termiticide
Wood-pest poison
A termiticide is a chemical substance used to kill termites.
The term covers both liquid treatments applied to soil around foundations and bait systems that termites carry back to their colonies: The pest control company applied termiticide around the perimeter of the house.
Dependent territorial settlement
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- workerPerson who toils
- soldierArmed forces member
- swarmersCreatures clustering densely together
larvae · nymphs · galleries · tunneling · frass · infestation · foraging
Deliberately trying to provoke
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- foamingProducing froth or bubbles
dusting · spray · injection · barrier · tenting · rodding · monitoring · retreatment
Obstruction preventing passage
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- sealantGap-blocking substance
- meshInterlocking open weave
- pre-treatmentPreparatory processing step
Boron acid salt
- permethrinSynthetic bug-killing compound
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- workerPerson who toils
- soldierArmed forces member
swarmers · larvae · nymphs · galleries · tunneling · frass · infestation · foraging
baiting
Deliberately trying to provoke
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- drillingHole-making by rotation
foaming · dusting · spray · injection · barrier · tenting · rodding · monitoring · retreatment
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
borate
Boron acid salt
- permethrinSynthetic bug-killing compound
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- Pesticidespesticides, DDT, permethrin, pyrethrin, organophosphate
- termite controlexterminator, fumigation, tenting, monitoring systems, spot treatment