The swarm usually happens the first sunny day after a heavy rain.
Found termite in attic after only 6 months in house.
If this is the case this is bad news.
In most cases subterranean termites must be in contact with soil to receive the moisture they need to survive.
It is meant for and will only work when installed into the ground as the instructions recommend.
Professional methods are various.
For treating termites in an attic space bora care is the go to product.
Termite swarms can occur both indoors and outside.
And these termites formosan termites love warm and humid environments.
Formosan termites can build aboveground nests called cartons inside walls and attics when there is enough moisture in the wood.
The temperature needs to reach 70 degrees or more.
The most common ones are the soil or wood treatments and the bait systems.
If that describes your area you are playing with fire or little wood eating insects if you don t have a termite prevention plan.
They feed on any piece of wood found around your home from furniture to skirting boards.
Did you know there is a termite species that can cause major structural damage to a house within six months.
The winged termites you found in your home either found their way into your home from outside in an attempt to establish a new colony.
Termites only swarm one time a year in the spring.
All of them require a lot of preparation for example setting termite traps all over the house digging around its foundation etc.
As a termite colony matures winged termites leave the nest in to create a new colony.
If you see ant like creatures both with and without wings as.
It is necessary to look for signs of termites in your home.
Individual termites can be affected within a few days after consuming the bait but it may take several months before an entire colony is controlled or eliminated.
If you see swarm like insect in other times of the year it is probably an ant swarm which looks very similar.
Bora care is a wood treatment product that you can apply directly on the wood in the attic.
This is often the first and only sign of a termite problem.
Or the other thing it could mean is that the winged termites you found were emerging from within your home in order to establish a new colony.
While foggers require only minimal effort professional treatments are much more advanced.
When they are no longer needed termites shed their wings.
The advance termite bait station will not work above ground.
If you know drywood termites are in the neighborhood it s a good idea to make regular checks around your house or apartment to catch them as early as possible and prevent termite damage to your home.
However the formosan termite an exotic species of subterranean termite is an exception to the rule.
