All About Spot Termite Treatment and Control

Pros and Cons of Spot Treatment for Termites

Pros

1. Great for eliminating termites. Spot treatment is a popular termite control method and there is plenty of termicides that you can buy from the store.
2. Effective in infestation that is confined in one area. Spot treatment is most effective when termites are in one specific area of the house, for example, in the bathroom or kitchen, where water leaks can attract termites.
3. May allow you to avoid other more invasive pest control methods.

Some alternative pest control methods, like termite fumigation, may be very invasive. Termite fumigation involves blasting your whole house with toxic gas. It will require you to vacate your home for a few days. This may be bothersome for you, especially if the infestation is confined to a small area in your house.

Cons

1. It can be useless in eliminating severely entrenched termites. Implementing spot treatment on timber is not simple. It involves drilling holes, injecting termicides, and hope that the solution infects the termite nest. This can be a problem for structures with deep and multiple tunnels. The termicides may not spread through the deep ends of the structure.
2. They don’t seep into infected areas as well as other methods. Termite fumigation is invasive, but it is much more effective in penetrating the deepest parts of structures. And it doesn’t need precision in targeting a specific area, unlike spot treatment.
3. They require visual proof to be effective. With spot treatment, you need to look for signs of termite infestation, such as mud tubes or termite droppings, to know where to aim the treatment and focus there.

Is Spot Treatment effective?

Spot treatment is the best termite control method for early stage drywood termite infestations because it costs less than termite fumigation, and much less invasive. You can do spot treatment yourself, but it best to leave the job to a professional pest control service.

They have the tools to identify where the termite infestation is and they will use the best and most effective termicide available. Termites will not be effectively eliminated if the treatment is applied outside the area where the infestation is.

However, to be effective make sure the termites are reached where they are with your drill. And make sure your termicide is formulated for spot treatment. If you use the wrong product, you need to do the treatment again.