Methods to Protect Your Home From Harmful Destroying Pests

The warm weather is approaching this suggests only one thing... Bugs. In this recession homeowners can not nickle and dime with their pest control contracts.

Pest control is a necessity to house owners across America. Termites and Chippie Ants are among some of the most destructive pests a home-owner can get. Wood worker Ants and Termites both are really destructive to wood.

1 - Termites can destroy homes, outbuildings, garages and other structures. It's suggested that you install a termite indication program which will notify you when termite activity is present. One of the most popular termite indication systems is the Sentricon(c) system. Sentricon works by placing bait stations around your house and when activity is spotted at certain stations, they're baited. Many pest control company offer Indication programs which will inform you when termites have been spotted. If you are on one of these programs, when termite activity is spotted it is imperative that you go on a termite elimination system. The two main kinds of Termites are the Dry-wood Termite and the Subterranean Termite. The Dry wood Termite can live inside wood, and make that their colonies. They seem to have a wing-like body with a yellow/brown color, and change from 3/8" to 5/8". They do not need the moist ground to survive. On the other hand, Subterranean Termites need the ground to stay alive. Their colonies are generally found underground, under a wood structure. They then swarm up into the structure. Subterranean Termites are smaller in size, about 1/16" to 3/8". They can be white/ clear or even dark brown.

2 - Chippie Ants are also a threat for house owners, particularly in the spring. There habitat is indoors as well as outside. They mostly are found near hollow or rotting wood. You can tell whether their is Wood worker Ant activity when sawdust is around. Chippie Ants can get into structures in the most small cracks. They are sometimes black, some are red/brownish. They are about 1/4" large.

Common Ways to Stop These Wood Destroying Pests

1 - Keep firewood piles neat, away from your place and shed.

2 - Don't put mulch or wood chips at once against your home. Rake them back some inches.

3 - Remove tree stumps from your yard and insure dead branches are cleared from your lawn.

4 - Check to insure your gutters and roof are clean, and free of debris. Don't let water buildup in gutters.
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