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There are electric insect foggers and, for smaller areas, there are outdoor foggers that come in an aerosol can.

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Baiting is a preventive treatment and if done 3-4 times a year, new nests will be unable to form.

Drenching should be done when you currently have active nests which need to be eliminated immediately. This is generally what you should do when people or pets are either threatened or have gotten stung by existing ants. Since drenching mounds works so quickly, it's advised when live fire ants are active.

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• Use termite-resistant building materials whenever possible. Redwood, cedar and juniper are all wood species that are less favorable to termites.
• Eliminate standing water and chronically moist soil near your home. Termites need moist soil to survive and are attracted to wet areas.
• Lay films of 6mm polyethylene in crawl spaces under foundations as a moisture barrier between the soil and subfloor framing.
• Create and maintain good cross-ventilation through foundation wall vents to keep those crawl spaces as dry as possible.
• Slope all exterior grades away from wood structures to maintain good drainage.
• Prune back plants close to your home to prevent moisture and mold buildup on wood walls.
• Water away from your home and adjust sprinklers to keep them from spraying directly onto wood walls and siding.
• Seal all wood exposed to moisture using a weather sealer, especially exterior window frames and the bottom of wall edges.
• Move all wood scraps and debris away from wood structures.
• Create sand barriers in crawl spaces and under fence posts, patios and steps to deter subterranean termites. These termites cannot tunnel through sand.
• Dig trenches 4 inches deep and 6 inches wide around wood structures. Fill the ditch with 16-grit sand (granules that are too large to be carried away and too small to be used to construct tunnels).
• Fill cracks and repair broken seals in foundations and patios with 16-grit sand. This is especially helpful after foundation settling.

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There are basically two types: systemic and non-systemic. The systemic is absorbed by the plant and makes it poisonous. The non-systemic provides a coating on the outside of the plant.

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Apply a grub control lawn treatment when grubs are newly hatched or just before. They're easier to control when they're small. For most lawns, that means applying around June and July, or when you see adult Japanese beetles flying around.

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