Real Termite Control Saved Me
My name is Muhammad Bakhsh. I am a farmer in a village near Kasur. I grow wheat and maize. After harvest, I store my crop in a large wooden shed. Last year, I went to the shed to take out some wheat bags. One of the wooden pillars looked strange. I touched it. It crumbled. Termites. The pillar was hollow. The roof was sagging. If the roof had collapsed, my entire crop would have been destroyed. That is when I learned about termite control.
How Termites Work on a Farm
Termites love wood. My shed was made of wood. The pillars were buried in the ground. The termites entered the pillars from the soil and ate them from the inside out. I did not see any termites on the surface. I did not see any dust. The pillars looked fine from the outside. But inside, they were powder.
I tried to solve the problem myself. I poured used motor oil around the pillars. An old farmer told me that would kill termites. It did not. I poured kerosene. It did nothing. Finally, I called a professional for termite treatment.
What Professional Termite Treatment Involved
The termite control technician came to my farm. He inspected the shed and the surrounding soil. He explained that termite treatment for a farm is different from a house. The colony was likely underground, not in the wood. He would need to treat the soil around the shed.
He drilled holes in the ground near each pillar. He injected a liquid termiticide into the soil. The liquid soaked into the ground and created a barrier. Any termite passing through the barrier would die and carry the poison back to the colony. He also treated the wooden pillars with a gel. He told me to replace the most damaged pillar with a new one treated with anti termite chemicals.
The Result
It has been eighteen months since the termite treatment. No new termites. The shed is standing. My crop is safe. I now have a yearly termite control contract. The technician comes every six months to inspect the pillars and the soil.
If you have a wooden structure on your farm or in your home, do not ignore termites. They are silent and deadly. A simple termite treatment can save you lakhs in repairs and lost crops. I learned this the hard way. You do not have to.