TYPES OF TERMITE TREATMENTS
Discover the termite threats in our region—and how United Pest Control treats them.
General Overview
Termites cause up to over a billion dollars in damage annually in the USA. If left untreated, they can cause severe structural damage to your home before you even realize they're there. These wood-eating pests burrow deep into your foundation and walls, thriving unnoticed. Most insurance plans won't cover termite damage—so prevention is key.
The three major termite types we treat are: subterranean, drywood, and dampwood termites.
Subterranean Termite Treatment
These termites build their colonies underground and enter homes through wood that touches the soil or small cracks. They use mud tubes to travel between your home and nest.
- Strategic monitoring and bait station systems
- Soil or foundation-based termiticide application
Did You Know?
A colony of Subterranean Termites can have up to over 100,000 termites? Termites consume up to 4lbs of cellulose material a day and in southeast missouri we have a average of 20-25 colonies of termites per acre.
Monitoring and Bait Stations
United utilizes our advanced termite baiting system, one of the most effective on the market. Bait stations are placed in the soil around your home or business every 10' apart. Termites constantly forage below the topsoil looking for a food source and moisture. When termites enter the monitoring station and discover the bait matrix inside they immediately release a pheromone to other termites in the colony to feed on the bait. This process targets the active colony, and ongoing monitoring helps us catch new termite activity early.
Liquid Treatments
United can treat your home with a liquid application of non-repellent termiticides designed to target termites throughout the colony. With its transfer effect the termiticide moves through the colony as termites contact treated soil. Liquid treatments can differ depending on the type of structure whether it be a concrete slab or crawlspace home. We put the pesticide where it needs to be on all entry points where Termites can attack your home or business!
Moisture Removal
Do you know the average home in Southeast Missouri can draw up to 20 gallons of moisture a day in the summer months? With HVAC ductwork in a crawlspace its a constant battle of temperatures fighting one another creating condensation that can build up in your home and create more problems for any homeowner such as mold mildew and fungi which can be a serious health risk to occupants of the home!!. United can reduce the moisture in your home with reduction services such as Vapor Barriers, Crawlspace Automatic Foundation Vents, and Powervents.