I like many other people found out I had a termite problem. But not just any termite problem; a drywood termite problem. I quickly called the company that is renting me the house and told them they need to take care of it.
Having a good idea of what you will be dealing with is very important. This will help prevent any problems when it comes time to contact or contract a company to get the termites out of there.
It is important to know that there are many different types of termites out there. One of the more popular ones are known as Drywood termites. This type of termite is unique when looking at its survival skills. It can go about surviving and thriving, building its colony, without the need of water or soil moisture. They will look for a solid structured wooden surface and start eating away.
Your best bet to successfully identifying what type of termite problem you have is by understanding what types of termites resign in your region. You will find (the majority of the time) drywood termites in the coastal areas of the US. The areas that do not contain extreme weather conditions are idea for these types of termites. These regions are known as tropical regions with warm to moderate climates.
Before picking up the phone and calling the closest exterminator you can find, you know try to look for ways to identify if you have a termite problem. For one, it is very hard to know whether you have a termite problem. The easiest way to find out whether you have a drywood termite problem is by looking for small fecal pellets that are the size of salt (table salt).
A very important thing to definitely make sure don't do (if you have not done so already) is to try to get rid of these termites yourself. Most of the time, household members will pick up their usual bug spray (like I did) and go about trying to kill off the termites. When doing this, you are only doing one thing. Simply spreading the termites, causing them to go and eat away at different locations in your house. So, please don't try to get rid of them yourselves. Call up an exterminator and let him/her get the job done. - 30195
Having a good idea of what you will be dealing with is very important. This will help prevent any problems when it comes time to contact or contract a company to get the termites out of there.
It is important to know that there are many different types of termites out there. One of the more popular ones are known as Drywood termites. This type of termite is unique when looking at its survival skills. It can go about surviving and thriving, building its colony, without the need of water or soil moisture. They will look for a solid structured wooden surface and start eating away.
Your best bet to successfully identifying what type of termite problem you have is by understanding what types of termites resign in your region. You will find (the majority of the time) drywood termites in the coastal areas of the US. The areas that do not contain extreme weather conditions are idea for these types of termites. These regions are known as tropical regions with warm to moderate climates.
Before picking up the phone and calling the closest exterminator you can find, you know try to look for ways to identify if you have a termite problem. For one, it is very hard to know whether you have a termite problem. The easiest way to find out whether you have a drywood termite problem is by looking for small fecal pellets that are the size of salt (table salt).
A very important thing to definitely make sure don't do (if you have not done so already) is to try to get rid of these termites yourself. Most of the time, household members will pick up their usual bug spray (like I did) and go about trying to kill off the termites. When doing this, you are only doing one thing. Simply spreading the termites, causing them to go and eat away at different locations in your house. So, please don't try to get rid of them yourselves. Call up an exterminator and let him/her get the job done. - 30195
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