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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Thank you for doing the maths on this one. It sounds like a single car load of termites could finish off a house in a little over 3 months. If we allow space for the driver, we'd be at around 4 months. Definitely long enough to really rub it in, and we wouldn't nedd the entire house eaten, just the structural bits.

Now, do you happen to know where I can hire a car full of termites? Asking for a 'friend'...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Realistically if it's a responsible homeowner just a handful of termites every couple weeks would be enough to cause them financial harm. Depending on your state it could be as little as 400 bucks to treat a small area of termites. If the homeowner is on top of it and treats whenever they see them that's 400 bucks every couple weeks pissed away, and it can be significantly more to repair the wood if you don't want pin hole riddled fascia all over the place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But how would you get all the termites to remain in the house instead of wandering off somewhere else?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Training. Lots of training. That's why I, I mean my friend, wants to hire them, I've no idea how you do that.