Rodent Sabotage

They could be lurking in your house, even as you sleep…

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What a Termite Swarm Looks Like

Check out this video I found on youtube. Notice how the swarmers are pouring out of a single hole.  For more information on Termite Swarms, please see the previous post by clicking here.

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Swarming Termites

We’ve had a few termite swarm calls this week.
What is a termite swarm?
A  swarm consists of thousands of black insects that are about 3/8 inch long, with white/smoky colored wings that are longer than their body and are of equal length. What this means is that it’s the time of the year when termite colonies send out [...]

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An Ounce of Prevention

…Then she and Joe went outside to look for the termite mud tunnels (of which Joe found six) coming from the soil, going up her slab and into the wall. Upon breaking open the tunnels, Joe found that her home was being attacked by eastern subterranean termites (reticulitermes)…Had these homeowners kept the original termite treatment contract that was in place when the home was built, it is unlikely that they would have termites now, or the expensive damage to their walls…

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