Mariners Pest Control can help you understand what your current termite infestation means to you as a property owner.
Should you worry about termites?
Termites can cause considerable damage to your property as well as your pocket book. They feed on wood. They can be found living in trees, shrubbery, and most importantly, the wood in your home. Controlling termites can save you thousands of dollars in wood replacement costs while you live in your home. Additionally, the condition of your home is a crucial point when selling. Findings on a termite inspection report, including damage to the wood, will determine the amount a seller spends to get his home in the condition that lenders will require before they fund a loan to a buyer. Your home, probably the biggest investment you have, is feeding ground to America’s biggest natural disaster.
Termite infestations in The Southern California area are most noticeable in spring however termites feed just as actively year round. Warm sunny days following a period of raing create just enough humidity to bring the winged reproductive termites out to mate. These little buggers are called drywood or subterranean “swarmers” and after successfully mating, will redeposit egss in thousands in new wooden timbers in your home. Not to scare you, but this is a situation that requires immediate attention by a professional pest control company.
Subterranean termites — What To Look For:
Dark black winged termites and often in a swarm
Mud tunnels about the diameter of a drinking straw in areas of your home where a moisture source is present
Look for wings they have shed.
Inspect possible damaged to wood.
White termites may be found in infested wood
Termites are not visible to the average person, you have to know what to look for. Most commonly, subterranean termites are first noticeable by the mud shelter tunnels they build in and outside the walls of your home in areas near where a moisture source is present. Termites travel between their underground colonies and the wood members in your home. Mariners Pest Control inspectors will know how to determine if an infestation is active. For instance, the mud tubes may at a point be broken open and the presence of small, white worker termites visible to the expert eye.
Drywood termites — What to look for:
If you discover cream, tan, or black covered pellets on your window sills, under your eave construction, or just about anywhere else — You have a problem.
Drywood termites are brown with black wings and a reddish brown head and thorax.
In any case when you suspect a termite infestation, schedule an inspection with Mariners Pest Control. Don’t second guess, termites are easier to eradicate if detected early. Protect your investment. Have Mariners Pest Control eliminate your termites and your stress. Discovering winged termites in your home most likely is an indication of a large infestation.
Hire a professional Pest Control Company
You NEED a licensed California termite inspection company that knows what to look for to confirm if an infestation actually exists. Homeowners who cut corners and try to eliminate a termite infestation on their own will likely fail. Professional grade products only sold to licensees of the Structural Pest Control Board are beyond compare with the products available to the public. Additionally, our licensed inspectors understand the construction of your home and are able to identify the most likely place termites may be infesting.
We have the tools necessarily (industrial foamers, large-capacity tanks with pumps, agitators, and reels, slab injectors, broadcast sprayers, etc.) all of which allow us to get the job done right the first time. Depending on the infestation, a typical treatment may involve gallons of liquid termite control products, pumped into the ground alongside the foundation, underneath concrete slabs, and within the foundation walls of a property. This type of job is clearly not a “do-it-yourself” project. It is time to call Mariners Pest Control!
Our company is licensed by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and the Structural Pest Control Board. We service most of Southern California including:
We are members of the California Pest Control Association as well as the National Pest Management Association. Our pest control technicians have over a decade of technical training in termite extermination. We will meet your expectations.
We understand the urgency in getting out to your homefor an inspection quickly. Often times, we can have an inspector to your home the same day you call.
Besides wanting to win you as a customer, Mariners Pest Control also wants your testimonials and your referrals. Our goal at Mariners Pest Control is to leave behind a happy satisfied customer! We strongly believe in the quality of our work. Our attention to safety combined with the effectiveness of our treatments, position our termite company as a leader in Southern California.