{"id":2945,"date":"2015-06-29T03:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=2945"},"modified":"2015-06-25T21:01:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T02:01:56","slug":"how-do-you-know-if-you-have-termites-in-your-nj-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/29\/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-termites-in-your-nj-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Know If You Have Termites in Your NJ Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Allison-Eastern-subterranean-termite1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Allison-Eastern-subterranean-termite1.jpg\" alt=\"Termite Control\" width=\"200\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Termites<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unlike other types of insects, such as carpenter bees, that leave behind very obvious signs of wood infestation and damage, termites are adept at hiding their presence in homes and outbuildings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evidence of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?s=termites\">Termite Colony<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since a colony can eat and destroy large portions of wood structures in less than a half year, it&#8217;s\u00a0important to keep an eye out for the following in and around your New Jersey home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Mud tubes<\/em>\u00a0built\u00a0underground in soil and mud and\/or across lower walls, patios, fences, sheds, flower boxes, steps, basements and other dark places. Typically, these mud \u201ctunnels\u201d are thin as a pencil and branching, but you might find some built up ones in dark crawl spaces, for example, that are a lot wider.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Any type of weakness<\/em> in what should be solid wood can indicate that termites have been eating through it, such as\u00a0sudden unexplained sagging and cracking; as well as wood that pushes in when you press on it or sounds hollow when you tap its surfaces.<\/li>\n<li><em>A pile\u00a0of what looks like dirt or sawdust <\/em>is an obvious indicator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Termites are known to make these piles in room corners near wooden baseboards and on wooden windowsills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/\">Allison Pest Control<\/a>\u00a0offers a free inspections as part of our Ocean County and Monmouth County pest control services. If you find signs of a termite colony infestation, or you\u2019re still uncertain, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/contact-us.php\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlike other types of insects, such as carpenter bees, that leave behind very obvious signs of wood infestation and damage, termites are adept at hiding their presence in homes and outbuildings. 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