| Every year in Lancaster and York, PA, a healthy | | | | termites to transfer the product one to another, we |
| colony of Subterranean Termites release thousands | | | | can shut down a termite colony with one-million |
| of reproductive swarmers that try to emerge and | | | | members within three months! Not only will it kill the |
| start a new colony. These can sometimes be | | | | current termites attacking your home, a non-repellent |
| confused with Ant swarmers. It takes a trained eye to | | | | treatment will kill any other termite colony that comes |
| know the difference, so you might want to let a pro | | | | in contact with the treatment for over one decade! |
| look at it if you have a swarm. The other way you | | | | Now that's taking control! |
| know if you have termites is if you find mud tunnels | | | | Due to the nature of termites, it is not a good idea to |
| stemming out of wood. | | | | treat them yourself. This is not just my opinion; recently |
| Usually termites will manifest on the basement sill first, | | | | I heard a home improvement talk radio show host tell |
| but sometimes they can be found in the garage door | | | | a caller, "It's best to leave it up to pros when it comes |
| frame or any place you have wood-ground contact | | | | to termites, because homeowners don't have access |
| such as basement stairs that have poured concrete | | | | to the professional products that are effective on |
| around the base. Termites may be in a piece of wood | | | | termites." He is right, and more than that, it takes |
| and not build mud tunnels or "shelter tubes". Probing | | | | special equipment to pump the product into the ground |
| with a scratch awl is one way to determine termite | | | | around your home. |
| activity; the awl will easily go into the wood if termites | | | | Also, you cannot see the termites underground, so you |
| have been there for awhile. | | | | cannot be sure that you eliminated the colony. This is |
| If you need a termite treatment, you may not want to | | | | why it is rare for a homeowner to try a termite |
| wait too long before calling a pro; termites do quite a | | | | treatment. An experienced termite technician such as |
| bit damage quickly. This is your home we are talking | | | | Dominion Pest Control has, will have no problem |
| about, one of your greatest investments literally being | | | | eliminating a termite colony. Also, most professional |
| eaten! In my professional opinion, it is important to use | | | | companies offer some type of warranty so should |
| a non-repellent insecticide on termites so they do not | | | | you have a re-infestation, it does not cost a fortune to |
| move down the road to the neighbors, but instead, die | | | | have a termite re-treatment. |
| right where they are. Using technology that allows the | | | | |