Termites...
If you live in South Florida, at some point, you can expect any wood structure to be infested with termites. Statistically, after extermination, termites return every 6 to 8 years. I noticed infestation about 2 years ago and spot treated the area with success. It's been on my list to have the house tented again. Delayed with all the moving and construction projects, I finally got around setting an appointment with 'bug man' and this month being the 8th anniversary since I had my house tented, my place is on his scheduled this week.I met with the supervisor and did a walk through going around the perimeter of the house to see if anything needed to be removed that would prevent the tent from making a proper seal. Some shrubs, loose stones on the walkway and wires leading to my radio antennas. We spent a good part of yesterday clearing out lumber that was left over from a patio slab project and filled the garbage bin, recycle bin and 2 contractor-size garbage bags.
Anything of value that hasn't already been relocated to my condo was moved last night, including guitars, drones and model helicopters! The lock box with spare key is on the doorknob so I don't have to be around (like the last time) when they come to tent the place.
After tenting, I'm told to drop ant killing granules around the perimeter of the structure as ants usually find a way in to feed on dead termites.
If it's not one bug... it's another!
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Making upholstered furniture with infected wood could have cost him his business.
Those little devils probably want to conquer the earth and be the last thing standing.
Fire ants often attack small animals and can kill them. Unlike many other ants, which bite and then spray acid on the wound, fire ants bite only to get a grip and then sting (from the abdomen) and inject a toxic alkaloid venom called solenopsin, a compound from the class of piperidines.
The tent had been removed.
Special keys were inserted in the locks and do not enter signs were on all the doors.
Everything was shut tight.
It's done. I got a call from the inspector on Saturday afternoon.
They unlocked the place and tested for poisonous gas and the readings were of safe levels.
We showed up on Sunday afternoon to check a few things and pack more items to be moved out.
As expected, grass around the perimeter of the house was burned from the gas inside the tent.