New siding products made of cement but manufactured to look like wood are on the market as well. But the future of termite control is hard to predict. And as new treatments vie for market share, most consumers remain ignorant about how Formosan termites penetrate their homes and the best way to protect them from invasion. If they want to make an informed choice on what product to use, they will have to learn more about termite behavior. But the problem will come in getting everyone to recognize that it's a disaster at all.
Experts say the Formosan termite problem is a natural disaster in slow motion.
It will just get cooked. But if you put it in hot water, it will jump out. It takes a lot of pain before we scream. It takes a lot of screaming before we can begin to overcome the problem.'' Public awareness, market forces and political response can generate solutions. But they all depend on the free exchange of information.