Recently, the family of someone I know was rudely awakened to the fact that their 40-year old family home is infested by termites. Go here to read more about them and how to deal with them.
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They showed me a box of magazines which is currently the termites’ buffet line and it was DISGUSTING! Even without opening up the box, I could actually *hear* the sounds of them little buggers eating away!
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“Tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch”
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DISGUSTING BUGGERS!!! No words could describe how I felt when the lid was lifted to reveal the buffet activity inside. URGH! I thought of taking a picture of those buggers to tag to this post but although my mind was willing, my body was not. I had immediate goose-bumps upon seeing those white crawlies by the thousands. Again, URGH!
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I have since learnt more about termite infestation and the many methods of termite extermination. Thankfully, there are many pest control companies available today in our country. Go here, here, here and here. It seems the pest control biz is good as per this article.
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Now, don’t make the mistake of waving this off as a problem for landed property owners. Apartment owners are known to have this problem too. It all just depends on where your apartment block is built on and how old the building is. Gives me the shivers just thinking about it.
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So folks, be mindful to clear your store room or unused rooms once in awhile. Especially shoe boxes or paper boxes holding magazines, books, lecture notes, etc..
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To my friends and readers who are proud home owners, give this some serious thought and contact the pest control company in your area to check on your property. It’s definitely better to spend a little bit now to ensure your home is termite-free rather than having to spend thousands of ringgits to exterminate those creepy little buggers later! Not to mention the safety of you and your loved ones.
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*Note to self - Must remember to contact my apartment management tomorrow to ask them what kind of pest control precautions they’ve taken for my beloved pad*
Yup… I know what you mean cause I’ve heard the sound and seen those creatures with my eyes. Had goose bumps after looking at those termites. YIKES !!!! Even now, thinking about it can also feel my bulu roma standing HIGH UP.
So best to ask the pest control companies to check yearly for precaution. It doesn’t matter if it’s for landed properties or apartments. Only a matter of time those creatures will attack.
Had a termite attack in my apartment recently but they were centered in my parents’bedroom. The floors of our bedrooms are parquet, so it’s a hotspot. Lucky my mom works for a chemical company and her boss recommended this powder form substance that you sprinkle on the termites. The temites that carry the poison back to their nest will die and spread the poison to their comrades because it seems they cannibalize their dead.
But she called in an exterminator the next day, anyway because it’s a lot of work looking for where they are having their latest feeding session.
There was one really bad infestation in our old house but it was on an old trunk of a tree that we had chopped off long ago. People say the best way to combat this is to pour kerosine and burn because unlike the liquid poison that people use, which can only permeate limited places, gas from the burning will spread more effectively. Of course, this is only applicable if the infestation happens out of doors and you are afraid that it will spread to your house.
so ar.. porpor also very untisy gehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Wei…what the toot is “untisy”??????? U ah, always come up with words that no one has ever heard of!