I have a severe termite infestation in my cabin in the Amazon jungle. They're eating through the floorboards:
FloorboardsTermites have hollowed out the floorboardsLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
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Theres mud tubes everywhere:
Mud tubesTermites coming out of a mud tubeLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
Mud tubes on roofLike ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
They've even built a nest in the roof:
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What do I do? They've eaten through huge chunks of floorboards in only 6 months. Thats just whats visible, I dont know how bad the damage actually is. How can I save the house?
They gave me chlorpyritol at the hardware store, thats what they use here in Peru. I know how toxic and dangerous that is, so I dont want to spray it all over the inside of the house. I sprayed it outside the house, and underneath some of the floorboards. I sprayed a nest outside on obe of the trees but there are 3 more nests too high to get at. I didnt spray the nest inside my house but thinking I should.
Any ideas what I should do?