments. At a minimum you would want to vacuum and steam really well. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
You treat carpeted floors the same way as hard surface floors, except you need to spray them, much the same way as you would spray anything else with a handheld sprayer or you can use a pump-up garden sprayer. Don't soak the carpets. Just a light mist on the surface is all you need. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@Gapeach1970 I'm not sure what that means, but my advice is to never call Terminix. You are usually better off going with the local mom and pop outfits. Don't worry though. You can do this yourself. Just take your time and do a good job. Be well my friend.
Thanks for the detailed steps on using borate treatments. I was struggling to find a DIY solution that was both affordable and safe. This video really breaks it down well!
@@blazeendo3282 This varies, but as a basic rule bed bugs will feed every 3 to 7 days. Some will be digesting your blood, while others will be busy eating, so you will probably get bitten every day. Most likely, multiple times a night. The worse the infestation gets, the more bites you will receive. So, start by treating the beds and the floors. This way you will not get eaten while you are asleep, and you can then eliminate the rest of them. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Thnx for this video! May I ask what your opinion on diatomaceous earth is? I know it works on all insects with an exoskeleton, that it is safe for humans and pets, that it's effects are long lasting and that the insects cannot get immune to it. How come you didn't mention diatomaceous earth in this video? Thanks again 🙏
The truth is that I do not have any experience with diatomaceous earth. The research I have done on it would suggest that it should work just fine when used as a dust, instead of using boric acid. As far as I can tell, it is no safer than using boric acid. In fact, my research would suggest that it is actually a little more irritating to your lungs if you inhale it. Do not be fooled by the fact that it is food grade. People and pets should not be eating this stuff. So, as a general rule, if you are going to try diatomaceous earth, then I would recommend that you do not apply it in areas where it can be disturbed by people, pets, or air currents. In other words, only use it where I tell you to use boric acid. That being said, I have never tried diatomaceous earth, so I cannot guarantee success with it. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work, but I never recommend products that I have never personally tested myself and proven to be effective. I would hate to see people spend all that time drilling walls, just to find out that diatomaceous earth didn't work. That is why I did not recommend it in my video. I am not saying that you should not try it because I always encourage people to experiment. All I'm saying is that I have no direct experience with it. If you do try it, then please get back to me with the results. I do have several of my subscribers that are giving this a try, but so far, none of them have gotten back to me. You are correct that, just like boric acid, diatomaceous earth lasts forever, and the roaches cannot become resistant to it. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Thank you for your reply! I really like that you are honest and say that you do not know, rather than pushing your method as the the definite superior method. It confirms my suspicion, that you are indeed genuine and the real deal. I have used diatomaceous earth successfully against minor to moderate bedbug infestations (when it comes to full scale infestations you will need additional measures), that's why I have grown quite fond of the substance. I have become quite the hobby exterminator when it comes to bedbugs and I have even invented methods whereas you may sleep in your bed, as a bait, but still not be bitten. But when it comes to cockroaches I have zero experience. I visited my aunt recently and unfortunately I discovered that she indeed has a German cockroach infestations, every now and then I see a single roach in daytime. I am very concerned for her and my nephew since they do not seem to take this seriously. I hardly (after pushing her about the seriousness of the situation) got the thumbs up to investigate the issue in the kitchen. Since I told her I will have to remove everything and prompted her to declutter and throw everything which is not essential (her and the boy are hoarders O.o) I hardly believe they will allow me to drill any holes although I have worked as carpenter and studied to become an electrician. This method makes perfect sense to me thought and I hope I will be able to get her full approval. Unfortunately I believe that the infestation has to become more severe before they will take my stance seriously 😒.. Apparently the exterminators have been her a couple of times but it doesn't resolve the issue... Their (specifically her) hording problem makes this very complicated as well ... Well I'll do what I can and hopefully I can convince her fully, that this more serious than she believes. They even leave food in the oven over night saying that the roaches can't reach there, I told her that is just wishful thinking... It's just a matter of time until they will get sick :(... I have heard people be using diatomaceous earth as supplement both for themselves and for pets, so I think it is pretty safe. Anyways I will be using boric acid since this is what you prescribe and I have zero experience with roaches.... Just wanted to ask about your opinion about it. Anyways enough rambling, just wanted to share the situation with you! Thank you so much for your effort to help us all! God bless you bro!
