Do you have termites?

Termites cost property owners more than $5 billion in treatment and repair costs each year. There are two types of termites that can damage your home – drywood termites and subterranean termites. Each type is different and must be treated separately.

You may already have termites and not even know it. That’s because drywood termites thrive in the inaccessible areas of your home – eating it from the inside out. By the time you’ve realized you have an infestation, they may have already done extensive damage.

Signs you may have a drywood termite infestation include:

• Discarded wings of swarming drywood termites may be found in windowsills, in and around light fixtures, in the attic, or in similar places where swarmers can exit a colony.
• Little piles of pellets, called frass, can also be found in these areas.
• Damaged wood that is severely blistered or sounds hollow when tapped.
• Pin-sized holes in walls and woodwork where termites “kick out” frass.
• Live, swarming (flying) termites in your home.

 Facts about drywood termites:

• Mostly found in warm coastal regions, especially California, Florida, Texas and Hawaii.
• Colonies live in areas inaccessible to people, in the sound, dry wood of your home – such as in the roof and eaves, and deep inside walls, attics and crawlspaces.
• Require no external source of moisture or contact with the soil to survive.
• Can infest any type of home – new or old, wood-framed or concrete.

Because it is nearly impossible to locate all of the drywood termites in a structure, contact a professional termite inspector to accurately identify if you have a drywood termite infestation in your home.

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