Termite Control on the Philadelphia Main Line

Termite Control

Termites in this region are almost always eastern subterranean termites, which reach a house from the soil rather than by flying in, so the treatment has to deal with the ground as well as the timber.

Eastern subterranean termites are the species that matters in Pennsylvania. They live in the soil and travel up into a structure through anything that bridges the ground and the timber: a porch slab, a foundation crack, mulch piled against siding, or a deck post set directly into earth. That is why a treatment that only addresses the wood you can see tends to fail. The colony is not in the wood.

The signs are easy to miss until they are not. Pencil-width mud tubes on foundation walls, a scatter of equal-length wings near a window in spring, paint that looks slightly blistered along a baseboard, or a baseboard that gives under a screwdriver. Any one of those is worth an inspection, because the difference between a small localised problem and a structural one is mostly how long it went unnoticed.

An inspection establishes three things: whether the activity is current, where the colony is reaching the structure, and how far it has already travelled. The technician will show you what was found and explain the treatment options for your specific construction, because a house on a slab and a house with a fieldstone basement do not get the same approach.

Who it is for

Homeowners who have found mud tubes, discarded wings, or timber that sounds hollow when tapped..

What you get

• Identification first: eastern subterranean termite damage is often mistaken for carpenter ant damage, and the treatments are not interchangeable
• The soil-to-timber contact points are inspected, not just the visible damage
• You are shown what was found before any treatment is discussed
• Wood-destroying insect reports for a property sale are available: ask when you book

Serving Ardmore, Berwyn, Blue Bell, Broomall, Bryn Mawr, Collegeville, Glen Mills, Horsham, King of Prussia, Malvern, Media, Newtown Square, Paoli, Springfield, Wayne. Call to book an inspection.