Thanks for sharing that story with me. If you wouldn't mind a bit of advice from an old man, I can tell you that, in my experience, that old saying that "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink," is very true. People will usually not address German cockroaches unless they see it as a serious problem. Sure, they will put down some sticky boards, shoot some spray, use some bait, and maybe even call a pest controller. At the end of the day, they will only invest limited time and money into it. After a pest controller fails them, that will support their conclusion that nothing works, and they just give up. We know that roaches can spread diseases, but you would be shocked at how many people learn to live with German roaches. I'm not just talking about a few people who are outliers. The truth is that there are millions of people who live with German roaches and have just resigned themselves to coexisting with them. Even after they find my video, they write to me sometimes and tell me that they don't have 90 minutes to watch a video that will solve the problem. They aren't concerned enough about it to invest 90 minutes on it. I can't imagine what they would say about drilling holes in all the walls. Unfortunately, even though there is finally a solution to the problem, many people will not do it. They will regard the entire process to be too time consuming and too much work, and they do not see the urgency in it. This speaks volumes about human nature, and that is exactly what the roaches count on. German roaches are a domestic roach that survives by coexisting with people, and an astonishing number of people just accept them as a fact of life. So, I know you love your aunt, and you want to get this fixed for her for her own good, but you cannot help people who do not want to help themselves. The best you can do is to make the offer and let her know that it is always on the table if she changes her mind. It would be great if she would watch my video, but 90 minutes would be a huge ask for her, so see if she will watch the Animal Planet video on it. This video is very short. I mean, under 4 minutes short. It does nothing to solve the problem, but it does a wonderful job explaining the problem and just how bad it is going to get, if it is not treated. Animal Planet is a pretty reputable source, so she should believe them. They have the kind of name recognition that I do not even dream about. I will give you a link to the video. If that doesn't motivate her, then nothing else will. You are a good person for caring so much about your aunt. I wish you well my friend. Animal Planet video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RU9oOCYPros.html
Thanks for your reply! Yepp, it is pretty hard to change someone's mind/habits/preconceived ideas etc.. Imagine getting used to living with pests if you don't have to. When I had bedbugs the first (and hopefully the last time) I did almost nothing except working on resolving the issue. I guess it's different with roaches tho because they do not bite and terrorize you while you're in bed so it's easier for folks to accept them. Problem is she is so damn busy working all the time so I get that she wants to sweep the problem under the rug and just enjoy her few hours of off-time But she seems to have easened up a little bit because I have taken it in small increments. Letting her know I am not here to judge her. Cleaning and decluttering for her, but not to much at the same time as to not let her feel that I am taking of the place, 😂. I have to let her feel the improvements slowly, and I think it's working :D. I ended up buying diatomaceous earth anyway and I am applying it in strategic spots just to halt the speed of the infestation. Since I have to leave soon, my plan is to come back in a couple months and do the proper treatment as you described if she will allow me. Hopefully the diatomaceous earth will keep things okay-ish in the meantime.. People shouldn't have to be accustomed to living with pests when clearly there are solutions. Thanks for the kind words bro! Keep up the good work and stay well too.
