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I live in a little old house in the woods and I'm always worried that the termites will tire of eating all the fallen oaks and march - or, I guess, swarm - over to my house for a nibble... or a feast. So I call my pest control guy who comes out and for FREE, inspects my little old house. Looks like everything's cool now, but termites were here before. Someone must've stopped 'em. Lucky me. It's kind of like learning the Manson Family lived in your shed for a while [shudder].
Every now and then, my boyfriend makes me watch Holmes Inspection while he goes on and on about how "Water is the enemy!" He's right, you know. Termites love some moisture. It's one of the main ingredients they use when making their creepy-looking shelter tubes. Anyway...Mike Holmes finds all this termite damage under a new-looking and just purchased home (episode 21, if you go to his site). He has to gut the entire basement and rebuild everything for these people. Hundreds of thousands of dollars later, their house is as good as new.
Termites can do thousands or even millions of dollars in damage, but inspections are free. Call us at 615-874-8600 or click here to send us an email to make an appointment.
Did you know...?
-Spray swarming termites (also known as swarmers) with any available aerosol - bug spray, hair spray, whatever - to stop them in mid-flight.
-Just because you don't see swarms doesn't mean you don't have termites and just because you do see swarms doesn't mean you do.
-If you find a hole (such as in a wall or a light fixture) where termites are coming into your house, cover it up to stop their progress then call the authorities (a reputable pest management service).
-Termites may be as close as a layer of paint. They can eat the paper between paint and plaster and never break the paint.
More information on termites, other pests, and pest management.
National Pest Management Association website
All the information you might ever need about termites from the UT extension service. Great pictures and illustrations as well.
post author - Emily Barker
Sometimes homeowners are able to deal with small to medium pest infestations on their own but if the infection is very severe then they need professionals to fix them.
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