What are subterranean termites?

Step by Step Process

  • Inspection

    The first thing you should do, if you want to confirm if your property has subterranean termites, is to conduct a thorough inspection of the complete condition of your home. The first step is to identify subterranean termites through "mud tubes". Termites build these tubes with soil and fecal material to move from the soil, where they live and nest, to the food source.

    If there are mud tubes inside your property, this indicates that we would have to drill, Reason why is because this is a strong indication that the termites are already inside the foundation of your property and are taking advantage of a crack to make these mud tubes. Why do we drill? We drill because we must introduce the product into the foundation of your property. After drilling this creates an entry for our tool which goes inside the hole and then injects the product in all the directions inside the house's foundation.

    If the mud tubes are found outside your property trying to enter through a window or a door it is not necessary to make perforations, if your property has soil around it you can make a trench of at least 5 cm to 10 cm deep and then proceed to inject the product.

    If your property is going to be drilled, let us know where the gas, water, energy, or other pipes are located, if you have the house plans it would be much better to avoid inconveniences during the execution of the service.

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  • Elaboration and documentation

    Documentation is one of the most important parts of our business as we demonstrate and maintain accurate, consistent and adequate documentation of all the services we provide to our clients.

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  • Execution and monitoring

    The treatment method used by Econature Pest Control is a liquid treatment, which has proven to be the most effective type of termite treatment. The reason why it is the most effective is because the residue of the product is 5 years.

    After the execution of the service, you can annually request your visit for a report on the status of the activity of the termites and that everything is under control.

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Crucial Subterranean Termite Facts & Identification

As their name indicates, subterranean termites live several feet below ground in bustling colonies.

Their structure consists of caste structure(King, Queen, Nymphs, Workers, Soldiers) each has a specific job within the colony, and each is uniquely equipped with the tools they need to get the job done.

The subterranean termite is a small insect a few millimeters in length.

The size of subterranean termites depends on their caste. Workers are one-eighth to three-eighths of an inch long. Soldiers are as long as workers but have larger heads with powerful jaws. Subterranean termites differ in color based on caste. Workers are cream-colored and pale. The soldiers are also this light color, but their heads are brown.

They are social insects that live in colonies that can reach up to 1,000,000 individuals and spread over a radius of 100 m.
Their organization, their ability to degrade wood and cellulose-containing materials make them a fearsome enemy of buildings, furniture, books, etc.

Termites are often called "silent destroyers" because they cause a lot of damage without even warning owners of their presence 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in both urban and rural areas.

How to get rid of Subterranean termite?

Econature guarantees a definitive solution in 3 ways.
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