@@GilgameshBro-h6u It sounds like you are making progress with her. Good for you. I think you are handling it very well and you are such a caring person. I hope you have total success with it. Be well my friend.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you, but if you really want to get frightened out of your wits, then watch a video that was done by Animal Planet. It's a very short video about German cockroaches. They offer no solutions, but they do a wonderful job explaining the problem. Way better than me. I wish I had their budget and their production crew. I will give you the link. If you do have German roaches, I can help you with that. Be well Valerie. Animal Planet video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RU9oOCYPros.html
I haven't seen any insects nor have I seen any sawdust or anything else but in my basement when I look up towards the ceiling, I hear kind of like a chewing sound. I'm assuming that's termites or carpenter ants?
I think there is a very good chance that you are correct. Look on the floor. If you are seeing something that looks like sawdust or wood shavings, then you most likely have carpenter ants. You may also see them in the open, especially near walls and at night. If you don't see any ants and there is no "frass" on the floor, then you may be looking at termites. Sometimes you have both because carpenter ants love to eat termites. I recommend inspecting your home for termites. I have a video on how to do that. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Video on how to inspect your home for termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oGyAVT7Zyro.html
So I searched on RU-vid for what sounds do termites make and what sounds do carpenter ants make and it's definitely carpenter ants. And I just had an electrician here and he drilled some holes and that's actually where I hear the carpenter and yes, they're all like shavings or sawdust on the floor, so I think I'm gonna go to get some stuff to spray right in those holes, do you think that something I could do or should I call an exterminator, the RU-vid video. I watched it said I could pretty much do it myself. Let me know your thoughts.
@@superrenter6535 It is important to understand that, in all likelihood, the carpenter ants in your house are just a satellite colony. The main colony is probably outside someplace. Therefore, even if you treat the infestation inside, you are going to get reinvested unless you treat the outside of the house as well. So, you may want to consider either treating the outside yourself or hiring somebody to do that. You should do the exterior treatment at least every 90 days. If you would like to get rid of the main colony, then you should probably treat your yard as well. Personally, I treat my house and the yard every 60 days. I do this with a hose and sprayer, and that makes it quick and easy. I have a video on how to do that and I will give you the link. If you are using the hose and sprayer, you may as well also treat the outside of your house while you have it in your hand. This makes the job go really fast. As for the ants in the house, you can spot treat them, which is actually pretty good idea. However, you should NOT go to your local big box store to get something to do this. They do not sell the correct products. The best way to do this is to use a product that contains fipronil. I will give you a link to it. The right way to do it is to drill holes halfway through the wood at 4-inch intervals along the entire infested area. The holes only need to be wide enough to insert the applicator tip of the foam can. You should shoot the foam into each hole for about 5 seconds, or until it is coming back out of you, or it is coming out the other holes that you drilled. All holes should have foam either going into or out of them. Most pest controllers do not do this correctly. Don't worry, if you do this yourself, you will find it not all that difficult. Just let me know if you run into any problems, and I will do my best to talk you through it. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Video on how to treat your yard: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wifoTU5dmp0.html Termidor Foam: www.domyown.com/termidor-foam-p-3528.html
I never recommend borax. Boric acid and Nibor-D are a little different than borax. As far as I know, diatomaceous earth (DE) should work just fine. I can't say if it's better or not because I have never tried it. I only recommend products that I have tested in the field and that I know will work for sure. So, it may or may not work better. I really do not know. What I do know is that what I am recommending never fails. I always encourage people to experiment and then get back to me with the results. In fact, I have a few subscribers who are trying DE, but none of them have gotten back to me with the results. I would hate to tell someone to drill all those holes in the wall, only to find out later that it didn't work. I have good evidence from other sources that DE should work great. I just cannot guarantee it myself because I have not used it. So, if you give DE a shot, then I do hope you will get back to me with the results. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Guy. I have been doom scrolling your videos. I want to do this myself because I want to be self reliant. I bought a home in the hills west of phoenix in Arizona where snakes and scorpions ants spiders and ants are the main problem (very low humidity). I read a comment you made about clothes off the floor…I get it. What “cocktail” should I be using in Az? I am going to use Onslought Fastcap spider and scorpion. What else should I add to it to get the rest?
