We have a 1950s house in southern CA we bought late last year; it had a few spot treatments for termites over the years, but nothing for the last decade, & its... buggy. Not "about to fall down" buggy, but "golly, I don't believe spot treatments would work anymore" buggy. So we're planning on tenting it with Vikane gas next month - it looks like the best option for removing all of the existing termites - but now, after having originally read how with this gas, you do need to remove all non-canned type foods, live plants, medicines, & crib mattresses, & leave open all closets, plastic storage tubs, etc., but that it all evaporates in the day & a half they spend airing it out, no residues - now I'm reading some places that it could linger in things like upholstered chairs or carpeting, & also something about it sinisterly lurking for about 45 days before it suddenly releases leftover gas?
They want to tent for a day & night, air it out with fans a day & night, then we'd move back later the 3rd day. They said their detection equipment has to be registering 0.
Anyone else have experience with tenting with this stuff? I want to get rid of the bugs eating our house, but obviously don't want to do something hazardous to our family. We might want to sell it in a few years, so can't have little termite pellets raining down on inspector's heads in the garage or around the eaves, either.
Tell me your termite eradication experiences, please!
They want to tent for a day & night, air it out with fans a day & night, then we'd move back later the 3rd day. They said their detection equipment has to be registering 0.
Anyone else have experience with tenting with this stuff? I want to get rid of the bugs eating our house, but obviously don't want to do something hazardous to our family. We might want to sell it in a few years, so can't have little termite pellets raining down on inspector's heads in the garage or around the eaves, either.
Tell me your termite eradication experiences, please!
