Keep Your Eyes Watchful: Proper Steps to Protect Your Home from Termites

Termites are also known as “silent destroyer” because they may be surreptitiously thriving in your home or yard without you even noticing it. They feed on cellulose-based plant materials and your home, regardless of its construction type, can be a good source of cellulose food for termite infestation.

The alarming fact is that a single termite colony can have tens – even hundreds – of thousands of individual termites within it. Particular species, like the Formosan termite can have 500,000 individual insects in a single colony. This is why it is considered as the most aggressive.

Your home is one of your largest investments. Thus, you need to protect it from the damaging termites. The following are measures that you can do to prevent or get rid of these silent destroyers.

Make your home less appealing to termites.  Seal cracks and holes in siding and always use screens in windows. You should also keep the firewood, lumber, mulch piles, and other woody stacks. Maintain a dry home as termites are attracted to moist habitats. Eliminate all stagnant water with the help of suction pump or by broom and keep both the outside and inside of your house dry and secured.

Trace signs of an infestation. One of the most perilous things about termites is their ability to hide. You might know that there is an infestation right in your home when it’s too late. It is difficult to see direct evidence of termite infestation, but that doesn't mean you should remain ignorant of it. Some signs of termite infestation include sagging floors, holes in woodwork and hollow parts of your foundation.

Use boric acid. Boric acid is an effective termite treatment in Florida. The nervous system of termites is shut down by boric acid causing it to dehydrate. You can use the combination of cardboard or any cellulose material with boric acid and apply it on the pest-ridden area.

Call a professional team for pest control. Universal Pest Control is one of the best termite control companies that offer the most effective termite control product available in the industry. It has technicians that are trained to not only deliver the maximum quality termite treatments, but to leave your property in a clean and shipshape fashion. This is part of the high quality service that Universal Pest Control gives its customers.