Pest control companies said that they were receiving more calls about termites than ever before. And that is especially true in Florida. But could rain be one of the reasons behind the increase?
A termite exterminator in one local pest-control company believes that the downpours really got something to do with the growing termite problems. His name is Jeff McChesney. He’s been in the pest-control business for 20 years but said that he had never seen more termites than today.
However, other termite experts specified that rain might not have actually risen the population of those insects. Rather, it just increased their rummaging activities.
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“Over the past 20 years in the pest control business, Jeff McChesney has seen a lot of termites. So many in fact, there’s not even a flinch when he breaks open an infested piece of wood to reveal thousands of the little white insects crawling around.
“Yeah, here we go,” he says.
And in recent months, McChesney has seen more of the destructive bugs than ever before. He suspects the rainy weather we’ve had this summer has moistened the soil and made it easier for subterranean termites to travel. And the damp weather has also cooked up more of their favorite food: rotting wood from things like leaky roofs and moist mulch.”
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McChesney said that termites could cause a whooping $8000 damage even before it was discovered. With that said, you couldn’t just wait for them to show themselves. You have to take the initiative to have them early discovered. So, make sure to regularly inspect your home for possible termite presence.
But, of course, inspection is not the end of it. You got to follow it up with a treatment that would truly kill termites.
Pest control companies could offer you that. The only problem is that it is expensive. So, rather than a professional termite treatment, why not eliminate the pests yourself? Just see to it that the infestation is not yet massive and you’re sure you could handle it yourself.
Moreover, if you are doing the DIY termite treatment, make sure to use an organic termite spray like Termite Bully. As it contains no harmful chemical ingredients, it is safe for your health and the environment. And that’s without compromising the effectiveness of the whole process.
Termite Bully will be out next week. Watch out for it!
