Termites Feasting in the Garage in Wall Township, NJ

Challenge

Recently, we were sent out on a service call to a homeowner in Wall Township, NJ who suspected that she might have termites in her garage. Within minutes into our inspection, we spotted multiple active termite mud tubes in the drywall, confirming the homeowners' suspicions!

Typically, the first visible evidence of subterranean termite activity are mud tubes. Mud tubes are pencil-width size tubes made by the worker termites from soil and wood cemented together using their saliva and excrement as "glue." Termites use these tunnels to travel to and from the nest when foraging for food. These protective tubes allow the termites to stay moist underground.

Solution

First, we drilled into the slab in the garage and in the concrete surrounding the home. Once we finished, we then injected a liquid termiticide that binds to the treated soil and creates a protective zone that the termites can't detect. The termites will unknowingly come in contact with this treatment and spread it throughout their colony. A short while later, they are exterminated.

Afterward, we installed an in-ground termite baiting system, called Sentricon®, around the entire perimeter of the home. The Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System provides continuous protection from termites with Always Active™ Technology. When termites come in contact with the Sentricon® bait system, they eat the cellulose material, unknowingly consuming an insect growth inhibitor.

The termites then go on to share this "food" with their colony members. The growth inhibitor then takes over and prevents the termites from being able to molt. If they cannot molt, then the colony is exterminated and the home is protected from termites for many years to come.