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VINTAGE LOVER? BEWARE OF TERMITE INFESTATION
IN YOUR ANTIQUES
What is nicer than keeping the old generation’s memories and valued items? Vintage items hold a lot of history having witnessed many generations pass before coming to you. Now, imagine your most precious pieces of art, your favorite antiquity, furniture, damaged by termites’ infestation! The termites are proved to be fascinating creatures with a great appeal to destruction. They’ve been chewing wood for millions of years and will continue to endanger your valued items at home for millions to come, if the proper protection and treatments are not in place. Before checking the signs of infestation, start by protecting your items by reducing indoor humidity through proper ventilation. Putting aloe vera gel on furniture would make it too, it creates a barrier that termites won’t cross.
KNOW THE SIGNS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
MUD LEADS
One of the most common signs of termite infestation is narrow tunnels positioned on materials. They use these structures to move from place to place. The tubes are typically the diameter of a pencil or slightly smaller, and may reach 25mm or more of diameter where hunting activity is heavy
WINGS
If you see piles of wings laying around, this means termites have entered in the next stage of development. Their wings are characterized by being clear and looking a lot like fish scales. They are usually found in spiders’ webs and on surfaces around the premises’ foundation.
DROPPINGS
Termites tend to leave wood shavings dropping spots that look like piles of coffee grounds and smell like mold; they’re often in curled, small, and rounded wood carving shapes. These droppings are a definitive sign that termites are present.
SWARMS
Swarms are the winged reproductive insects that take flight to create new colonies. They are attracted to light and often seen around windows, doors, light fixtures, and vents. So, if you see flying insects with equal length wings and straight antennas, you may have an infestation.
Contact us now to inspect you home or business. We will make sure to detect and successfully treat any termite activity before any
serious damage takes place in your property.
PREVENTION IS THE KEY
Most home or business owners who get regular pest control services wont usually see infestations as they are maintaining a regular yearly service. They will find added benefits of having pest control done at the right time of year to have a long- lasting effect. There’s nothing better than a group of professionals regularly and proactively looking for signs of new pests and taking care of pest issues before they become large infestations. While many might take a reactive approach to pest control and call for service only when they see pests, it’s far better to schedule ongoing pest control treatment. With any pest, it can be difficult to detect a problem before it gets out of control. That’s why prevention is key; solving the problem before it begins is the best way to handle pest control.
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