time for some free Pest control advice..

[swampbuck62]

PS: Hvac unit is on a raised platform about 8' off the ground. Youd think it would be easy to treat their ingress/egress routes but they will do anything an everything in their power to get to that hvac unit...its like they can smell it & can not give up the fight. They've resorted to climbing OVER the house now for access to wiring to get to the unit...I think I even saw a few parachuting in. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Ants especially fire ants seem to be attracted to electronic fields especially well pumps..I have seen them climbing poles at the street and using wires to walk across to the structure... treat with termidor around the legs.. You have to be very careful when treating in and around electricity..as far as the ground away from the structure use top choice granualInsecticide with Fipronil

 

[swampbuck62]

What about this stuff?

suspend is a good multipurpose micro-encapsulated product insect killer can be used indoors and outdoors it is a kill on contact though and not what you want for ant control,it will kiil the foregers though..

 

[swampbuck62]

is the Taurus 9.1 as good as the termidor and can I mix it in with broadcast weed spray to treat the yard

taurus is good you can spray it in the yard I think it is labeled so, I believe it has the same active ingredient. Last I used termidor it was not labeled for yard spraying.you can not do that with termidor

 

[swampbuck62]

Termidor is the stuff to use for ants and termites, but it ain't cheap. That bottle is $62 on Amazon.

20oz bottle mix 1oz to a gal = 20 treatments cheaper then a pc guy... and it can be bought as cheap as $50 if you shop around..

 

[swampbuck62]

OP,
What's your opinion on termite bonds? I've carried one on my house forever, but I just let it lapse this year. The guy did nothing to treat the house.. Just more or less an insurance policy... Fiber cement siding and stacked stone exterior... Very little exposed wood. Just curious..

I would keep it current, which in your case will probably mean a retreat... it is basicly an insurance policy against termites and termite damage... the old bonds basically were retreat bonds, the new ones are retreat and repair bonds.. my opinion you need one..if there is wood in your home termites will find it..

 

[swampbuck62]

I've heard that fire ants kill termites, any truth to that?

nope..well they might kill a few but not enough to control them..

 

[DOGMAN]

Merely his opinion. I disagree totally, respectively.

 

[dlciman]

Thanks for the post! How and where do you apply Termidor? Along foundation?

 

[georgia357]

nope..well they might kill a few but not enough to control them..

Well that blows a hole in my termite control plan, I have a yard full of fire ants.

 

[Lockout]

Sprinkle DE around the house it's all natural and works on all bugs and is cheap 10lb bag is like 7 bucks and last me 3 years
i also sprinkle in dogs beddi g and it kills ticks and fleas