The Wood Vandilizers

Wood, like an invaluable asset, must be protected from those trying to destroy it. Fungi and insects are two notorious creatures that can devour wooden structures and make them weak and brittle, if left unmanaged for a long period. Heat, moisture, and pollution can also make wood vulnerable to these destructive wood-eating creatures.

Termite Affected Furniture

Fungi are usually non-harmful predators, which only cause the wood to stain. However,there does exists a fungus that has the potential to reduce wood to crumbs — the dry rot fungus. This fungus consumes the integral parts of the wood, deteriorating its strength and stiffness. The other wood-eating creatures are the insects: Termites, Carpenter Ants, and Powderpost. Of these, termites are the most aggressive wood destroyers. They can single-handedly consume the very foundation and character of the house, without making their presence known until almost everything is not destroyed. Speaking of the other two, Carpenter Ants are insects that do not eat wood, but excavate it out for their nesting, and while the Powderpost are beetles that only attack hardwood. Most insect infestations are well-established before any of its outward signs become visible. Thus, to alleviate wood damage, we must avert termites from getting near our furniture in the first place. And this can be attained only through a thorough wood-management plan. While investing in furniture, we must also consider preserving it with Terminator. Terminator is a highly advanced ant-termite treatment plan that safeguards wood from termites and other wood-eating monsters. Besides, it also eliminates the existing infestations. Termites have been callously destroying our homes since ages. However, the hour has arrived to wage war against them. Join Terminator in destroying the very existence of these termites and other wood-consuming creatures. Nobody attacks termites the way Terminator does — it terminates them before they even reach the wood.

Who can attack wood?

Termites are not the only pests to attack our wood. There are two more insects that we must be familiar with because they, too, can have a devastating effect on one of our biggest investments: furniture or wooden artefacts.

Carpenter Ants

Carpenter Ants

Carpenter Ants are gigantic of all ants, occurring in lengths of 12 mm or more. They do not eat wood, but are capable of damaging any wood within which they nest. They burrow themselves into wood and excavate galleries and tunnels for nesting. Carpenter Ants establish their nests in furniture infected with moisture or other insects. Their infestation in the house is often found in chimneys, sinks, door frames, window frames and wall voids.

Powderpost Beetles

Powderpost Beetles

Powderpost beetles breed in dead and dried hardwoods, but are most discovered in stored lumber, finished wood, and furniture products. Thus, old furniture items and wooden antiques are most vulnerable to beetles. Powderpost beetles attack wood with pores so that they can lay their eggs in them. The infestations of Powderpost Beetles can occur in plywood and bamboo articles.

Termites

Termites

Termites are considered the top threat to wood-based structures. They can bring your entire wardrobe down to dust. Damage done by them may also extend to paper products, cloth, carpets, and other synthetic and cellulosic materials. Termites usually are cryptic, meaning that they do not come out into the open, and attack without revealing themselves.

The Carpenter Ant, Powderpost Beetle or Termite, anyone can invade our property. By carrying out preventative measures and thorough inspection, we can reduce our chances of running this risk. Terminator protects not just our interiors but also our structural timber from fungi, ants, and pest infestation.

These tiny, little monsters fearlessly march into our property to do nothing good but destroy. However, here on out, we, with Terminator, will march against them before they step onto our soil.  Are you with us?

Avoid Termite Damage

Termite repercussion is an intimidating task to deal with, costing a staggering economic loss of millions of rupees every year. A single termite colony can consume a 2.3 linear feet of structural lumber in a single year, without being noticed.

Termites are called the silent destroyers, who consume cellulose-based materials, meaning plant-based or wood-based material, which unfortunately, is present in all homes. This is why it is important to take the necessary steps to prevent their introduction in your home.

You can reduce the risk of termite attack by simply eliminating moisture conditions from your property.

• Many termites make their way into homes through the ceiling.Make sure there is no water accumulated on your roof or around the foundation of your home.
• Address leakage problems in faucets, water pipes, and air conditioning units.
• Keep vents clear and open: free of leaves, dirt, debris, and vegetation.

One more reason we have termites in our homes is because we, ourselves, invite them to dine with us. If you do not want termites to be your guest, make sure you do not stack food for them.

• Wood-based materials provide a source of food and attract termites. Keep in mind not to store firewood, lumber, cardboard boxes, newspapers, and other cellulose materials against the foundation or inside the crawl space.
• Eliminating wood contact with ground can also reduce termite risk as earth-to-wood contact could provide an easy access to food and shelter.

