Yesterday I went to see one of our commercial client’s who was panicked because he found live Formosan termites in the baseboard and walls of an apartment unit. The building had a tree stump next to the slab, which I had asked the management company to remove years ago since termites will infest any source [...]

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Termite swarming season is right around the corner in South Louisiana. With ten colonies per acre of soil on average, and each colony containing 2,000-3,000 termites, they are constantly devouring wood. Subterranean termites are the buzzards of the forest. They are very beneficial in eliminating dead wood, limbs, and other forms of cellulose in the [...]

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When Joe inspected the home he found a small suspended colony of Formosan Termites in the bottom of the post.

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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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Wow! Formosan termites are swarming all over Baton Rouge, Gonzales and Livingston. I have been to several homes this week with swarmers. The amber colored and 3/8 inch long insects swarm from their colony at dusk from the end of April to the end of June each year. Their goal is to make new colonies [...]

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