Termites are small insects that are able to sneak into your home and can go for long periods of time without being noticed. These destructive creatures may be small, but they can still cause a lot of expensive damage to your home. If you think that you might have termites around your home, don't worry, Caliber Pest Service is here to help. We provide one-of-a-kind termite pest control in the Bronx, and we have the solution that is sure to solve your termite problem.
How To Identify Signs Of Termites
Subterranean and drywood termites are the two most common types of termites that are found in this area. They are both destructive and can cause a lot of damage to your property in a short amount of time. Both of these termite species will live inside wooden objects, which can make them difficult to spot with your own eyes. However, there are some signs of termites that you can look for around your property which include:
- Bubbling or peeling paint on your walls or wooden surfaces
- Buckling floorboards
- Solid wooden surfaces that suddenly sound hollow when you tap or knock on them
- Wooden surfaces that are brittle and crumbling
- Mud tubes that usually run along the surface of your walls and are created by subterranean termites
- Termite droppings, called frass, that look like sawdust and are left by drywood termites
Some termites have wings. These termites, also known as swarmer termites, are reproductives that will fly away from their colony in order to mate and start a new nest. After mating, swarmer termites will discard their wings. If you see termite swarmers or small and white discarded wings around your home, there is a good chance you either already have a termite infestation on your property or there is one nearby.
How Termites Compromise Structural Integrity
Drywood termites will tunnel through the frame and walls of your home. They not only eat away at the wood, but they also build their nest within the wooden structure that they are eating. As they continue to eat and their colony grows, the wooden beams and other wooden surfaces will weaken. This could cause your floors, walls, ceilings, and house frame to get to a point where they are no longer able to stand or support the weight of your home. Termites do not do damage overnight, but because they can go undetected for long periods of time, the damage they cause is often extensive by the time infestations are discovered.
Identify And Remove Factors That Attract Termites
Drywood termites prefer to snack on untreated wood. The wood doesn't have to be completely dry, but they are more likely to consume wood that has between a three and 10 percent moisture content.
Subterranean termites like conditions with higher moisture content. They are attracted to wet and rotten wood. They also like to build their nest under the ground and prefer soil that is soft and squishy.
If you want to keep termites away from your home, make sure that the area around your house is dry and well-maintained. Check to ensure that water is able to properly drain away from your home and your yard and there are no leaks creating pools of water or moisture. You should also keep the crawl space under your home dry and well-ventilated.
Contact The Professionals For Quality, Effective Termite Control
Trying to keep termites away from your home in the Bronx can be a full-time job. At Caliber Pest Service, we make termite control easy and hassle-free. Give us a call today, and let our professional termite control technicians go to work to eliminate termites from your home and keep them away for good.
