Termite Inspection and Control

Termites cause more than $2 billion in damages each year. Subterranean termites cause 95% of all termite damage in North America. Only regular termite inspection and control can minimize the damage from termites. Colonies can contain up to 1 million members.

With subterranean termites, there are "castes" of a termite colony. The worker termites are approximately 1/4-inch long, light-colored and wingless while soldiers have elongated heads with mandibles. Supplementary reproductives are light-colored and wingless or have very short, nonfunctional wings.

Termites live in colonies underground, from which they build tunnels in search of food (wood and other cellulose material). They are able to reach food above the ground level by building mud tubes and they are dependent on moisture for survival.

Termites have different rates of growth from egg stage to adult depending on individual species; one queen per colony, which can lay tens of thousands of eggs in its lifetime, but most eggs are laid by supplementary reproductives in an established colony.