How Do I Rid Termites From A Small Piece Of Furniture?
I purchased a small side table from an antique mall and after a few months I started to notice termite droppings. I removed the table from the house and after a few more months noticed that the dropping stopped. So, back in the house it went…well recently I noticed that the dropping started again. I love the table but need to get rid of the termites!
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:01 am
Put it in a walk in type freezer for about a week. Cold will kill the dry wood termites. If that is not an option, remove the finish, or if the underside of the furniture is unfinished, get some boracare and paint it or spray it on the unfinished sides. Boracare will not penetrate finished wood. You can also remove the finish treat it with the boracare and then refinish the piece. If you don’t do one of these things, you will lose the table to these wood destroying insects. You can purchase boracare borate at pestcontrolamerica.com. Dilute it with 1 part boracare and 1 or 2 parts water
Note: Do not use a wettable powder type borate, it may ruin it.
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:06 am
Take it outside, douse it with gasoline and set it on fire. The termites will leave, likity split.
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:12 am
If you can wait until winter, put it outside where it can freeze for a week or 2 and that should take care of them.