Termites are probably one of the worst pests that can invade your home. Many times they go undetected until severe damage has been done to your home. You can protect your house from falling to sticks with termite control in Tempe. Termites come from the soil and build mud tubes that they travel in throughout your home. These mud tubes usually appear along the crawl space or foundation of your home.
If you don’t keep your home treated for termites, chances are they will find their way into the wood of your home and begin feasting quickly on your structure. If you see any signs of mud tubes along your walls, it’s important to contact a company that handles termite control in Tempe before the problem becomes worse. If you do not have your home inspected upon seeing the tubes, any material made of wood, newspaper, cardboard, etc. will continue to be eaten by the termites as they move throughout your home.
A professional who is trained in termite inspection can quickly detect any signs of termites even if the mud tubes are not present. Termites are very hard to detect to the untrained eye. Some signs you may want to look for are wings from the termites on counters or floors. If you have wood in your home that appears to have holes bored into the wood, chances are you have termites. Termites eat wood from the inside out so a piece of wood that looks normal on the outside could be completely hollow on the inside.
Another sign of termites is when you look at the wood in your home and find tunnels along the edge of the wood. Termites can be easily treated by a professional. There is no reason for your home to turn into a pile of sticks due an insect when there is help available. A termite inspection takes less than an hour, and any signs of termites can be treated simply and easily by Cummings Pest. They will make sure your home is free of termites now and for years to come. You won’t have to worry about your home turning into a pile a sticks after contacting them for treatment.