Onslaught FastCap Spider and Scorpion Insecticide is a good choice for scorpions. Mix it according to label directions in a battery-operated tank sprayer and spray up the side of the building 36 inches and out away from the building 48 inches. Be sure to soak the area where the building meets the ground. Also apply this on your patios, stairs, sidewalks, and that sort of thing. In other words, you want to apply it any place you frequently walk. This will stop the scorpions from getting in the building or hanging out on surfaces where you frequently walk. Next, you should apply it on all ornamental plants around the building as well, being sure to treat the dirt under the plants. I recommend applying it every 60 days. Look for obvious penetrations in the side of the house and treat them with D-Fense dust. Just buy a duster, fill it halfway with the dust, and puff the dust into any cracks or crevices that you find. After treating, it is a good idea to caulk these penetrations as well. If you want, you can treat the rest of the yard with Bifen XTS. It’s not as good as Onslaught, but it’s cheaper and easier to apply. This should slow them up a lot. I will give you a link to that video. You are correct that you should always make sure that you hang up all your clothes. You should never leave clothes laying on the floor. Clothes that are waiting to be washed should be kept in a sealed hamper. Shoes should be kept off the floor on some sort of a shoe rack. After you finish the exterior treatment, you should check the house for scorpions. Look under appliances, in closets, under the bed, and that sort of thing. Be sure to check shoes, curtains, or anyplace these guys may be hiding. To assist in your search, you can use a black light. All scorpions will glow green when exposed to a black light. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Video on how to treat your yard with Bifen XTS: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yozv3s-Qwlw.html Onslaught FastCap Spider and Scorpion Insecticide: www.domyown.com/onslaught-fastcap-spider-and-scorpion-insecticide-p-2579.html D-Fense dust: www.domyown.com/dfense-deltamethrin-dust-p-2428.html Duster: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B099X3HS47/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
What about those weep screeds that are found under stucco buildings? Is it a good idea to put an adhesive screen over the holes so the insects can't enter in?
I'm not sure how to go about doing that, but it probably is a good idea. However, you need to make sure that the water can still escape through the holes. Another way to go is to treat it as I show in this video. If the weep screeds are treated every 60 days, then there will be no bugs in there. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
We are building a home in Northeast Georgia and we are doing the termite mitigation ourselves. We bought Taurus SC for the trench and Borate for the framing. We started to treat the ground under the slab and then I read the fine print in the packaging that said if we are using Borate for the framing that the under slab treatment is optional. We were wondering just how much difference that under slab treatment would make to begin with and now we decided not to finish that aspect of the project and just do the trenching and Borate. I really have enjoyed watching your videos and want to thank you for sharing your lifetime of experience with everyone. You are a fantastic resource sir!!
Thank you so much for those kind words. Very much appreciated. In your case, I recommend treating all the wood, from the top of the roof to the foundation, with Bora-Care. It's the only product worth using. Mix it one to one with water and not one to five. You can use cold water. It works just fine. It's expensive, but it penetrates almost all the way through the wood, while the other products only coat the surface of the wood. This will render the entire house 100% termite proof forever. It will also prevent other wood destroying pests as well. If you treat all the wood, inside and out, then no other termite treatment will be necessary ever. Some people will tell you to just treat a few feet up from the foundation, but doing that will not prevent other wood destroying pests, such as carpenter ants and carpenter bees. Also, termites can find their way further up the building by constructing mud tubes to higher elevations in the building. This is why you must treat all the wood in the entire structure. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Bora-Care: www.solutionsstores.com/boracare Bora-Care video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rmr_aEodyhg.html
@@GuysPestSolutions Thank you very much for your response. Regarding the mix ratio, I have been finding ratios from 1:1 to 5:1 (as I'm sure you are well aware) and I am very confused on scenarios where you would use a ratio other than 1:1. Under what circumstances would you use a 5:1 ratio?
