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Termite Control
You need continuous protection to prevent termites.

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)