If you are not aware of it let me tell you that your home can be devalued by more than 25% if it is infested with termites. Moreover no home insurance policy will provide you cover against termite damage. But termites can take their time in silence and eat your home from inside out without you getting the slightest hint and when they are discovered – it is often too late.
Understanding termite behavior, when and how they infiltrate your home or what attracts them will help you in keeping those silent predators out of your property. Let me guide you on how to best protect your home from termites with Pest Control Mays Hill.
The termite season
For pest control professionals’ spring and summer is the termite season. For this time of the year they come out of their subterranean nests and start swarming. This is the time when your home needs maximum protection to prevent their infiltration. Every species of termites have their different swarming seasons – some do it in spring while others prefer to swarm, that is finding new mates and forming new colonies during late summer when humidity is more and heat is also more intense. Some species swarm by night and are attracted to your home by the lights.
How do they enter?
Termites are actually very cunning when it comes to finding new homes and forming new colonies. They may really come from here anywhere like the vents, downpipes, ramps, cracked mortars, utility boxes etc. and even flying through the windows during the nights.
What can you do?
Of course there are a few simple things that you can do by yourself and minimize the chance of termite infestation by a considerable degree. Here is what they are –
· Ensure that no vents are blocked and all are free for air circulation – thus you can keep humidity level low and make your home less attractive for termites.
· Repair all leaks in the plumbing system and ensure proper drainage.
· Avoid big trees close to your house for their roots will penetrate the house structure in time n those roots will act as an opening for the termites to infiltrate.
· Get in touch with Pest Control Varroville and put termite barriers. You can use both physical and chemical barriers and before the beginning of the termite season, make sure that those barriers are in perfect working condition. If not get those replaced.
Best time for termite control
According to experts winter months are the best time for termite control. Though termites are not known to hibernate but their movement during the colder months is minimum and therefore can be easily discovered and eliminated through strategically positioned bait stations. Also during the winter months termites need to spend more energy for staying warm and naturally seldom leave their nests. But summer is the time for swarming and though you find them the most during the warmer months, controlling them then will be a lot more difficult without satisfactory results. Winter is also the best time for placing termite barriers so that no rain will wash away the chemical termite barriers.