When we get into the rainy part of the year, termites start swarming. How are the rain and termites connected? Termites are triggered to fly and reproduce when the soil becomes moist enough. They breed, they seek out a new home to begin a new nest, and then they shed their wings. Termite treatments and Florida termite control is crucial at this time of year.
Rain Sets Out the Buffet
The amount of rain we get does something else. It softens and damages wood. This makes fallen logs, tree stumps, hollow trees, and many parts of your home seem like a good place to get a meal.
Termites don’t just carve their way through wood, termites actually eat wood. If parts of your home are damaged, they’re easier to eat and use to sustain their colonies.
The first step in termite control is something you can do yourself. Check the areas of your home where humidity sticks around, where there are leaks, or where you know there is standing water or damaged wood. This includes interior wood that might be damaged by leaky pipes, exterior wood that might be damaged by old gutters, and anything damaged by a leaking roof.
Termites are hard to detect until they’ve caused real damage, but these are areas where you might see them, or find the wings they’ve shed.
Termite Treatments
If you suspect you have termites, contact Slug-A-Bug, a Brevard County Pest Control service can perform an inspection on the home or property. We perform a free inspection and use a Termidor termite treatment, which can eliminate a termite population within 3 months. Other treatments may take as long as a year and a half.
The idea behind a Termidor termite treatment is using termites that come into contact with it to spread it. Termidor is slow acting, which means it can be spread further through a colony before it begins to eliminate its initial carriers. New carriers have time to continue spreading it before they’re eliminated. This means that applications impact the colony in a complete manner. Termite control is crucial this time of year.
One reason we provide free inspections is so that people don’t put off a problem that can be addressed today. Termites don’t go away and their damage will only increase, so it’s important that you address Florida termite control as soon as possible.