Structural Pest
Control License
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PREVENTION
Prevention Before Problems Occur
Keep them homeless
* Seal cracks and crevices where termites can get into your home.
* Get rid of stacks of newspaper, papers, bags, and cardboard boxes that make good homes for termites.
Keep them hungry
* Keep a tight lid on trash cans and empty them often.
* Store food in tightly sealed containers.
* Wipe up spills and crumbs right away.
* Clean your dirty dishes right after eating.
* Termites thrive on moisture. Keep them from getting to water by fixing leaks.
Professional Treatment
Have one of our licensed termite control professionals inspect your home and perform an initial treatment to rid your home of any existing termites.
You can expect an initial service to include a thorough inspection to identify immediate problems, and seek out possible danger spots in your foundation, kitchen, bathroom, basement, garage, woodpile, window frames, and any other commonly infested areas. Discuss with your specialist about possible treatment options.
Ongoing Maintenance
Season after season, your home will be exposed to different types of attacks - dry wood termites or subterranean termites will all be trying to make a home in yours or underground. To make sure the termites you've so carefully eliminated don't return, you can contract for continuing regular termite control services.
TERMITE FACTS:
A typical homeowner's insurance policy does not cover destruction caused by termites, even though they cause over 1 billion dollars in damage to homes throughout the United States each year. It's important that homeowners understand the threat of termites, and take the necessary steps to protect their homes.
Why should you worry?
Subterranean termites are extremely destructive. First they build tunnels to wooden structures, and then they burrow into those structures to obtain food. Any wood or cellulose-containing material constitutes termite food, and given time to do so, they'll eat until nothing is left but a shell.
How do you know you have a termite problem?
You can't assume your home is termite-free just because you've never seen them - they only swarm once or twice a year, and you might miss it!
You're more likely to discover you have a termite problem by discovering the evidence they leave behind. If you encounter any of these signs, there's a good chance termites are invading your home right now:
* Mud tubes built for traveling above ground
* Damaged or hollow-sounding wood
* Pinholes in drywall or wallpaper
* Small piles of sawdust
* Piles of small wings
Of course, it is possible you'll miss every one of these signs as well - termites avoid light and air, so they build their colonies where you're not likely to stumble upon them. The very best way to be sure you don't have termites is to contact a licensed pest control professional to conduct a thorough inspection of your home.
How can I get rid of them?
With normal household pests, you can spray insecticides on them, poison their food, or buy a cat to scare them off. None of these methods work with termites - you need to have a trained professional put down a chemical soil treatment that works as a barrier. Fortunately, it's a fairly inexpensive treatment. It is certainly much less expensive than letting the termites eat your home!
Treatment Methods/Chemical Choices:
* Conventional soil treatment - subterranean termites
* Borates - dry wood termites and wood-destroying beetles
* Baiting - subterranean termites
* Fumigations - wood-destroying beetles and dry wood termites
* Natural orange oil - dry wood termites
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