We just moved in this week to our travel trailer, and I start noticing like ants very small, grey color has wings they are all over the places and a lot of them, Im afraid that its going to be TERMITES.The only details I could give you is that we bought it in Minnesota and brought it to Florida, and it was closed for a while.The problem right now is we are not in the conditions to pay for an exterminator, any traditional remedies o what to buy at the store.Im very concern about it thanks .
Luvglass said
07:02 PM Nov 12, 2009
Here's a website that will tell you all you need to know.
http://www.killthetermites.com/
That Google is an amazing resource.
yudith27 said
11:34 AM Dec 4, 2009
thanks luvglass, sorry I took so long to thank you for your help, but right now we are out of internet.our little criature has almost dissapear, I guess it was some kind of bugs from where the travel trailer came. Thank you so much cheers
thebearII said
02:05 PM Dec 4, 2009
If you can see termites, that means it's a swarm, usually occurs during hot weather. Eventhough you can't see them anymore, they may be munching away at your wood.
Take the trailer back to Minnesota, the cold kills termites.
Another option is to find a campground with an ant problem. The ant colony will kill the termite colony, but then you'll have an ant problem to deal with.
Just kidding with these solutions.
I've had success in using ant spray to get rid of swarms and kill the termites in the wood where I can spray them.
Prolonged cold temperatures will get rid of a termite problem.
janieD said
08:51 PM Dec 20, 2009
I know this is a little late but I believe termites have to be able to go to the ground to live so the "wood" has to be in contact with the ground. The colony can't live above ground unless there is a way to get back to ground so I'm confused as to how it can actually infest a trailer that has no beams going to ground? Now I may be wrong but we had termites in an older home we owned so we did a little research on this then.
yudith27 said
09:11 AM Dec 21, 2009
Hi guys!! Thank you for all your help!! We been out of internet for the last month or so, but now at least we found a good deal on SPRINT PCS. so we got wireless, well the little creatures desapear completly I hope its not termites I did some research on the net it seems its not, also in the campground we are there is a lot of ants !!! LOL so I think they will take care of that.Have a nice day and thank you so much