Looked for more trails and I climbed up using the ladder. OMG!!! This is what I found
They are building a highway on my cabinet!! Help!! I need help from the pest control, and quick.
They rebuilt the highway as soon as I scrapped it off. And, they can make noise. If u listen closely, u can hear them chewing.
I called 3 pest control companies and they all recommended Sentricon, a baiting system. It is by placing a plastic box at the infected area. The plastic box contains food for the termites which contains an active ingredient which retards the termites' moulting process (changing of skin). It takes maximum 3 months to kill the whole colony ie including the queen and king. The package include 1 year protection. Which means if any other part of my house got infected, they will put the bait there, and they will come every 2-3 months to check my house if got new infection.
This system sounds attractive as it does not involve drilling, which is messy and contaminating.
But this system is super duper expensive. I was quoted RM2200-2450 from these companies.
After inspecting my house, they say I have lot's of paper boxes at home. Prevention -keep paper/wood from floor and wall. This is where I place my old newspaper
The effect on my house is not so severe, as only my kitchen cabinet is at risk (and maybe the roof). All my window and door frames are metal, and I dun have any other wooded built in cabinet (as long as you keep your cabinet away from the wall, u r save).
So I started searching online for some cheaper alternatives I found information from drilling to sentricon to DIY Sentricon. DIY Sentricon involves usage of Arsenic and dunno what other chemical which I think is too poisonous, what not handling it myself. So, it's out of the picture.
Then I found the article below. I searched for that company and found their number. They came and their treatment involves 2 process.
1) Spray the infected area, cabinets, house perimeter and roof - to shoo the termites and protect
2) Bury bamboos treated with Pisoptera measuring about 1.5 feet in house garden - to bait the termites and kill the colony
The cost is cheaper at RM1400, with 2 years warranty, which means if there are any new infection to the house, they will come and spray spray.
Now I am in a dilemma, save RM800 and try if this new method works or go to the tried and tested method of Sentricon? Or should I do nothing and wait till the cabinet collapse?
Any experts out there can give me good advise?
KUANTAN: A group of researchers from Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) here has created an artificial bait from oil palm pulp which will help to get rid of termites.
The bait, which relies on natural resources, is environmentally friendly and effective to solve the termite woes faced by people. The termites belong to the Isoptera order.
Research team leader Abdul Syukur Abd Razak said the cost of producing the bait, known as Pisoptera, is low as it is made from thin layers of dried oil palm pulp.
Asked how the oil palm pulp would act as an artificial bait and kill the termites, Abdul Syukur said: "A Pisoptera will be placed on the route used by the termites. The termites will later carry the pulp to their colony.
"Once in the colony, the egg-laying queens will feed on the pulps and they will die. This will eventually bring an halt to the egg-laying process."
Abdul Syukur said UMP spent nearly two years to carry out the research with the assistance of Syarikat Mega Juara Pest Control Sdn Bhd.
"For those who purchase Pisoptera, it will show results within one and three months depending on the size of the house and encompassing land.
"The bait is also very convenient as it does not produce any smell which could cause inconvenience to household members," he told the New Straits Times.
Mega Juara Pest Control will be the sole dealer to market the product which is sold for between RM600 and RM1,000 depending on the size of the house.
"This is far more economical compared with the cost of imported pesticide which is sold for between RM4,000 and RM6,000," added Abdul Syukur.
Source:
http://swiftletfarming.blogspot.com/2008/08/termite-poison-malaysian-made.html
6 comments:
Somehow my house has alot of ants too. Maybe I can try the baiting system too.
BAITING SYSTEM OR UMPAN JUST KILL ACTIVE TERMITE ONLY AND IT IS NOT GUARANTEED. GUARANTEED TERM THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN IS ONLY "IF THE TERMITES NOT CONSUME THE BAIT AT ALL" AND NOT " IF WE FOUND NEW MUD TRAIL IN THE PERIOD OF GUARANTEE" THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY IS DO THE DRILLING SYSTEM, THAT PROVIDES AS A GOOD BARRIER BETWEEN YOUR SOIL AND CONCRETE. PEOPLE HAS USING IT MORE THAN 60 YEARS UNTIL NOW. THE ONLY THING THAT'S DIFFERENT IS THE CHEMICAL IS MORE EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY. BIG BRAND LIKE BAYER AND SUMITOMO HAVE DO YEARS OF RESEARCH FOR THESE KIND OF CHEMICAL. SO IF YOU ASK ME, I WOULD DO INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT- ILL DO BARRIER FIRST AND THEN IF THERE AN ACTIVE TERMITES CRAWLING I WILL DO BAITING BUT ONLY WITH A GOOD BRAND. A LOT OF PSEUDO BAIT IN THE MARKET.You can try these www.pest-control.net.my
I did thee soil injection and baiting. in malaysia with lots of rains, baiting isnot practical. the station is ussually flooded or fill with termites common enemy.ie ants.
i donot recomend baiting despite better profit margin
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