Tag: Exterminating Termites
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Third of Four Types of Termites – Formosan Termites
Are ferocious Formosan termites creating a Tom’s River pest control nightmare at your home? The experts at Allison Pest control are here to help you identify and fight these frightful creatures. What’s in a name? Formosan termites are a subterranean variety of termite, brought to the U.S. in the 1940s from East Asia following World…
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What Damage Do Termites Cause and What Does It Look Like?
Termites can cause serious damage to homes, but it’s not always easy to spot. These pests can eat away at wooden structures from the inside. While these structures appear solid on the outside, they might be hollow and weak on the inside. How can you tell if you need to have Freehold exterminators over to…
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Even Realtors Caution Home Sellers and Buyers About Termites
When you’re buying or selling a home, the presence of termites is something important to watch for. As a home buyer, you don’t want to end up purchasing a home with an infestation. As a seller, you don’t want to turn potential buyers away if your home has a termite problem. Termites are notorious for…
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Termite 101 – What NJ Residents Need to Know
You probably know that termites can cause significant amounts of damage to your home, but how much do you know about the way this species lives? Termites do more than just chew away at wood inside homes. They also have very active lives within their colonies. Termites are capable of doing damage to a home…
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New Jersey Winters Do Not Stop Termites
Subterranean termites, happily the only termites native to New Jersey, live below ground. Sadly, their dirty dens don’t prevent them from coming above ground, both to breed and also to snack on the structure of your home by entering through small cracks in the foundation. Hoping the cold winter weather will send these pests into…
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How to Exterminate NJ Termites – Part 2
Exterminating termites is not a do-it-yourself job. It takes professional knowledge of termite biology and behavior, specialized equipment and insecticides, and considerable experience to eliminate these wood-devouring pests. As noted in our previous post, the Eastern subterranean termites that infest 1 in 5 Monmouth and Ocean County homes live in inaccessible underground nests which complicates…