11-11-2020, 07:42 AM
I've researched this so much I could teach a class about it. No kidding. It's costing a fortune. Ground termites don't need soil, they need moisture. Therefore if your home has any water leaks, they can then become an "aerial" colony, getting the moisture & cellulose from the structure. They can only be eradicated then by "super tenting" with 4 times the amount of Vicane gas than they use for dry wood termites. I only have a couple inches of soil here, but the house is 40 years old, so probably never had a pre foundation pour treatment. That treatment is now required on all new slabs, I believe. My situation is ground was treated near the mud tunnels, which they use to access the house from the ground. Sentricon stations were placed around perimeter of house. When there was still activity after 2 weeks, meaning they didn't need the moisture in the ground any longer, it was determined they converted to an aerial colony.
So $2K for bait stations. Then I already was treating for drywood by tenting, $2K, with an additional $1K for 4x the gas. $5000. for a dual termite infestation + framing and roof repair. They are going to spread, I'm in Upper HPP. Puna Hongwanji in Keaau had them also. It's the luck of the draw. Luckily being from FL, I knew about subterranean (ground) termites & noticed the mud tubes, the nest we removed was 48" X 16" X 4" thick, they said a supercolony. Be forewarned.
So $2K for bait stations. Then I already was treating for drywood by tenting, $2K, with an additional $1K for 4x the gas. $5000. for a dual termite infestation + framing and roof repair. They are going to spread, I'm in Upper HPP. Puna Hongwanji in Keaau had them also. It's the luck of the draw. Luckily being from FL, I knew about subterranean (ground) termites & noticed the mud tubes, the nest we removed was 48" X 16" X 4" thick, they said a supercolony. Be forewarned.