From what I understand that treatment or pumping in the Vikane will only
kill what is in the house during the treatment process but if they swarm again 2 days later your out of luck. The Bora-Care treatment of attic and crawl space may run double or triple but is a more permanent solution.
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They say there are 2 types of houses here. Ones that have termites and ones
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 10, 2026 at 01:49 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/10/26 01:49 PM ET
Wait until you find out he's also a termite farmer.
-- MP4VT2004
Jun 10, 2026 at 07:53 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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06/10/26 07:53 PM ET
You could always build a cement dome house, and never worry about...
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 10, 2026 at 04:04 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/10/26 04:04 PM ET
But if you bought a home and didn't know they were there, wouldn't you be
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jun 10, 2026 at 03:56 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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06/10/26 03:56 PM ET
Haha, no. Not here. They drop frass and you can see them flying around in
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 10, 2026 at 02:28 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/10/26 02:28 PM ET
Sure, they’re flying around. They’re ever present, but that doesn’t mean
-- Stork
Jun 10, 2026 at 02:32 PM ET
Stork
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06/10/26 02:32 PM ET
Gaston County NC sez 'hold my frass'.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jun 10, 2026 at 03:57 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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06/10/26 03:57 PM ET
I think you only have subterranean termites there. The drywood termites
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 10, 2026 at 02:40 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/10/26 02:40 PM ET
We've got the subterranean homesick blues.**
-- IB4TECH
Jun 10, 2026 at 04:01 PM ET
IB4TECH
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06/10/26 04:01 PM ET
From what I understand that treatment or pumping in the Vikane will only
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-- jdkhokie
Jun 10, 2026 at 02:19 PM ET
jdkhokie
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06/10/26 02:19 PM ET
And more importantly, the treatment company will be on the line for ever-
-- Stork
Jun 10, 2026 at 02:27 PM ET
Stork
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06/10/26 02:27 PM ET
Yea, I think I need to do some research. I thought we only had dry wood
-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 10, 2026 at 02:26 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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06/10/26 02:26 PM ET