Another method to avoid termites in your property is to keep a 24*7 guardian in and outside your house. If you must know of somebody who can protect your house from termites, let it be Terminator — a robust anti-termite wood preservative solution. It protects wood from being attacked by these wood-eating insects. Terminator also secures the soil and structural lumber, which are most vulnerable to termite infestation. Before constructing your new house or furniture, giving it a Terminator treatment will guard your perimeter and strengthen your wood, and save you from termite repercussion: stress, financial loss, and property loss.

The Termite Family

If you’ve had a termite infestation in our home or workplace, you would probably be aware of the level of destruction they bring along. A termite colony contains termites anywhere from several hundred to several millions, all of which feed on wood, cloth, paper and even wires, and soft plastic. Terminator, an efficacious anti-termite wood preservative, has learned a lot about this tiny insect in order to be able to control and eradicate it.  Here is what we know about the termite family. Termites are social insects, which live in a nest or colony consisting of various groups of individuals, each group having a different role to perform. It is known as the caste system.

Termite Castes

The making of a new colony starts with a mating flight, wherein the winged reproductive termites (males and females) leave their parents’ home to find a suitable pair. Once they do find their pair, they build themselves a colony, of which they become the queen and the king. They both form the centre of the termite life-cycle and the colony, and are responsible for reproduction and taking care of their young ones. The queen termite can lay more than 30,000 eggs in a single day. Once the baby termites (eggs or larvae) grow, they resume the role of any one of the three following castes. The worker caste is the largest group in the colony. They are soft-bodied, wingless termites, who do all of the hard labour in the colony:  constructing tunnels and chambers, and feeding and grooming other termite castes. The soldier caste, on the other hand, are larger in size but fewer in number than the workers. As the name suggests, the job of the soldier termite is to guard the nest and protect it from attacks by ants or other invaders. In times of danger, they bang their bodies against the mound to cause vibrations and warn others. The reproductive caste or alates, on getting wings, swarm from the parent nest for a mating flight. After which their wings break off and they settle to start a new colony, and the rotation continues.

Types of Termite

Are you aware of the fact that there exists an incalculable race of termite on this earth? And as some of them could be snarling at your wood even as you read this blog, would you not want to identify the ones attempting to destroy your property?

Types of Termites

Numerous termite species come under any one of these three groups: Subterranean termites, Drywood termites, and Dampwood termites.

Subterranean Termites: This termite infestation is most common in warm climates. They prefer living inside the soil, and are known to build large colonies or nests for themselves. Their nests are connected through mud tubes to food sources, such as trees, fence posts, and structural timbers. Subterranean termites have a peculiar eating pattern: they first eat the soft, spring wood fiber and later fill it up with soil to help maintain the humidity level.

Drywood Termites: Drywood species do not depend upon water or soil for survival. They can tolerate dry conditions for long periods of time, which is why they settle in dry wood. The colonies of drywood are relatively smaller in size than those of the Subterranean, thus causing damage at a much slower rate. Drywood termites are found in homes and can attack cellulose-based materials such as lumber, siding, wooden trim, floors, furniture, and books.

Dampwood Termites: These termites only thrive on wood with high moisture content. Wood that is in contact with soil or wood that is constantly wet is a preferred nesting site for these termites. The dampwood species is rarely found inside of homes because wood in these structures does not have enough moisture to support their survival. Instead they are often found in moist or decaying wood in logs, stumps, and dead trees. They also infest on damp buildings and utility poles.

The nesting behavior and moisture requirement for different termite species do vary, but the fact that each is a wood predator is very much evident, hence resorting to high-quality preventive measures is advised. Terminator is an effective and robust anti-termite wood preservative that protects both soil and wood from termite infestation. To safeguard our home furniture and structural perimeter from termites, we must coat or paint the wood with Terminator during construction.

Subterranean Termite

Subterranean Termites

The subterranean termites play roles of that of a friend as well as a foe. They are a friend to nature: they function as decomposers, and release organic matter from dead trees and other wood materials that would otherwise accumulate. While they are so beneficial to the ecosystem, they are by far the most destructive termite species, causing huge losses to humans. They have saw-like teeth that can reduce a piece of wood into small fragments of dust, which over time, can collapse a building entirely.

There are numerous kinds of termites that come under the subterranean specie, of which the formosan termite is the most destructive. Most often, subterranean termites settle underground with as many as two million members in each colony. However, they also found in moist secluded areas above ground levels. The best method to avoid a subterranean termite infestation is by reducing humidity through proper ventilation in crawl spaces, attics and basements.

