Termite Inspection & Control
Termites eat wood, and can
consequently cause great structural damage to your home if left unchecked. 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. Our inspection and treatment program can help you understand the threat of termites, and take the
necessary steps to protect your home.
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 at Antimite 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
See our comprehensive Inspection Report
In addition, we offer Real Estate transfer termite inspections.
Termite Treatments:
Fumigation
Fumigation is the introduction of a gaseous product in an enclosed space for
the elimination of termites or other pest.
Fumigants penetrate cracks, crevices, pores in wood, and therefore,
are ideally suited for the control of termites that other types of pesticides cannot reach. Sulfuric fluoride, the active
ingredient of Vikane was developed for structural fumigation, particularly drywood termites. It is nonflammable and nonstaining,
and will not react with items or compounds in the structures.
Preparing for termite fumigation
Thermal
To control these unwanted pests, Antimite also provides an effective
thermal treatment plan. This approach uses heat to kill drywood termites infesting structural lumber. A specific location
of suspected drywood termite activity is isolated and exposed to sustained doses of heated air.
Learn more about our thermal termite eradication program.
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?
On the off chance you do see them, remember that it’s
easy to confuse termites with ants. Fortunately, there are features that distinguish them.
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Ants
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Termites
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- two sets of wings (one wing
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longer than the other)
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- two sets of wings (same size)
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