Thomas from Lothian writes
When I went to remove it I found the base and stump are infested with termites. How should I treat this stump to kill the colony and avoid spreading to nearby trees. This is a tree lined property line of more than 30 trees.
Termidor SC cannot be used in tree stumps but you could use another product called Dominion 2L. You can drill into the stump and then inject Dominion 2L into the stump where the termites actively are using a hand pump sprayer. You can also choose to trench around the stump and apply the product to the trench. Dominion will help to eliminate the colony below ground as well as those in the stump. Termites do not attack live, healthy trees so there is nothing that you can really do to protect the any nearby trees. They are natures recyclers so they go after dead/decaying wood more.
Answer last updated on: 04/05/2016
