Termites and ants (especially the swarming ants with wings) look much the same. However, there are some easy ways to tell at a glance which insect you are dealing with. While you don’t want carpenter ants running around either, they are a much less alarming problem than a termite infestation. Termites feature bodies that are [...]

Hiring professionals to come in and get rid of your termite problem is not always necessary. There are many ways to get rid of termites using home remedies. Salt is one of the least expensive yet most effective ways to get rid of a termite infestation in its early stages. If you apply a saltwater [...]

One sign that termite infestation is a problem that affects a vast amount of the population is the huge number of companies that fight pests and termites throughout the country. Because of the competitive nature of the industry, you need to know that these companies will do anything to maintain an edge. Sometimes this means [...]

The term “termite bond” refers to the contract that you, the homeowner, would set up with your pest control company, giving you some insurance in the event that the inspection or treatment is not effective. Generally, these bonds give you free re-treatments, should termites get back into your house, throughout the length of the bond. [...]

You will only see winged termites swarm during their breeding seasons. Swarming termites consist of an antenna, four wings and the body. It’s not necessarily a sign of infestation to see one of these outside, but if you find one in your house, it’s time to bring in a pest-control professional, who can find them [...]

Termites vary in appearance, depending on their particular species. Subterranean termites live underground because they require soil with moisture in it for survival, and they travel through mud tubes to find nearby wood. Because termites cannot see (they don’t have eyes!), they have to use their sense of smell and their antennae to move forward, [...]

Does your home or office building have wood somewhere inside it? Then you own a giant buffet for termites. Annually, more than two million structures get termite infestations, resulting in millions of dollars each year in damage. Even if your structure is on a slab, termites will look for crevices to crawl through to the [...]

Frustrated homeowners call pest control professionals every day and want to know the signs of termite infestation. This is easy to understand, though – termites are hard to see, and they can do an incredibly expensive amount of damage to your house in a fairly short amount of time. When the termite colonies are growing, [...]

It doesn’t take termites long to tear the structure of a house to shreds. If you think you might have termites, you’ll want to know what an infestation looks like so that you can check your house once or twice a year, and know when to bring in a termite professional. Inspect your house from [...]