termite
A termite or termite is a small insect that lives in colonies in huge numbers, sometimes numbering from 30000 to 2.5 million. This insect feeds on cellulose that is available in wood and in many household components and daily human uses, so it is considered a harmful and harmful insect to humans that must be eliminated and disposed of. As long as it was confirmed that it was in the house for fear that it would multiply and cause more destruction in the house.
Signs of a termite presence
- Breaking and smashing wooden furniture and eroding it, especially those near the walls, doors and windows.
- The presence of heavy dust under carpets and rugs, and when removed, it crumbles into dust and tears.
- The wires in the house, such as telephone wires and any other wires, are cut for no reason. Cardboard papers and books are also eroded.
- Hearing the crackling sound of wood, especially during the night.
Termite control methods
Methods of controlling termites at home
- Wiping the floor and rinsing it with white vinegar or various household disinfectants such as Dettol is the last step in cleaning, regardless of the type of floor.
- Exposing home furniture to the sun, and if the sun does not enter the house, it is preferable to take it out to the garden or on the roof and expose it to the sun at least once a month.
- Placing magnets at their nests A strong magnet can be placed around their nests, as this disturbs them, disturbs their work, and prevents them from building new and large hills and nests for them.
- Making trenches around the house In the case of building in an area where this type of insect is present, those in charge of construction and its supervisors must dig trenches around the foundations of the house and put chemicals and pesticides against it that kill it and prevent it from reaching the house from the start.
Methods of chemical control of termites
- Use insecticides to control this insect.
- Introducing predators to them, as there are many other insects and predators for which termites are a heavy meal, such as spiders, flies, wasps, regular ants, reptiles, birds and bats, so they can be shed on their whereabouts in order to eliminate them.
- Adding organic matter to the soil, as there are types of termites that feed on dead plants in the soil, and when organic fertilizer is added to the soil or mixed fertilizer to it, these dead plants decrease and disappear, so it remains without a source of food, so it dies and is disposed of.
- avoid using inorganic fertilizers; Because this type of fertilizer helps soft tissue plants grow rapidly, which provides more and more food sources for termites, so they grow, nest and reproduce in these places.
- Getting rid of its nests, as it is possible to search for the nests of the termite insect, if possible, and destroy it, and kill the queen that causes reproduction.
