Orangewood Oil is a Great Solution for Termites!
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If you have a termite infestation, you might think that you’re never going to get rid of them. They do seem to be everywhere and many of the products out there might not be enough. But when you want to be sure that you’ll be rid of termites, orange oil is a great way to get rid of them!
Orange oil is made from an extract in the skin of an orange, and it is very powerful stuff. Humans can suffer allergic reactions just from being exposed by it for too long so, it’s always wise to properly protect yourself and make sure that you’re not inhaling the fumes or handling it too much. Orangewood oil has an active ingredient known as D-Limonene, which has been proven to be effective against other pests such as mosquitoes, ants, crickets, and flies. First, the orangewood oil attacks the termite’s skeleton and moves on to destroying their cell membranes. Essentially the termite ends up dying from a lack of food and water.
When using orangewood oil to get rid of termites, a small hole needs to be drilled into the wood where the termites are feeding. The hole can then be filled with the orangewood oil and will kill the termites when they come in direct contact with the oil. And even those termites who don’t get a lunch out of the oil, will eventually die from starvation because the wood has now been treated with the orangewood oil. The oil can take anywhere from three days to three weeks to effectively kill all of the termites.
Once the oil has gotten rid of the termites, the occupant of the home should check back periodically to see if any termites have come back to the area. There are even trained canines that come to sniff out termite-infested areas that haven’t been discovered yet.
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