There is one creature that just about every homeowner dreads finding their way into their houses and that is the small munching machine which digs its way through the ground until if finds just the right spot. In fact, these creatures have to be kept at bay if the house is to remain safe so finding exterminators who are up to the job is a must. Look for Northern Kentucky termite or Cincinnati termite online to see which local companies undertake this kind of work. It makes sense to do this before they are seen so that less damage is done for sure.

The problem with these creatures is that they will appear as if from nowhere. In fact, a lot of the damage can be done even before the homeowner knows that they are in situ. They are looking to eat the cellulose in the wood and this is what is weakening the structures in the house and makes it unsafe eventually.

Signs of this happening can be that any wood sounds hollow when touched, dusty droppings around the base of furniture or doorways, or brown tube like structures traversing inedible parts of the structure. These tubes are for the bugs to traverse so that their bodies do not dry out in the atmosphere. Considering that these pests will traverse the length of a football field in search of food, this should indicate how difficult it is to find the nest or colony. They can also be very deep in the ground too so it is virtually impossible to treat that part of the garden or surround to the house. Rather, the exterminators will put a barrier around the house to stop the creature from crossing it.

This consists of one of two methods to stop them gaining access to the house. The first is by digging very deep trenches round the house in one full circle. This is to cross any of the tunnels that they have already made. Then, toxic chemicals are poured in before the trench is filled in again. This makes it impossible for the pest to cross this part of the garden so they tend to turn and look elsewhere for their food supplies.

The second is similar, though somewhat less destructive, and consists of a set of feeding tubes being sunk into the garden all round the house again at intervals of several feet. Into these feeding tubes goes poison bait which attracts the pests and they will then feed on the poison. Since they take food back to the queen in the nest, eventually she will die and the colony will be finished for sure. These tubes can be left there indefinitely and checked now and then by operatives who track any activity by computer. This not only means that they do not have to pour gallons of chemicals into the ground and they can also just bait those tubes that are seeing any action. This may be more expensive to begin with. However, it does last much longer and will never have to be re-dug as in the other method.

Author Bio: Stewart Wrighter read recently of a Northern Kentucky termite problem which is causing damage to area homes. He contacted a Cincinnati termite expert to inspect his home.

Category: Home Management
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