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Termites- What to do?
Termite infestations are frightening but the situation is far from hopeless: We destroy termite colonies right away and the damage can be repaired. Termites are not noisy and generally hidden from site unless an experienced inspector points them out. They are rapid breeders and often have been breeding unknowingly for a significant amount of time when we are called into a home. In termite prone areas we suggest you get inspections 2 a year.
Visible termite shelter tubes rising up from a subterranean nest is a sign of active termites. These thin long tubes appear to be made of mud and can be found crawling up the outside surface of foundation walls, up the walls inside your basement and up from the ground in the crawl space all leading to wood framing. Termites need to keep their bodies moist which is why they build the mud like tubes out of their body waste to stay safe from the drying rays of the sun and wind as they forage for food. The wider the tubes are the bigger the problem you have because wider means they have found food and are bringing it back to the nest.
Other signs of termite infestation are:*
If you happen to be unlucky enough to have a termite infestation where the shelter tubes are hidden within your walls a flying swarm of black insects maybe your first indication of termites. When a colony gets too large, 3 to 6 years, a swarm of fertile insects’ males and females spread out on a mating flight to find a new home in moist earth and start an offshoot colony. This is why people will often see piles of discarded wings on window sills or even dead termites if the swarm was loosed inside a home and they missed the actual flight. Termites discard their wings to enable the building of a nest within the moist earth.
Also, little mounds of termite droppings around wooden windowsills or wood molding inside/outside of your home is a sure sign of a rampant infestation.
We’ll inspect your home and provide a written estimate for treatment. We’ll check where termites live such as foundation walls, inside the crawlspace, or down in the basement and we also tap the wood along baseboards and moldings to listen for a hollow sound that suggests tunneled eaten wood.
Treatment costs depends upon the severity of the termite infestation and how much damage has happen. Not treating the infestation timely will likely mean increasing damage to your home’s framing which far exceeds any outlay you might have to make early on to protect your property and family. Get the help of a professional Powhatan Pest Control to provide a free estimate and discover how extensive a termite infestation is.
We will show you any infestations that may be in your home and, with your input, will develop a plan to kill the termites and repel future ones. No worries, our written estimates are firm.
Visible termite shelter tubes rising up from a subterranean nest is a sign of active termites. These thin long tubes appear to be made of mud and can be found crawling up the outside surface of foundation walls, up the walls inside your basement and up from the ground in the crawl space all leading to wood framing. Termites need to keep their bodies moist which is why they build the mud like tubes out of their body waste to stay safe from the drying rays of the sun and wind as they forage for food. The wider the tubes are the bigger the problem you have because wider means they have found food and are bringing it back to the nest.
Other signs of termite infestation are:*
If you happen to be unlucky enough to have a termite infestation where the shelter tubes are hidden within your walls a flying swarm of black insects maybe your first indication of termites. When a colony gets too large, 3 to 6 years, a swarm of fertile insects’ males and females spread out on a mating flight to find a new home in moist earth and start an offshoot colony. This is why people will often see piles of discarded wings on window sills or even dead termites if the swarm was loosed inside a home and they missed the actual flight. Termites discard their wings to enable the building of a nest within the moist earth.
Also, little mounds of termite droppings around wooden windowsills or wood molding inside/outside of your home is a sure sign of a rampant infestation.
We’ll inspect your home and provide a written estimate for treatment. We’ll check where termites live such as foundation walls, inside the crawlspace, or down in the basement and we also tap the wood along baseboards and moldings to listen for a hollow sound that suggests tunneled eaten wood.
Treatment costs depends upon the severity of the termite infestation and how much damage has happen. Not treating the infestation timely will likely mean increasing damage to your home’s framing which far exceeds any outlay you might have to make early on to protect your property and family. Get the help of a professional Powhatan Pest Control to provide a free estimate and discover how extensive a termite infestation is.
We will show you any infestations that may be in your home and, with your input, will develop a plan to kill the termites and repel future ones. No worries, our written estimates are firm.