All I can tell you is that in my personal opinion you always want to go with 1 to 1. The manufacturer claims that 1 to 5 will work to prevent termites, but I don't trust it. After the house is completed, it's too late to find out that 1 to 5 didn't work. You can't go back and redo it because the shingles are on the roof, the siding is up, the drywall is installed, and so forth. So, you want to get it right the first time. Let's say it takes 20 gallons of finished product to do the entire house and a gallon costs about $80. At 1 to 5 it will take 4 gallons to make 20 gallons of finished product or about $320. If you mix it 1 to 1 you will need 10 gallons to make 20 gallons of finished product or about $800. The difference comes to $480. So, on a brand-new home, are you going to skimp $480, and risk that it doesn't work? One termite treatment by a pro will probably cost 3 times that much. Next to the cost of building the house, $480 is a grain of sand on the beach. Some people have car payments that are more than that. Heck, that's less than you will spend to buy a water heater. So, do you want to spend your days wondering if the treatment is going to work or do you want to sleep soundly at night knowing for sure that your house is fully protected? In my view, if you need to cut costs somewhere, then spend $1000 on a new refrigerator instead of $1500. You can always upgrade the refrigerator later on. After the house is finished you cannot upgrade the Bora-Care treatment. Anyway, that's the way it seems to me. I have used Bora-Care many times and I always go 1 to 1. Again though, that is just my personal opinion and I have no studies to back it up. I just don't like taking chances. I guess gambling isn't in my nature when it comes to pest control. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions Point well taken Gus! I am not a gambler in any regard, not just pest control. I will put my big boy pants on and open up my wallet and do it right. I will have you to thank for that and really appreciate all that you do. Thank you again sir! Do you have an easy way to calculate how much I will need to cover all of the linear lumber as well as all of the sheeting on the roof?
Guy, I put down cedar organic wood chips in my back yard after it rained a smaw of carpenter ants and termites came to the surface. I think the cedar they hated and the rain brought them up. I sprayed the yard with spectrcide termite concentrate and use the 2 gallons water bottle. I sprayed the permeter of the yard and house , front to back. If I spray the wood chips, and let it dry--will this be safe for my dogs. How long does this treatment last?
The Spectracide Termite Killer is pretty lightweight stuff. I would be surprised if it worked at all. If you have active termites, then you need to get down into the ground after them. You may be able to do this with termite granules, but they do not work for Formosan termites. You didn't tell me where you live, so I do need to let you know that. Formosan termites hang out in warmer climates. Also, for the granules to work you need to have dirt around most of the house and that dirt needs to be porous enough to allow water to seep into the ground fairly quickly. To find out if the dirt around your house is porous enough, just dig a small hole next to the house that is about 4 inches deep, 8 inches long, and just the width of the shovel. Fill the hole with water and watch to see how fast it drains down into the ground. If it seeps into the ground fairly quickly, then the granules should work just fine. However, if it just kind of sits there, then the granules would not be a good choice, and you should consider trenching. If it turns out that you need to trench, then please watch my video on how to do that correctly. Trenching is a lot more work, but it only costs about $100 to do an average size home, and it lasts 5 to 10 years. Most people can trench an entire house in one day, but you can take up to a month to get it done, and you can literally do just 10 feet at a time. Make sure that you buy the correct granules. You need the ones that have imidacloprid as the active ingredient. A lot of the Home Depot and Lowes stores no longer sell the correct granules, but you can get them from Amazon. I will give you a link to them. I hope that helps. Be well Amanda. Termite granules: www.amazon.com/dp/B000RUIJYM?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k1_1_6&=&crid=157C3RV0MY0AK&=&sprefix=termit Video on how to apply termite granules: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H7rW_TSBHJ4.html Video on how to trench for subterranean termites: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fy7YHi_7Z8g.html
Is it ok to use this inside the garage where we park our car? One more question… what makes it dangerous to use inside the house? Appreciate your help and insight!
