If you need to treat termites in your home and are considering whether to use chemical barriers or baits
Review the following questions to help you decide:
Do You Mind Drilling in Floors or Walls?
To install or replenish a barrier will require drilling floors and maybe walls to inject chemicals that control termites.
Termite Baits are just fed to termites wherever it is you find them.
The termites do the rest.
Are You Comfortable with Pesticides in Your Soil?
Chemical barriers are termiticides, which are pesticides that control termites, injected into the soil under and around your home foundations and around your garden.
These chemicals have been approved for use around homes.
Termite Baits deliver minute quantities of household safe but termite killing cellulose-based food directly to the termites as their food source.
If your dog was able to get to it and eat it all, it would just become expensive dog food!
Is Your Home Construction Amenable to Chemical Treatment?
Inaccessible areas mean your home may not qualify as a good candidate for effective chemical barrier treatment.
Termite Baits rely on termite travel paths to control termites and not on your home construction.
Do You Have A Deadline to Control the Termites?
Chemical treatment typically works quickly, while termite baits can take time. This may be a factor if you are going to sell your home.
What is Your Budget?
Chemical barriers can only be satisfactorily applied by professionals, but homeowners can purchase their own termite monitors and safe termite baits and just as effective as professional termite baiting systems.
Consider the costs if you face budget factors in your termite control decision.
