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SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES
Mud tubes under home Subterranean Winged adult next to workers
Subterranean termites are creamy brown in color with six legs and are about 1/8" in size. This termites species builds "mud tubes" underground to reach food sources. They feed on cellulose debris and swarm in early spring. Subterranean termites use their strong jaws to chew small pieces of wood and can collapse an entire building.
Treatment for subterranean termites is done by trenching and treating or rodding through the soil and treating with a registered termiticide. Drilling and treating through the homes concrete slab may also be required in order to gain complete control.
Drywood Termites
Drywood Termites
Drywood winged adults Fecal pellets falling from wall Single Family Home under Fumigation
Drywood termites are light brown in color with six legs and are about 3/8" - 1" in size. This species of termite does not require contact with the soil and infests dry wood. They can cause considerable destruction.
Treatment may call for full structural fumigations, Heat treatments, local treats, and full Borate foam treatments to name a few of the many different control measures for Drywood termites.
Drywood termites are light brown in color with six legs and are about 3/8" - 1" in size. This species of termite does not require contact with the soil and infests dry wood. They can cause considerable destruction.
Treatment may call for full structural fumigations, Heat treatments, local treats, and full Borate foam treatments to name a few of the many different control measures for Drywood termites.
OTHER WOOD DESTROYING SPECIES
CARPENTER ANTS
Carpenter ants can be red or black in color with six legs and 5/8" in size. Carpenter ants mostly infest wet and moldy wood but can also build pathways through dry, undamaged wood. They enter structures through exterior openings and need a constant water source to survive. They damage wood by building nests. Treatment is done locally without the need to evacuate the structure.
CARPENTER BEES
Carpenter bees are blue-black in color with green or purple metallic sheen on their abdomen. They have six legs and are about 1" in size. Female carpenter bees tunnel through wood to build nests. They can damage wood through this nest building.Treatment is done locally without the need to evacuate the structure.
Carpenter ants can be red or black in color with six legs and 5/8" in size. Carpenter ants mostly infest wet and moldy wood but can also build pathways through dry, undamaged wood. They enter structures through exterior openings and need a constant water source to survive. They damage wood by building nests. Treatment is done locally without the need to evacuate the structure.CARPENTER BEES
Carpenter bees are blue-black in color with green or purple metallic sheen on their abdomen. They have six legs and are about 1" in size. Female carpenter bees tunnel through wood to build nests. They can damage wood through this nest building.Treatment is done locally without the need to evacuate the structure.