Our termite control system is a comprehensive termite elimination and control plan with lifetime warranties available to give you assurance for years to come. Our termite control process consists of:
- A comprehensive inspection – A licensed professional will conduct a thorough evaluation of the interior and exterior of your home to identify any existing signs of a termite infestation or termite damage.
- A three-month termite elimination inspection – Our termite treatment products are guaranteed to be 100% effective in eliminating your termite infestation in three months or less. Your Action representative will re-evaluate your property 90 days post-treatment to make sure of it.
- An annual termite inspection – To ensure our products continue to protect your property from termites for years to come, your Action representative will return each year to ensure there has been no soil disruption and that your home remains termite-free.
- A money-back guarantee and damage warranty – Clean Hand Pest Control is confident our products and our team are the best. That’s why we offer a money-back guarantee.
These termites build distinctive tunnels, often referred to as “mud tubes,” to reach food sources and protect themselves from open air. They eat wood 24 hours a day, seven days a week, using their saw-toothed jaws to bite off small fragments of wood one piece at a time. Over time, subterranean termites can critically damage a building structure, sometimes causing a total collapse. Subterranean termites threaten homeowners across the country.
Habitat
Live in colonies underground, from which they build tunnels in search of food; able to reach food above the ground level by building mud tubes; dependent on moisture for survival.
Diet
Diet consists of wood and other cellulose material.
Biology and Behaviour
A mature colony can range from 20,000 workers to as high as 5 million workers and the queen of the colony lays 5,000 to 10,000 eggs per year to add to this total.
Customized Treatments: Based on the layout of your home and the degree of termite infestation, We will create a treatment plan tailored for your home.
Habitat
Create colonies in wood and occasionally other cellulose material, with no connection to the ground necessary; often found in attic wood; need very little moisture.
Reproduction
Nymphs pass through four to seven instars before reaching adulthood; sexual forms eventually swarm to form new colonies.
Drywood termites get all the moisture they need to survive and develop from humidity in the air and moisture they get from consuming the wood they eat. As a result, the drywood termites can survive without living in soil and do not construct their nests in the ground, but instead construct their nests in the dry, above ground wood they infest. The pests enter homes through exposed wood or infested items like wooden furniture.
Dampwood termites are much larger then the subterranean termites that are common across the country.
Swarmers: The swarmers (winged termites) can be 25 mm long, including their wings.
Soldiers: The soldiers can be as large as 20 mm.
- Immature: The immature termites can be as much as 20 mm long. The immature termites do the work in the colony.
Prevention Tips
1. Remove Moisture- Because moisture is critical to these termites, solving moisture problems is an important part of dampwood termite control. Plumbing problems, leaks in roof or siding, wood that is touching the ground and even rainwater drainage are all examples of situations that may need to be addressed.
2. .Replace Damaged Wood- After the moisture conditions have been corrected, the damaged wood can be replaced. It is sometimes necessary to use treated wood.