Eric from Gulf Breeze, Fl writes
I've discovered a large infestation of termites in my privacy fencing (posts and slates) while assessing for repair. The fence is very old and in bad shape at this point and, especially with the termite discovery, I am just going to replace vs. trying to repair. However, would it be a bad idea to simply dismantle and haul away the fencing with the infestation, or should I try to eliminate the termites in the wood before disturbing the fencing? The fencing is close to my house, so I'm a bit concerned.
If you plan on using pressure treated wood there's no need to treat the area or the wood but we would recommend doing a preventative treatment around your house. If the wood is not pressure treated then we would recommend to treat the private fence. You can do two things, the most recommended treatment would be to treat the new wood panels with Boracare, once dry you will need to stain the panels afterwards prior to putting them in place and using metal posts when putting your new private fence up. The second method is to do a trench treatment with Termidor around the fence, since it is considered a "structure". We don't recommend doing the treatment before you remove the old fence because the removal will disturb the treated areas.
Answer last updated on: 08/02/2016
