posted March 08, 2008 03:15 PM         

OMG TERMITES! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Winged termites are coming out of the walls in my apartment. AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE EVERYWHERE DOWNSTAIRS OMFFFFFFFGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!

okay they keep coming out like an army out of this hole in the wall in the kitchen.

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I must have killed 100 of them so far. May ran to the store to get bug spray. The cat is chasing them all over the living room.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted March 08, 2008 03:39 PM         

Moral of this is, these critters enjoy soft wood. If you cannot eliminate the wood in your environment chances are you will not be able to eliminate these little critters either...

Contact your landlord immediately!
They are responsible for providing a termite free environment to their tenants. Let them schedule pest control to make regular visits, purchase said bug spray, etc.

Save your money...

If they do not fix this problem in a reasonable amount of time then stay in a hotel and bill your landlord for it!

You are protected under "renters laws" if you need more information just ask. I'll certainly find you the resources in your area.

posted March 08, 2008 04:28 PM         

Out of curiosity, I just took a look to see whether there are any alternative means of humane pest control for termites. Theres nothing which is specific to termites. Interesting link though.
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/animals/care/pest_control.php

Wikipedia has some very interesting information also.

When termites have already penetrated a building, the first action is usually to destroy the colony with insecticides before removing the termites' means of access and fixing the problems that encouraged them in the first place. Baits (feeder stations) with small quantities of disruptive insect hormones or other very slow acting toxins have become the preferred least-toxic management tool in most western countries. This has replaced the dusting of toxins direct into termite tunnels which had been widely done since the early 1930s (originating in Australia). The main dust toxicants have been the inorganic metallic poison arsenic trioxide, insect growth regulators (hormones) such as Triflumuron and, more recently, fipronil. Blowing dusts into termite workings is a highly skilled process. All these slow-acting poisons can be distributed by the workers for considerable periods (hours to weeks) before any symptoms occur and are capable of destroying the entire colony. More modern variations include chlorfluazuron, Diflubenzuron, hexaflumuron, and Novaflumuron as bait toxicants and fipronil and imidacloprid as soil poisons. Soil poisons are the least-preferred method of control as this requires much larger doses of toxin and results in uncontrollable release to the environment.

Termites in the human diet

The alates are nutritious, having a good store of fat and protein, and are palatable in most species with a nutty flavour when cooked. They are easily gathered at the beginning of the rainy season in Central and Southern Africa when they swarm, as they are attracted to a lights and can be gathered up when they land on nets put up around a lamp. The wings are shed and can be removed by a technique similar to winnowing. They are best gently roasted on a hot plate or lightly fried until slightly crisp, oil is not usually needed since their bodies are naturally high in oil. Traditionally they make a welcome treat at the beginning of the rainy season when livestock is lean, new crops have not yet produced food and stored produce from the previous growing season is running low.

Perhaps this is the answer then- if you can't beat 'em, eat 'em.

posted April 16, 2008 01:26 PM         

"Termites in the human diet" EWwwwwww!

Hey, MoonWitch have you found any resolution or perhaps moved