You can use Talstar P inside the garage. You can even use it in the house. I would not use Taurus SC. Talstar P is registered for inside use, but Taurus SC is not. I honestly do not know why you can't use Taurus SC indoors, but I will take their word for it. I am not a big believer in using pesticides indoors. It's a lot of work and you need to be careful when others are in the house while you are applying it. If you treat the outside every 2 or 3 months, then you will never have bugs inside to worry about, unless they fly in, or you carry them in. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
@@GuysPestSolutions thank you my friend! Appreciate your advice and expertise! I have noticed a few silverfish and a Scorpion in my garage in Hawaii. Amazing how many different critters we have on this island. May God bless you and your family!
You are very welcome. Living in paradise certainly doesn't come without challenges. Not only must you deal with all sorts of bugs, but Hawaii has limited the sale of pesticides to licensed operators. So, it isn't easy to obtain the products you need. You might want to think about writing to your local law makers and point out that pesticides are no longer the hazard to people and the environment that they were in the 20th century. I have a video on it that you may want to watch. You may want to suggest to them, if they have concerns about misapplication, they could create a homeowner's license. They can create an online course that you can take in pesticide safety for unlicensed operators that would cover things like wearing protective equipment, proper disposal of used containers, places where pesticides should never be applied, like flowers, and that sort of thing. Then there could be a multiple-choice test at the end. People could read the information at their own pace, or they could create one or more videos on these subjects. I don't think they need to make it more than a couple of hours long to get it done. That would ease their concerns and make pest control affordable for people at the same time. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. Video on the truth about the hazards of pesticides: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i7nLO6Js_3Q.html
@@GuysPestSolutions I just watched and liked your video! It gave me so much more peace of mind and more confidence to treat my house myself. You’re right about having less access to pesticides in Hawaii. I ordered my 20 oz bottle of Taurus SC online for $40 and had to pay $20 for shipping… but I trust your recommendation which is why I pulled the trigger. I have purchased Tempo Sc in April 2017 and have most of the concentrate still sitting on my shelf but assumed the potency has decreased given the shelf life, which is why I purchased the Taurus SC too. Tempo SC actually worked great, but I just was too lazy and scared of exposure that I only performed one treatment. I will definitely perform regular treatments now that I’ve watched your video and know that I will not die from exposure if used properly! Haha May our Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless you as you continue to bless others! Stay well my friend!
The Tempo SC is probably still okay to use, but I would mix it 1 ounce per gallon. It lost some of its effectiveness, but it's unclear how much. I doubt if it lost more than 50%. So, I would use it up. If you like, you can rotate between the Taurus SC and the Tempo SC every 3 months until the Tempo SC is gone. I'm surprised you got a company to ship to you. Would you mind telling me who you ordered the Taurus SC from. I would like to pass that information on to others in Hawaii. Please don't worry about the pesticides. I have forgotten to wear my eye protection a few times and I got hit right in the face with pesticides, and right in my eyes. The first time I did that I started heading for the garden hose to rinse out my eyes, then I realized that it didn't even burn. It felt like I got water in my eyes, so I kept on working. No ill effects at all. I still wear eye protection, but the truth is that it's not as dangerous as many would like you to think it is. I get this stuff on my arms about 4 times a month and I have a foot condition that requires me to wear Crocs. So, my socks are usually soaked by the time I'm finished. I just take a shower and I'm fine. I've been doing this for years. I have never met a pest controller that got sick from the pesticides. That doesn't mean you should be careless with it, but I wouldn't lose any sleep worrying about getting sick from it either. Just be careful handling the concentrate. I wouldn't want that to get in my eyes. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
Do everything in the video, but only use the diatomaceous earth (DE). That's probably the only thing you can get there. Just do a really good job vacuuming and steaming. Then apply the DE to everything. I have seen this work before, but you may need to do it more than once. I hope that helps. Be well my friend.
