Termites

How long does termite treatment last? A liquid soil treatment usually protects for about 5 years or more. Most termiticides stay active in the soil for 5 to 8 years under normal conditions, according to Missouri Extension, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension puts it...

Termites vs ants comes down to three things you can check with your phone's camera. Termite swarmers have straight antennae, a thick waist and four wings of equal length. Flying ants have bent, elbowed antennae, a pinched waist and front wings that are longer than the...

The most common signs of termite damage are mud tubes on foundation or basement walls, piles of shed wings near windows and doors, wood that sounds hollow or gives way when you press it, and paint that bubbles or cracks over damaged wood. Subterranean termites rarely...

The termite life cycle runs from egg to larva, and then to one of three adult roles: a worker, a soldier or a winged reproductive, the swarmer. A colony starts with one king and one queen and takes about 3 to 5 years to mature and send out swarmers of its own,...

Here's how to prevent termites: break every link between wood and soil, keep the ground around your foundation dry, move firewood and mulch away from the walls, and seal cracks where pipes and wires come in. Termites live in the soil and need moisture and wood to...

Here's how to get rid of termites: reach the colony, not just the termites you can see. That means confirming they're termites, finding where they come up from the soil, and treating with a liquid soil treatment or a bait system. Then you fix the moisture and...