Termite Baiting and Other Natural Termite Control Methods

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by Adobestock/Melinda Fawver

Selecting the best natural termite control method can be a challenge for anyone concerned about using toxic chemicals. But you can eliminate termites from your house without using chemicals, and termite bait systems use toxic chemicals only if necessary — and in small quantities.

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Standard pest management methods for eliminating subterranean termites involve applying toxic chemicals to your home, your soil, or both. And “tenting” — basically wrapping and fumigating your entire home — is the most common way to dispatch drywood termites. The good news is many of the termite control methods available today are just as, if not more, effective than the toxic exterminations.

Professionally installed baiting systems are the least invasive and most sought after method for getting rid of subterranean termites. Although the active ingredients in the baits are toxic pesticides, they’re effective in contained, targeted, gram-sized doses as compared to dumping 100 to 150 gallons around your home. Baiting systems work by using the termite’s own process of feeding their hoards to deliver poison to the entire colony.

  • Updated on Apr 5, 2023
  • Originally Published on Aug 21, 2009
Tagged with: Natural Pest Control, non-toxic pest control, termites
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