If you have not personally experienced a spring swarm of termites, you might have noticed the swarm of TV ads prophesying impending doom. A barrage of advertising by pest-control firms is not unusual ...

A: No, it won't. The orange oil has to get on the termite to be effective, and that isn't possible when treating for subterranean termites as they live in the soil and move back and forth into the ...

DEAR JOAN: We had our house treated for termites five years ago with Termidor. It was put in the ground around the house and in the basement. Since then, it seems we have had no ants. We wonder if the ...

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Rosie likes a product called Termidor, which contains a very small amount of fipronil, the same ingredient used for flea and tick control on dogs and cats. It’s odorless, so you won’t be able to smell ...

Spring is known as the problem season for termites, but did you know that what you do - or leave undone - before winter comes could mean the difference between protecting your home from termites and ...

Q. My home has been inspected every year for termites and pests for the past 10 years and now they tell me it needs to be treated. The seller told me the home was treated years ago with chlorine and ...

The termites are coming! The termites are coming! But you probably already knew that. Even if you have not personally experienced the spring swarms that will occur any time now across the Washington ...