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It should never breakdown through the action of normal soil microbes. Still another way to use chemicals is (in much smaller doses) to use them right to the termites such as in the bait box technique, either as topical dust, or as bait toxicants. There's a world of difference between surrounding a structure with several kilos of toxin applied in countless litres of emulsion and the at most of the, few grams of a slow-acting toxin which might be used in a baiting system (the majority of which may be removed after get a grip on is achieved). Besides poisoning the soil and timber, chemicals are also used against drywood termites, but as a whole-structure fumigation or perhaps a spot treatment. Spot treatments are just for where you are able to be 100% sure that you could find and reach each and every drywood colony. Cultural get a handle on relates to what we do and the way that individuals take action. It pays to prevent the simple traps that produce things inviting for termites. 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Other proposed physical controls include electrocution (in timber and soil) and bizarre electronic and sound repellents. Keep clear of techniques that appear dangerous or hard to trust. Biological get a grip on is practised for many other insect pests, but has had little success with termites. Well, little success available sense. As with the ants and geckoes mentioned above, many societies purchased termites' natural enemies to help keep them in balance. Birds and ants can cleanup a fantastic level of termites. Business has tried nematodes and fungi. The nematodes are tiny worms which parasitise termites and the fungi are infection organisms, perhaps best regarded as terminal tinea. While these work very well in controlled laboratory experiments, they have yet to create a significant splash on the market. Still, we are all eagerly waiting and at this time it seems like nematodes are slightly prior to the fungi. 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