5 Natural Ways to Annihilate Termites (including tips & tricks)

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Termites are the natural enemy of any wooden furniture. The existent of termites will obviously becomes a threats to people who have business using woods as it main material. Many ways have been used to get rid of those small insects. However, if you find any difficulties of terminating those resilient insects due its resurfacing from the ground. Modern insecticides sometimes is no longer brings its supposed to beneficial products, and also the chemical substances in it will bring more danger both to our surroundings and the living creatures around. Then, there are these old school ways for your worth the efforts to try. These substances or potion have been used since years ago by our ancestors, but unfortunately, lose its famous since it is not simple to do.

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There are also reasons why you have to get rid of these insects, besides of its bringing damage to our wooden goods. There are, health reasons, since these insects turned out causes skin rash, spending more money to fix the goods that are have been destroyed, and many more.

Yet, here are 5 Natural Ways to Annihilate termites(including tips & tricks) you actually should know;

1. Rice water

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There are no certain scientific evidences on how it works. However, our old people would never use this liquid which is come from rice when we are cleaning it, to exterminate termites from our house. You can put it into a sprayer and spray it randomly to the area suspected as area where it coming from.

2. Salt

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Again, no scientific proves, but you can try it easily by pouring salt on to the areas you don't want termites to appear and attacks your goods, or areas suspected as its nest. Or use it as spray as mentioned above. Effectively when you add some fresh mashed tobacco and let it dissolved for a night, and then use it as spray.

3. Tobacco leaves

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Soak some tobacco leaves in to a bucket of water (no certain measurements, just do you think as it is necessary) for a night, and you may add some salt in to it. The processing will bring out the chemical contains in tobacco, and it is the termites natural repellent.

4. Kerosene

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Simply spray it on to the termites' nest or suspected areas where the termites might appear. You might consider to wear a proper mask and a pair of gloves on this one.

5. Betel nut powder


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It will kill both adult termites and their eggs all at once.

Tips and tricks to protect your wooden goods from termites;

1. Give a little space between the wall and the goods

Termites usually climb up from the ground and enter your wooden goods along the wall. Hence, by giving a little space between the wall and the goods(5-10 cm), at least, you already cut their ways to your wooden belongings.

2. Clean your water ducks

Moist and humid temperature is the most favorite for termites to lay eggs. Hence, the reason.

3. Clean up your store house

It's not only giving you some extra spaces, but also will makes your ware house looks clean and tidy. It also removing any possible things which are may be edible to termites.

4. A house protection

This is occasionally for wooden house, such as cottage, bungalow, or even gazebo may be. Besides anti termites paint, there is also an anti termites protections should sprayed all over the buildings.

5. Fix your broken faucets

You absolutely have to do this. As mentioned above, humid and moist areas will mostly attract termites to appear. besides, you might save some water bills.

6. Continuous wooden care

Always chose the best wood for your furniture, if fund is no longer your considering. The better the woods, the difficult for termites to appear and eat it. If you happen have to chose the low quality of woods, make sure you do a total termites protection, if you don't want any more troubles to come in the future.

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It sounds simple, and quite easy to do. But ignoring it, will cause you more damage than you've ever dream of, especially it it's a little bit to late. Compare to modern insecticides, those old school remedies 5 Natural stuffs to Annihilate Termites (including tips & tricks) are more complicated and not so easy to do, and may be the substances are not easily to do. However, those are the most environment friendly, and may be cheaper among others.

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