I think we might have termites. I was under our deck yesterday and found that one of the supports was heavily damaged. The wood looked kind of crumbly and dark-colored. The deck is right next to the house. Does that mean we could have termites in the house, too? V. J., Merrimack, NH Your deck
VIEW MORE
My neighbor has those termite bait stations in her yard. Do they really work better than pesticides? W. T., Litchfield, NH First, understand that termite bait stations do contain pesticide, but it’s a pesticide that is of low toxicity to people and pets and it’s delivered in a contained, more user-friendly and environmentally-friendly way. The
VIEW MORE
What are termite bait stations? Termite baits are made up of a cellulose food, either wood or something similar, that is treated with a slow-acting toxin. The treated wood is placed inside plastic bait stations (monitor tubes) which are inserted into the ground around the perimeter of your home at regular intervals, or near problem
VIEW MOREWhat do termite swarmers look like? It’s been unusually warm the last few days and at night we’ve noticed a large number of winged insects sitting on the outside wall of the front porch. They look like flies except they are slender with longer wings. We had a termite problem a couple of years ago,
VIEW MORE
Q: My wife found several hundred insects with wings in our attached green house. We did notice a few ants last summer on the patio. We are not sure if these are ants or termites, how can we tell? A: This is a common question at Colonial Pest Control. Ants and termites both produce winged
VIEW MORE
Last spring we had termites swarming in our house. There were just a few so we weren’t sure where they were coming from. I want to be on the lookout for them this year to get a better idea of what’s going on. When can I expect them to swarm in the Portsmouth area of
VIEW MORE
It is a big topic but maybe I can get you started. We keep termites away from a new home by (1) using good construction practices, and by (2) applying a pesticide barrier as an early step in the construction process. This is called a preconstruction termite treatment or a pretreat. Don’t Let Wood Touch
VIEW MORE
For much of the 20th century, the standard termite treatment involved hundreds of gallons of liquid pesticide injected into a trench around a home’s foundation, and sometimes through drill holes inside as well. With raised environmental concerns, termite baits were a welcome new technology. The earliest bait, Sentricon, was introduced in 1994 and has been in use ever since by IPM-oriented pest management professionals like Colonial Pest.
VIEW MORE
By law, a pest control company cannot automatically retreat your home for termites, even at your request. According to EPA, retreatment for subterranean termites is only allowed if there is clear evidence of termite reinfestation or disruption of the barrier due to construction, excavation, or landscaping and/or evidence of the breakdown of the termiticide barrier in the soil.
VIEW MORE32 Lake Ave.
Worcester, MA 01604
47 Thames Rd Ste 6&7
Hooksett, NH 03106