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I came downstairs one day to find swarmers in my kitchen! I sat with the vacuum hose in one hand and searching the internet to identify them with the other. All this 5 months after my home inspection. I had damage to some floor joists and I try not to think about hidden, undiscovered damage. The company that treated my house said to remove any vegetation close to your home. The roots hold moisture which attracts termites. And as mentioned above, spraying might not be enough to get rid of termites. I needed the drilling every 12 inch and insert bait into each hole treatment. Even that isn't 100%. I just saw a swarmer yesterday.

My 1927 home has at least 4 layers of wallpaper that the seller painted over before I bought it - ceilings included. You can see seams overlapping and weird bumps under the surface. Since removing it would be such an undertaking, it stays for now.

The legal reason they aren't allowed in the country is from the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: has partially or completely imbedded therein any nonnutritive object, except that this subparagraph shall not apply in the case of any nonnutritive object if, in the judgment of the Secretary as provided by regulations, such object is of practical functional value to the confectionery product and would not render the product injurious or hazardous to health;