
For most of us, our home is our greatest investment. We routinely buy home insurance to protect us from fires, floods, and storm damage, but few of these policies protect our homes from termite damage. You wouldn’t know it by looking at them, but termites cause billions of dollars in property damage each year. It’s hard to believe that something so small could be so devastating. They’re everywhere, too: annually, termites infest millions of homes in every state except Alaska. Fortunately, the situation does not have to be so dire. With the proper protection, your home can be termite-free in no time. It all starts with a free inspection by Terminix.
Termites are busy creatures. While you’re awake—even while you’re sleeping—they’re hard at work. To make matters worse, the damage they cause usually goes undetected until it’s too late. Here’s what you need to know about these troublesome pests:
Baiting stations are strategically installed around your property to eliminate termites in the ground before they reach your home. The termites feed on the bait and take it back to the nest where they distribute it throughout the colony causing elimination. However, a new colony may invade and show up long after the initial colony has been eliminated.
That's why it's important to have the baiting systems electronically monitored on a regular basis to detect termite activity.
Many homeowners with no known termite problems have the Terminix Termite Baiting System installed solely to make sure it stays that way. Your home may have a security system to alert you to a human break-in. Why not one to alert you to a termite break-in?
To help protect your home from termites, a treatment zone is created at key entry points around and through your foundation. As termites tunnel through treatment zones, they ingest the treated soil, which then spreads to other termites throughout the colony.
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