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What Are the Natural Ways to Get Rid of Termites At Home? Termites are among those destructive insects which can cause huge damages that may worth thousands of dollars. More shockingly, the destruction is done within a relatively short span of time. However, the extent and the time span of damage depends upon the type of termites and the size of the colony. To avoid infestation, preventive measures and treatments should be followed without any delay. There are many companies that offer pest control services but most of them use harmful chemicals which are not eco-friendly in nature. If you wish to keep your environment healthy and safe, follow the natural remedies of controlling termites. Given below are some easy ways to get rid of pests naturally. 1. Providing Food Source: Fungus-growing termites may start eating your plants and damage your garden if they do not find enough dead plant material to feed themselves. To help control such termites, add a manure or compost to your garden soil. In this way the termites will stop disturbing your plants since they will start feeding the manure. You can also use mulch, such as hay or wood shavings, to keep termites away from your garden. 2. Encouraging Predators: Termites have many predators, including flies, wasps, spiders,beetles and ants. Frogs, birds, reptiles and mammals such as bats, aardvarks, monkeys and humans are among other predators. Encouraging this kind of wildlife will help to reduce the number of termites. Bushes and trees are a home for many of these useful creatures. Such essential natural habitats can be left around fields where crops are grown. If these areas are destroyed then there is an imbalance between the populations of predator and pest.

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Page 1: What Are the Natural Ways to Get Rid of Termites At Home?

What Are the Natural Ways to Get Rid of Termites At Home?

Termites are among those destructive

insects which can cause huge damages that

may worth thousands of dollars. More

shockingly, the destruction is done within

a relatively short span of time. However,

the extent and the time span of damage

depends upon the type of termites and the

size of the colony.

To avoid infestation, preventive measures and treatments should be followed

without any delay. There are many companies that offer pest control services

but most of them use harmful chemicals which are not eco-friendly in nature.

If you wish to keep your environment healthy and safe, follow the natural

remedies of controlling termites. Given below are some easy ways to get rid

of pests naturally.

1. Providing Food Source:

Fungus-growing termites may start eating your plants and damage your

garden if they do not find enough dead plant material to feed themselves. To

help control such termites, add a manure or compost to your garden soil. In

this way the termites will stop disturbing your plants since they will start

feeding the manure. You can also use mulch, such as hay or wood shavings,

to keep termites away from your garden.

2. Encouraging Predators:

Termites have many predators, including flies, wasps, spiders,beetles and

ants. Frogs, birds, reptiles and mammals such as bats, aardvarks, monkeys

and humans are among other predators. Encouraging this kind of wildlife will

help to reduce the number of termites. Bushes and trees are a home for many

of these useful creatures. Such essential natural habitats can be left around

fields where crops are grown. If these areas are destroyed then there is an

imbalance between the populations of predator and pest.

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3. Destroying the Mounds:

According to the HDRA (Europe's largest organic membership organization),

termites tend to create their mound in a north-south direction. Planting a

magnetic bar close to a mound can help control the activity of termites. The

insects will not grow in size due to the presence of the magnetic bar. In

addition to this, destroy the mounds periodically and remove the queen to

stop further breeding.

Follow the above steps and soon you will get rid of harmful termites and start

leading a peaceful life. You may also hire the pest control service providers

that use eco-friendly methods of controlling pests efficiently.

Want to know more about termites? Do follow

http://www.thepestman.com.sg/pest_library_termites.html

Company Name: The Pestman Pte Ltd

Address: Block 37 Defu Lane 10, #02-61,

Singapore 539214

Tel: +65 6293 4889

Fax: +65 6293 4882

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.thepestman.com.sg