Termite Control

Every year thousands of homes are attacked by termites or other wood destroying insects.  Home purchasers need to know if these pests are present before investing their money.  Therefore, it is important to have a licensed pest control company provide you with a thorough inspection, and a report on the findings. 

Subterranean termites live in colonies in the ground, building vertical tunnels that look like mud tubes above ground level so that they can search for food. Because subterranean termites will die if exposed to air for an extended period of time, the tunnels provide protection from the open air, allowing workers to carry food to the nest. Subterranean termites can form tunnels through cracks in concrete, so slab homes are not exempt from termites.

Pest control companies have an old saying.... "There are two kinds of houses.  Those with termites, and those that will get termites."  In actuality, there is no guarantee that a house will or will not get termites. Termites are all around us in the soil. Here in Albuquerque, we experience moderate pressure, particularly on the west side. 

Termites randomly forage through the soil constantly searching for a food source.  They do not intentionally set out to destroy your house; they just see it as another food source. If your home has not been treated and they are in your neighbor's house, chances are they will eventually run into yours.

Liquid treatments applied to the soil is the standard practice for treating a structure against termites.  It is used to kill termites quickly and to create a barrier to prevent entry or reentry into a structure. Liquid termiticides give quick results, and when properly placed into the soil under and around a structure, it will create a continuous chemical barrier which blocks potential routes of termite entry.

A trench at least 4-inches wide by 6-inches deep is dug around slabs, piers or other supports touching the soil. The soil put in the trench is saturated with termiticides. Any material that has a void and touches the soil must be drilled and the void treated with termiticide. Currently labeled soil termiticides will protect a structure for approximately five years. Wood treatment can be used either as a preventive measure or for the treatment of termite-infested wood. Termiticide foams have been used recently as a way of improving chemical barriers, especially in callback situations (a return call on a customer to give re-treatment service on a treated house). Termiticide foams are very useful in treating structural voids by providing a full surface cover of the voids.  If you suspect termite activity, or if you would just like more information on termite treatments, please call us and we will be happy to answer your questions—or come out to your home and give you a written quotation.  To reach us at ABC, call 294-6601. 

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