Dry-wood Termite

Drywood Termites

Drywood termites spend almost their entire life cycle inside un-corroded wood: they live, feed, and nest in wood that has a very little moisture content. The only time they leave the confines of their galleries is during their swarming flights or when a repair work is being done on the infested furniture. As drywood termites need no water or soil to survive, they have the capability of destroying almost all home furniture. They extract water from the wood they invade, and also produce water internally during their digestion process.

Even though they live in small colonies, the damage done by them is significant. This is because they simultaneously form multiple colonies on the same wood piece. And each colony contains nearly 10,000 members. Thus, treating the soil under or around the structure will not protect a structure from drywood termites. The only way to safeguard wood from this particular specie is by using pressure-treated lumber during furniture construction.

Dampwood Termite

Dampwood Termites

Dampwood termites only infest wood that is moist, damp, or already decayed. Any condition which leads to moisture buildup in wood can encourage their entry. They do not create shelter tubes, but construct a series of chambers or galleries and connect them through smooth tunnels.

Though they are as social as the other termite species, there is no worker caste in the damp wood community, and the nymphs perform all the tasks typically done by workers. Another peculiarity about them is that they work their way upward from the foundation to the roof rafters; therefore, one of the ways to prevent damp wood termites in the house is to keep at least a foot distance between the wood portions and the ground.

Terminator Wood Preservative

Termites are insects that have saw-like jaws, which can chew up any type of lumber part by part and cause great destruction products made of wood. To prevent such damage, wood is often treated with pesticides and other chemicals, which are hazardous to applicators as well as the environment, and also demand strict adherence to safety measures. Terminator Wood Preservative on the other hand, is a premium-quality product that provides prevention of termites and borers, without causing any harm to humans, pets, or the eco-system.

Terminator Wood Preservative

Terminator is an amalgamation of nature and technology: natural extract and ANPEX Insta-Kill Formula. Together they make the solution so effective that it penetrates deep in the wood fibres to strengthen its immunity against termites. Terminator has been scientifically-tested and approved for protecting wood from termites and other wood-eating insects. It kills existing insects from wooden structures and also prevents them from infesting in the future.

Terminator Wood Preservative Aerosol Spray

Besides doing its primary job of safeguarding wood, Terminator Wood Preservative also increases its durability. Terminator is a ready-to-use and easy-to-apply pale-transparent solution— it does not leave any colour or stain on the applied surface. Furthermore, it is a non-toxic, eco-friendly product, which does not exude strong odour. Therefore, the applicator does not have to follow any precautionary measures during application.

Terminator is ideal for smooth or rough cellulosic materials such as furniture, closets, wood art, door frames, window frames, etc. It can be mixed with oil-based wall primer to prevent termite entry from walls. And if there is a likelihood of them entering your house through the drainage system, you can block their way by simply pouring a little Terminator in your drainage line.

Terminator Wood Preservative has shown remarkable results to many homeowners, wood manufacturers and contractors, and professionals such as interior decorators, wood-carvers in reserving their wooden products. If you own wooden furniture or any wood art, treating it with Terminator will prolong its service life and save you from termite repercussion.

How to Apply Terminator Wood Preservative

Terminator Wood Preservative is a ready-to-use and easy-to-apply solution, which has to be applied, most preferably, on unpolished or raw wood. Before we get on to the ‘how to apply’ procedure, let us take look at the safety measures you need to resort to while applying the solution.

Actually, there are none: the solution is clear and transparent in color, which means it does not leave any after-color on the applied surface. It is eco-friendly and non-toxic; therefore, it is safe to use with pets around and you do not necessarily have to wear gloves during application. This product does not leave any strong smell; thus, there is no need of wearing a mouth mask either.

Terminator is available in aerosol spray bottle and also in tin pack in sizes of 100ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1 litre, 2 litre and 5 litre.

How to Apply Terminator Wood Preservative

• Start by removing dust, grease particles from wood surface
• Paint a complete coat of Terminator Wood Preservative on the wood with brush (coverage: 15 sq. metre/litre approx.), or simply use the aerosol bottle to spray the solution on the wood.
• If you are treating an already infected structure, repeat the coat. You can also use a syringe to inject your furniture in holes that cannot be reached by brush or spray
• Leave the wood to dry for about 6–8 hours, and then apply polish or adhesive.

How to Apply Terminator Wood Preservative

Additional Application of Terminator Wood Preservative:

Terminator can be mixed with oil-based wall primer (100 parts of primer to 2 parts of Terminator) to prevent termite entry through walls. It can also be used in the drainage lines to keep it free from insects and germs.