If you are seeing large ants crawling around your house, they are probably carpenter ants. In January or February the ants are still in diapause (a state of dormancy). While the ants are in diapause they do not eat food. They are also not eating or making tunnels in your structure.
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Dampwood Termites tend to fly during the driest time of the year. This is usually from late July to August and even into September. Dampwood Termites need Damp Wood. As long as your structure has no Roof leaks, Plumbing leaks or Earthwood contacts then there is no need to worry about the dampwood termite. The female is not going to be able to succeed at rearing out eggs or instars without moisture.
When the reproductives fly they can get in a tiny vent hole that may be in a window frame or Roof or skylight. Pick them up with a vacuum cleaner. There is no need to use any toxic materials on Dampwood Termites. Remove the damp wood and the source of moisture from your structure.
Sometimes wood may be in contact with concrete. This may make the wood wet enough for dampwood termites to survive. Treat the wood by pouring or spraying Tim-bor into any crevice that may have dampwood termite reproductives escaping. The Tim-bor will pickle the wood so that termites will not be able to survive.
This is our Icynene Truck. It has the proportioner inside. The proportioner heats the Icynene resin to 140°F. The exothermic reaction raises the temperature of the resin solution to 250°F when it exits the gun. The resulting foam expands 100:1 in about 3 seconds and is cured in 30 seconds. That makes it possible to spray the underlayment of the roof between the rafters. This leaves the floor of the attic to be used for storage. Read the rest of this entry »
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