It doesn’t matter if your furniture is costly or cheap. If your wooden furniture is not well looked after then a termite infestation is imminent. Wood can attract termites from even miles away because termites feed on wood cellulose. So, if you have a piece of wood furniture in your house, here are some precautionary measures to help protect it from termite attacks.
Keep Your Home Moisture-Free
Excessive humidity can invite termites to settle in your home. Find the reason for this and fix it at the earliest. It could be either leaky roofs or leaky pipes in the kitchen or bathroom. Make it a point to always keep your house dry and free from moisture. Make room for air to flow and sunlight to pass through. Also, once in a while wipe your furniture clean with a dry cloth because the wood has a tendency to absorb moisture from the atmosphere.
Avoid Furniture-Soil Contact
Subterranean termites emerge from beneath the soil. If any wooden furniture is placed in the garden or on the ground, it is likely to get infested with termites. So, make sure your furniture doesn’t have direct contact with the soil. If at all you have plans to place furniture outdoors, either uses metal-framed ones or maintain a 6-inch gap between the furniture and ground.
Do Periodic Polishing
Polishing your furniture not only keeps them looking good but also makes them moisture-proof to a good extent, thereby increasing their lifespan. There are also termite-proofing wood polishes available in the market today. If you apply such wood polishes, you can rest assured that your furniture is safe from all types of wood-boring pests. These polishes create a protective layer on the wood surface making it hard for termites to penetrate.
Professional Pest Control
Termites are like fugitives; they go into hiding for a long time. The moment you spot them some damage would have already occurred. Professional termite treatment is the only effective way to eradicate termites from your home. Today, pest controllers around the world use different techniques to deal with termites including baits and chemicals (for heavy infestations).
Technicians at Armour Pest Control carry out termite control in Dubai using organic, eco-friendly products. This can help you get rid of termites from your life without causing any harm to anyone in your home.
Other Proven Techniques
Termite problems are an age-old phenomenon. People across the world use different methods to protect their furniture from termites. Some of the most effective ones that you can do on your own are:
- Exposing furniture to direct sunlight occasionally
- Spraying boric acid solutions on the furniture
- Rubbing aloe vera juice, vinegar, etc. on the surface of your furniture
At Armour Pest Control, we are an eco-conscious business providing pest control services in Dubai. We rely on sustainable pest control solutions to provide a long-lasting impact to our customers in Dubai and across the UAE. In addition to that, we also provide a guarantee for all our services.
Interested in getting termite control solutions from Armour? Do give us a call and we will help you with the next steps.