To say that Florida has gotten a lot of rain this year is an understatement. Unfortunately, all the hurricanes and tropical storms don’t just do water damage. They have longer lasting impacts as well. One of these is the triggering of termite swarms. When the ground is moistened, termites start flying out and begin reproducing.
Termite Swarms
Termite swarms allow the termites to breed and find new homes. At this point, they shed their wings and tuck into whatever home they’ve decided is their new buffet. This isn’t the only way that rain makes things easy for termites. Rain and flooding damage wood, making it softer and easier to eat. This includes a lot of homes that have been damaged by all the rain this year. These are prime feeding spots for termite swarm.
Termite Treatments
Termite treatments in Florida are relatively painless to implement, but a professional needs to be able to assess the area and narrow down their feeding paths. Termites eat wood. This is what feeds them and their colonies. They can do irreparable harm to your home in the space of months.
Check for termites by looking in areas where water has been allowed to stand, or where the wood is damaged. If you find discarded wings anywhere in the home, termites lose them upon finding a place to settle.
As a Brevard County pest control service, Slug-A-Bug can apply termite treatments for you. We can even do a Wood Destroying Insect inspection that looks for termites, as well as ant, bee, and beetle types that are also known to destroy wood. When looking to buy or sell a property, it is important to get this worry out of the way.
If you suspect that your home is infested by termites, do not delay. The longer you wait just allows termites to create even more damage. Slug-A-Bug can inspect your property, address the problem with termite treatments in Florida, and take this headache off your plate.