The Untold Catastrophic Damage Termites Can Cause

Termites might seem like a nuisance, but a manageable one. After all, they are tiny pests. How bad can they be? Well, if you don’t catch them early and implement appropriate pest control measures, your house could quickly become destroyed.

To understand why termites cause so much damage, you need to understand a little more about their habitat and behavior.

Why Termites are So Destructive

Termites don’t sleep. They don’t rest. They can eat and work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A single queen can lay as many as 18 million eggs in her lifetime. That means that the termite colony will expand rapidly, and it will work as one eat and destroying machine. Its only purpose will be the destruction of your home. (Though they’re not thinking of destroying your home. They’re just thinking of getting their next meal.)

To make matters worse, termites burrow deep in your home, where they cannot be easily seen. You may not even know that you have termites until your home has suffered extensive damage. That’s why you need to work with a termite control company in Gilbert to get routine inspections and find termites before they become a big problem.

Preventing Termite Damage

There are many things you can do to protect your home from termite invasion and damage. You just need to make a few simple changes:

• Keep dirt far below the materials on the exterior of your home. You should be able to see 2 to 3 inches of the concrete making up your foundation. It would be best to keep any dirt or landscaping elements six inches from your home so that a Chandler pest control technician can see your foundation clearly and so a chemical termite control treatment will have an unbroken barrier.
• Keep ivy and plants away from your home. Termites can crawl on the branches and leaves and onto your property. Keep these trimmed back if they are near. It’s even better to keep all plants far from your home.
• Avoid mulch near your home. It’s like a buffet for termites, and it will only draw them nearer your home. Use rubber mulch if you must use it.
• Store firewood and newspapers far from your home’s perimeter. Create a compost pile or recycling bin for the newspaper, and store the firewood on the edge of your property. Don’t create additional sources of food for the termites.
• Be mindful of moisture. Termites need wood or cellulose and water to live. Any moist areas or spots of standing water are going to attract termites and create a hospitable area for them. Keep an eye out for areas near your home where water is collecting or where the soil is not drying out properly, and take corrective action.
• Get a barrier protection treatment. A good Gilbert termite and pest control company can spray a barrier treatment around your home that will keep termites away. Just be sure that you maintain the barrier with regular touch-up applications. Otherwise, you’ll gain a false sense of confidence about your home’s defenses while termites could be slowly infiltrating your home.

Take these steps to keep your home protected. Don’t wait until you notice sagging floors or other signs of potential termite damage. Don’t wait until you have a serious problem on your hands. Invest in routine termite and pest control to keep your home and your family safe.

Varsity Termite and Pest Control offers affordable termite control and other pest services in Mesa and the Phoenix area. We’ll start by inspecting your home for the presence of any termites, and then we’ll talk about potential solutions. If no termites are present, we’ll suggest the appropriate preventive treatments, as well as any actions you can take to keep termites away. We also offer a variety of pest services to combat pests common to Mesa and the Phoenix area, including scorpions, ants, roaches, rats, pigeons, and more. We can develop a comprehensive pest control plan to protect your home and your family. Call us today to talk with a pest control technician about your needs.

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Varsity Termite and Pest Control – Gary Dobert
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