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This article will explore some of the alternatives to termites treatment involving fumigation and insecticides which may not be familiar to many of us. Fumigation and insecticides, although widely used across the USA and many foreign countries, are much maligned in that they pose risks of danger to the health and safety of people and pets. In addition, these techniques of exterminating termites pose environmental concerns.

This article will explore some of the alternatives to termites treatment involving fumigation and insecticides which may not be familiar to many of us. Fumigation and insecticides, although widely used across the USA and many foreign countries, are much maligned in that they pose risks of danger to the health and safety of people and pets. In addition, these techniques of exterminating termites pose environmental concerns.

One such alternative which is said to interrupt the life cycle of termites is boric acid. Although some experts doubt its effectiveness in getting rid of large colonies, this system works by being dissolved in water and then spread over infected areas. Boric acid controls the population of the colony by preventing it from growing and most importantly, from moving on to other locations. This form of treatment is generally considered a preventive measure which contributes to the doubt expressed by some experts in using the product to get rid of an infestation.

Employing rays which are shot through the wall or wood into the colony of termites is a more recent entry into the termite treatment arsenal -- microwaves. Said to be best used against small infestations confined to a particular area, microwaves are said to be an environmentally friendly alternative to fumigation and insecticides.

Freezing is also sometimes used. Like microwaves, this process is effective in the early stages of infestations and where the problem is confined to small areas. Liquid nitrogen is pumped or sprayed into the affected areas, often through the tunnels constructed by the termites. Walls and insects are frozen, the former forever and the latter only for a brief time.

For larger colonies covering a larger space, heat treatment can be used. This form of treatment is beginning to capture the approval of several states which make it the only lawful alternative to fumigation where a large portion of the house is infested. Using space age technology similar to microwaves and freezing is electricity which can be used for larger infestations in a confined area. This procedure involves the use of electro-guns which shoot high voltage rays into the colony's location.