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MrTroy:
So... everyone remembers when I picked up those cabinets a few months ago? I had the burger time and 3 A.P.B machines. Well.. one of the had like 6 termites on it. Of course I freaked and killed them.... Now I'm so upset I don't know what to do. I don't know if my machine is infested, if I should throw it away or what.

The dude who is paying me to put a computer inside(And run all my own software of course) already started paying for everything. Now I'm so upset I have no clue what to do. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do to see if it's really infested or not? It's not like this or anything.

JODY:
Assuming the cabinet came from around the Philly area, I think it will be OK.  The termites that live in northern climates nest in the ground.  There are termites in the south where it is warmer that can nest above ground.  Anyway, assuming the termites are the northern type, only workers would be in the cabinet unless there was special circumstances like water in the cabinet (the termites can nest above ground in a northern climate if they have a year round water supply).

D10:
If six is all you have seen i don't think you will have much to worry about. If you keep seeing more on the cab then you might need to spray it or use an insect fogger that will work on termites as well.

TheVengeance:

--- Quote from: _Kid Kye_ on June 27, 2005, 07:50:32 pm ---So... everyone remembers when I picked up those cabinets a few months ago? I had the burger time and 3 A.P.B machines. Well.. one of the had like 6 termites on it. Of course I freaked and killed them.... Now I'm so upset I don't know what to do. I don't know if my machine is infested, if I should throw it away or what.

The dude who is paying me to put a computer inside(And run all my own software of course) already started paying for everything. Now I'm so upset I have no clue what to do. Anyone have any suggestions on what to do to see if it's really infested or not? It's not like this or anything.

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Not a big thing if you catch it in time. First determine what kind/ and how much damage has been done. Usually your biggest threat will come "drywood termites", they can be nasty, and more importantly, they can be quick.

You can usually have a cabinet gassed if you call a local pest control place. Some of them have no problem putting your cab into a house that needs to be tented for termites. Some of the better pest control labs, have something almost similar to a gas chamber you'd see in prison. This is usually used for furniture, dressers, and whatnot. That is a little more expensive, but still does the trick.

You'll need to remove the electronic components before some will even talk to you, like the board, monitor and other electronics.

JODY:
If it is the drywood termites (not native to northern areas) then this talks about them and tells two ways of getting rid of them.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/tdrywood.html

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