Termites – Why seek chemical Free treatment?

Just a short note about the habits of termites that the average homeowner is never told by termite companies. Why are they not told? Read on and find out.


There are about 100 different species of termites in North America alone. Did you know there are none in Alaska? It is not because there is no wood in Alaska because there are mega forests. It is because the environment is to harsh and makes it uninhabitable for any termite species to survive. Does this tell us something about Mother Nature? You bet it does and what it says is that termites are really not as tuff as termite companies and chemical manufactures make them out to be. Did you know that termites are social insects that rely heavily upon one another to survive? The young when born must be feed by an adult or they starve. Termites are not just an ordinary insect; they are insects that coexist with a group of one-celled animal of which is their digestive system. Just as the termites eat and multiply so do the one-celled animals that make up the termites digestive system. Kill the termite and the one-celled animal starves. Kill the one-celled animal and the termite starves. As humans we have skin to hold in our body fluids but termites on the other hand have only a thin waxy coating that unlike or skin when damaged will not repair itself. Because of this easily damaged exterior coating they are highly vulnerable to dehydration from loss of body fluids. Without going into further detailed scientific names or biology of the termite it can easily be attained that termites are fragile. How were termites controlled before Dow Chemical Company existed? Well to be honest with you I can only assume that they were treated with natural acids, sodas or salt. If salt was to costly then vinegar was used, which is no more than bad wine, It would have been introduced to the site of infestation. If salt was used it may have also been applied to the site as a powder or as a salt and water solution. Today salt is inexpensive and is still in use as an interior fungicide and wood preservative. It’s ability to dry things up is still efficient. Salt is also used today in some less toxic water mixed termite treatment solutions labeled as borates. In the case of whole structure Fumigation for drywood termites where poison gas is introduced inside of a structure after it is sealed with tarps, the gas is circulated with electric fans during the 19 hours or more treatment period. The poison gas will kill the one-celled animals within the majority of termites that are exposed. In turn the termites will supposedly starve to death. However, termites eat their dead and can survive for long periods of time from the carcass nutrition. During this time of dead carcass consumption the one celled animals not killed will be able to repopulate to the termites that lost their digestive hosts. Henceforth the colony continues as merely a smaller re-established undetectable mass. So as you see, whole house fumigation is not effective in complete eradication of drywood termites and that is the reason why most homes, once infested by them are in need or re-fumigation every 5 years. That future $4000.00 job every 5 years is a good reason for the Termite Firms to continue whole structure fumigation in stead of choosing an effective non-chemical alternative. The seeking of effective non-chemical alternative termite treatment means and procedures is the true answer to not only a cleaner, safer environment but also a reasonably priced termite control solution.

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