If a homeowner suspects that some termite species are living and breeding on the property, it is a serious problem. The best solution in this case is to call a qualified termite exterminator for inspection and treatment. If there is no opportunity to hire a pest control professional, the most homeowners tend to get rid of termites on their own. One of the well-known home remedies is to kill termites with vinegar.
Locate the termites
As a first step, inspect your home indoors and outside. Walk along the perimeter of your house. Try to locate the termites galleries, nests, mud-tubes on/ inside the walls, in the foundation and along the pipes. What should you look for? First, the evidence of the termite frass that resembles sawdust around deck railings, poles and wooden structures. Second, the presence of small holes (open or sealed with mud) on wood structure. Third, the activity of tiny black, brown or creamy bugs that look like ants. Fourth, piles of long wings near the wood constructtuction. These are all the signs of termite infestation in the area.
Treat the localized infestation to kill termites with vinegar
In practice, there are lots of natural methods how to exterminate wood-destroying pests. They are eco-friendly and easy-to-use on your own. Well, you can apply the vinegar to get rid of termites in four ways:
1. vinegar in its pure form
2. vinegar that is dissolved in water at 1:1 dilution rate
3. vinegar with lemon juice (5 oz of vinegar per the freshly squeezed juice of two lemons)
4. white vinegar with olive oil (1 part of vinegar per 4 parts of olive oil)
The second and third methods are effective to eliminate the termites that are currently visible. The vinegar solutions will keep other wood-consuming pests away from using the treated areas or mud-tubes as well. Spray on the corners of buildings and areas where the termites can feed on and make their way into home. The mixtures will easily soak through the holes and cracks and kill termites with vinegar and lemon juice. Lemon itself contains d-limonene that is a poison to wood pests. It kills the termites via destroying their digestive systems.
How to apply the vinegar against drywood and subterranean termites
Spray the vinegar or its solution on the wood or directly on the dry wood termites in the infested area, inject it into the kick-outs and entrance holes. However, you can also drill holes in the infested wood and inject the vinegar through them.
If subterranean termites have broken into your home, inject the solution into the mud tunnels or burrows to kill termites with vinegar at the source. In fact, subterranean species in the USA do not build mounds, they have their nests underground outside the house. They make their way through the shelter tubes and burrows into home in search of wood.
In addition, the mixture of white vinegar and olive oil is a perfect furniture polish. Apply it with a soft fiber cloth. Thus, this protective layer will keep the termites away.
Retreat the area
Allow up to three days until the vinegar takes its full effect. It may take about two-four weeks to kill termites with vinegar, depending on how severe the termite infestation is. Moreover, some termite members could survive for some reason. Hence, you can retreat the infested zone and ensure that you eliminate the entire colony in this case.
i have tried salt. vinegar. bleach. acid. still they come back termite killer here in the philippines is so expensive
try vinegar, salt , kalamansi, baking soda
try dettol hahaha aint nobody coming home again good luck
what fields
try combo of vinegar+lemon juice+sodium chloride(salt)+ garlic crush
But how to find their nest and their main sourse
Had pest control treat termite..after 2 years termites are back..and so expensive.
I have several of my fathers old wooden handle tools which are full of woodworm,so i have immersed them all in brown vinegar and will leave them there for a couple of weeks to see what happens,i do possibly run the risk of the handles dropping off but least the wood worm should all be killed off.
Also Vinegar is brilliant to kill off weeds on patio,s just spray neat on the foliage and within two or three days the weed is dead at the root.
The cost is very low 80p for a bottle of brown vinegar that you put on your fish and chips and easily purchased from a supermarket.
It does make me wonder however how human consumption of vinegar does not seem to have any side effects other than good ones.
Vinegar consumption does not affect the body the same way as cellulouse (wood), because your body, has enzymes to break down the compound. When you change the chemical equasion or molecular structure, you change the properties. Also, your entire intestional tract from your oral cavity to your anus has musous menmbranes that are used to protect you and to flush away bad things. Your immune system plays a big roll as well. If you are not healthy, for example, if you have uncontrolled diabetes, your immune system is not as efficient and will not help you in the same manner.
I added melaleuca oil (tea tree) and orange EO a bit of dish soap to equal parts vinegar and water at least it is killing on the spot will see if keeps them away
try vinegar plus aloe vera extract
try dettol undiluted will not come again for 6 months or more, and then renew it again. try to locate its source and then sprinkle it over it
My secret to killing termites is to punch holes in the ground with
hammer and a round stake (about the size of a shovel handle) and fill the holes with a mixture of salt and vinegar. Place stake holes about 12 inches apart around your home and about 6 inches deep. Fill the holes with the mixture. Let it stand and pour again until all holes are full.
Pour some extra salt from the box directly in each hole again and cover the hole with dirt. Use your foot to pack the holes tightly with dirt. Plan to use about 4 gallon of white vinegar and 12 boxes of salt for all four (4) sides of a 1850 sq. ft. home. Termites activity should stop almost IMMEDIATELY or within 2 or 3 days of an infested home.
Total treatment cost for salt and vinegar treatment will be approximately $30 and should last from March – September of each year. Stay about 1 and 1/2 feet away from shrubs and 2 feet from flowering plants.
my liquid amber tree is infested with borer can I use undiluted vinegar on the trunk or do I dilute it with water?
can I use the vinegar solution on my liquid amber tree it is infested with borer
After spraying with vinegar and lemon juice, do you wipe or mop the access that is on the floors? Thank you.
Im from India and Which white vinegar brand can I use?
I think I have termites under aback side deck. Woods rotting but up now 15-20 years. Will pouring vinegar straight in the gaps kill termites if they are there thank u