Posted by John in La on August 19, 2017 at 17:02:37 from (96.33.130.162):
In Reply to: Termites posted by Hobo,NC on August 19, 2017 at 14:31:36:
Your first mistake is you slab is at ground level. Your second mistake is you stacked things against the wall so you could not see the tunnel. Your third mistake is you used bifen a repellent that the termites will avoid rather than a non repellent like Termidor.
Bifen is used for structures that do not have a infestation. You create a solid barrier around the whole structure that termites can smell and avoid. It is the old school train of thought. When used on current colonies it kills the ones you can get at but repels the others to find untreated areas.
Since you started with Bifen go ahead and use it. Dig a trench 6 inches deep around the entire structure. Mix the Bifen in a 5 gallon bucket and apply a 1/2 gallon per foot. If you get good coverage on the wall of the trench you can backfill the trench with dirt as the treatment last for several years.
Now you have a colony of termites trapped in the structure. Eliminate all water sources. Very hard to do in a metal building but try. The colony is going to try and find a new location to set up shop as they are repelled by the Bifen. If the wall are closed in you can spray a foam in the wall void. If not just go after them with a non repellant spray. Threw them moving into areas with a non repellant applied and dehydration from all water sources cut off the colony will die.
You could also add some bait stations outside the Bifen perimeter to reduce chances of a re-infestation.
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