Exterminators in Asbury Park, NJ
Challenge
Recently, I went out on a service call for a business owner in Asbury Park, NJ. The owner discovered some "muddy tubes" on the ceiling in one of his offices as well as noticed that some of the wooden rafters appeared to be damaged. He was afraid that he might have termites in his office so he called Cowleys for help.
As I began inspecting the office area I noticed the "muddy tubes" and identified them as termite mud tubes. As I examined closely I discovered that the mud tubes were active, confirming the owner's suspicions that he indeed has termites. Subterranean termites require moisture to survive and are vulnerable to dehydration, so they construction these "underground tunnels" that connect to their colonies. That way they can travel safely from their colony to a food source. These tubes are made up of soil and wood combined with termite saliva.
I noticed that the mud tubing stretched about twenty feet across the ceiling and estimated that, due to the fact that the termites were so high up and the mud tubes stretched so far, the termites must have been present in the building for years! Subterranean termites are known as “silent destroyers” because they do their damage slowly and secretively, often without any signs of damage in their early stages. They stay out of sight, eating building materials in your home from the inside out, turning beams into hollow shells. Not to mention, termites cause over 5 billion dollars per year in property damage and, since it's considered preventable, the damage isn't covered by your homeowner's insurance!
Solution
To treat this, I removed the mud tubes and applied a highly effective liquid non-repellant application to the ceiling. I then went outside and started to drill into the concrete abutting the office. Termites live beneath the soil and enter your home below the ground level of the dirt. In order to treat the termites effectively, we need to drill into the concrete and inject a liquid application into the ground so that the termites will come into contact with the product.
Both of these applications bind tightly to the treated area to create a protective treatment zone undetectable to the termites. Whenever a termite comes into direct contact with the application, it becomes a “carrier,” transferring the product to any other termites it contacts. In a short amount of time, it’s lights out! I scheduled a follow-up inspection to monitor the termite activity and apply any additional treatments if necessary.
