After the pest inspection it seems I do have termites in my 2 maple trees but nothing on the house. The estimate to go ahead and spray the house and trees with Termidor was $1,750 and to do bait traps instead would be about $850. Since this is my first issue with termites I am not sure what the best step would be. I think someone on here used to work in the pest control business. Should I just purchase some termite spray at Lowes and spray the trees since I don't have any at the house or do I need to pre treat the house too?
If they told you you do not have termites in your home, take their word. (They should aggressively be looking for issues.) Termites actually live in the ground very deep and colonies can be very far away from your home. if it makes you feel better get some spray (Any sort of pesticide that states it will kill termites and go at it spraying.) Termidor is supposed to work like a carrier of sorts and it kills slow allowing the material to be taken back to nests deep in the ground.
The bait traps come along with a hefty annual renewal/ reinspection fee. Please note, with the bait traps all they are initially doing is putting some soft wood into the ground to wait until termites eat it. At that point they will introduce a termiticide and not before. It could conceivably be ten years or more before any killing of termites is actually attempted. (That is why I called it a racket.) If you want to go that route stick some 2x4's in the ground and pull them out once a year and check them. (That will give you the same result.)
Get your home checked once a year and go from that point... You will be fine. (I owned my own company and had 11 employees at one time. We never did the first bait treatment but I am fully trained in that area along with termiticides. Used to be certified but my pest control days are long gone except for my own home/homes.
I hope this helps...
Oh, I was pretty close guessing the price...
Oh again, Not sure how close you live to neighbors but if they get their home treated with Termidor they may kill your termites too. (Just a thought.)(That is how Termidor is supposed to work.)
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