Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Important Information Concerning Termite Removal

By Laura Adams


Termites are colony pests feeding off cellulose available on plants or woods which makes every home a potential host for them. They have different termites such as conehead, dampwood, drywood, formosan and subterranean termites. Any of them can appear wherever your home may be located and might appear without any indication.

Termites constantly threatens homes all year long and having a plan always ready for pest control is very important. Termite removal Palos Hills companies are there ready to help in getting rid of your problem when called upon. Here are some important information concerning these pests and the methods for them to get ridden.

Some signs of being infested could be observed so you would know if your home have them and one sign is the surface paints have bubbles or cracks. The bubbles are made when they approach the wood surface from starting feeding off from the interior. They would also have cracks due to their presence which are dissimilar from those foundational cracks.

Outer structures are left intact when they feed resulting on a slight echo or hollow sound whenever the wood is tapped which helps in identifying the infested part. Another indication are mud tubes located outside the house which are different from what wasps and hornets make. They spread along wood beams or exterior walls differentiating them from the congregated ones of wasps and hornets.

Before you start killing them off, remember to remove other sources of food for them outside your house like wood, lumber or paper debris. An entry point is also needed for them to move inside the house and infest it so prevent this by covering vents with screens. These would prevent them from making a new home when being driven out.

A non chemical solution can be used by installing around the house a barrier which is preferably done during its construction. Sandy soil is an example of barrier that can be used because they will be having a hard time moving through it. This could be combined by using a steel mesh. Other ways include the use of certain fungi and nematodes.

Some chemical solutions can be used also which are available in online stores, local hardware stores or from professional pest eliminator. The most common one is bait where it is placed around the colony area. The termites will then feed off it which poisons them and causes them to die off eventually after a few days.

Other chemical solutions which are approved are specially formulated liquid pesticides which must be applied to the surrounding soil of the house. Some building materials have an infusion of pesticides preventing the house to be infested. Wood treatments can be applied whenever it is needed for them to be applied.

Carefully follow the instructions when you use these chemicals so that the possibility of them getting into drinking wells or the water systems will be prevented. Their effectiveness will be diminished when this happens and water contamination might result in problems to those who drank them. You could use them yourself but asking from profession pests eliminators is also possible.




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