TERMITE EXTERMINATION

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TERMITES ARE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND REQUIRE A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL.

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The What And How Of Termites

Termites are unique in that they actually break down the cellulose in wood and digest it into sustenance. Unlike carpenter ants and moisture ants who also burrow through wood to make their galleries, termites actually consume it. Interestingly enough they are not born with the ability to do so. Adult termites have protozoa in the gut that allows them to break down the cellulose in the wood they eat into materials that can be digested.

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Identifying Termite

Newborn termites do not have this, they get their own by ingesting the feces of adult termites who already have it in their system. Either way, because of the fact that they actually consume wood to get nutrition to survive, makes them more difficult to control than the wood destroying species of ants. Those ants need food, this in turn exposes them for control. Termites on the other hand are quite content and able to thrive without the need to leave the wooden material they are infesting.

Types Of Termites

Soil based subterranean termites make their mud tubes to the wood they consume because they are very humidity sensitive and regulate the temperature and humidity in their nest and the wood they are infesting by completely sealing it with the saliva, feces and any available material around them.

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Dampwood termites are like moisture ants whose jaws are not equipped to attack sound wood and need moisture compromised materials to begin the infestation at all.

Drywood termites on the other hand are unable to retreat to soil like subterranean termites can. Each type of termites has their own specific needs for infestation and likewise their own specific needs for treatment.

This brings about the need for a professional like the Independent Pest Solutions technicians, with the knowledge and experience to properly identify the pest and subsequently prescribe the appropriate treatment plan.

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Prompt Identification From Trained Professionals

It’s a well-known fact that termites are one of the most destructive insects on the planet. They are also capable of not being noticed before the damage is noticed. With our team, we have termite specialists who can quickly identify them and the extent of the damage they have caused.

A Comprehensive Way Of Dealing With Termites

Spraying is never the only solution! You’ll get an integrated pest management plan that breaks the termite life cycle with the most environmentally friendly methods available. Simply speaking, it’s about doing it right the first time – with methods that work.

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Dead termites

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Termite wings

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Sagging floor boards

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Sagging window sills

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Insect mud tunnels or tubes

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Termite FAQs

How can I tell if I’m looking at a termite or an ant?

Termite antenna look like a string of beads and straight while ant antenna has an elbow in them. Also, termites don’t have a “waist” in between their thorax and abdomen (chest and butt) as ants do.

Can bed bugs jump or fly?

No. Unlike their bloodsucking partner in crime, they do not have wings to fly like mosquitoes, or the incredible jumping capacity of fleas. They are bound by gravity and crawling as a means to reach their host.

I see big termites flying all over the place in the late summer, how is it that they aren’t eating every home in the area?

The larger termites you see flying around are actually swarmers, the newly emerging kings and queens. The larger ones are Pacific Dampwood termites. They are not physically equipped to attack sound wood. The Pacific Dampwood requires moisture-compromised wood to infest. When they do infest a home it is because there is a moisture problem present that needs to be dealt with. That problem can be as simple as improperly installed flashing, which is allowing a leak to rot the wood.

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