It is common to
see houses tented for treatment of termites and other pests. You do not
certainly want termites to damage your home along with the wooden items there.
Fumigation is a tried out and established way of getting rid of termites and is
very effective.
However, there
are situations where fumigation is not a viable option; it requires the home to
be empty for two or three days or more. For some families this may not be
possible. There could be sick or elderly people who just cannot leave the home,
pets who cannot be removed to a motel with the rest of the family, items in the
home that could be damaged by the fumigation chemicals and so on.
In such cases, a
highly effective alternative is getting rid of termites through microwave.
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How does it work?
Microwave
termite removal has been around for almost 25 years and has steadily grown in
popularity during this time. Besides the problems with fumigation mentioned
above, people today are increasingly aware of and becoming very sensitive to
the issues involved with the use of toxic chemicals. They are fully convinced
of the need to avoid them wherever it is possible.
A special device
is used to focus microwaves on a specific area of the home that has been
infested with termites. When the microwave reaches the termites, it heats them
up in the same way a cup of coffee is heated in a microwave oven. In other words, it kills the termites by
cooking them.
The technology
ensures that the termites are heated to a temperature that will surely kill
them, but the heat generated will not cause any damage to the areas where the
termites continued to survive. This is normally in the range of 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
In most cases, a microwave exposure of five plus minutes is enough to ensure
the extermination of all these pests.
Is it right for your home?
There may be
many personal reasons why you do not want your home to be fumigated. Maybe
there are other reasons why fumigation is not such a great idea and maybe you
are not aware of them. Only a termite control specialist will be able to identify
what exactly your needs are, in the context of potential issues. You as the
homeowner may be at a loss to decide on the appropriate termite control method
to save your home, the belongings and your family.
Contact a
reputed professional termite control
company to have a prompt termite inspection of your home done. If termite
activity is found, the company will be able to suggest the best method of
getting rid of those pests. Whatever method they suggest is for saving your
home and all the household items.
More
importantly, your family will be protected against any potential harm caused by
termites. A three-year warranty
on the service they provide will ensure that your home stays safe for quite
some time.
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