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Have a Concern? Our extensive knowledge and training are the best weapons to protect your family.
Termite Control You need continuous protection to prevent termites.
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Subterranean Termites
Termite Inspection 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! We thoroughly inspect your home or business, looking for the tell-tale signs of termite infestation.
Some of the things we look for are:
- 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
- Other specific termite
indicators
In addition, we offer Wood
Destroying Insect Reports for real estate transactions.
Termite Treatments To control these unwanted
pests, we provide an effective treatment plan, which may include:
- Exterior Protection – a continuous chemical barrier is created around the exterior of your
home or building to keep termites from entering.
- Insect Growth – we apply chemicals which disrupt the insect's natural hormones to prevent development.
Termite Facts 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. Termites avoid light and air, so they build their colonies where you’re not likely
to stumble upon them.
Is it a Termite or an Ant? Remember that it’s easy to confuse
termites with ants. Fortunately, there are features that distinguish them. Ants
| Termites
| - narrow waists
- bent
antennae
- two sets of wings (one wing is longer
than the other)
| - thick waists
- straight antennae
- two sets of wings (same size)
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