Pest Organisms / Eastern Subterranean Termite
Treatment
for Eastern Subterranean Termite
[audience: technician]
Two approaches lead the field. UF/IFAS identifies the two main options as non-repellent liquid termiticides and chitin-synthesis-inhibitor (CSI) baits; UC IPM notes liquids are applied most often, with slow-acting baits — shared among colony members during feeding — also available. EPA likewise calls the liquid soil barrier the most common technique. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN369 Source: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/subterranean-and-other-termites/ Source: https://www.epa.gov/safepestcontrol/termites-how-identify-and-control-them
This is professional work, not a DIY job. UF/IFAS says a licensed pest management provider must apply subterranean termite treatments, and Missouri agrees the work belongs to a licensed commercial pest management professional, adding that no DIY approach reliably delivers the results homeowners want. Penn State likewise advises owners against treating their own homes, given the gear and skill needed to lay an unbroken soil barrier. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN369 Source: https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g7420 Source: https://extension.psu.edu/eastern-subterranean-termites