Termites Hanging Out in Metuchen, NJ

Challenge

During a routine service for a new customer in Metuchen, NJ, we found something interesting the basement area of the home — a termite mud tube! We examined it and realized that it was active! We then removed a portion of the drop ceiling and found more termite mud tubes in the joists. We immediately informed the homeowner who had no idea he even had termites to begin with (since he rarely visits his basement)!

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 their nest when foraging for food. These protective tubes allow the termites to stay moist underground. 

Solution

For treatment, we're drilled into the concrete in the basement and along the exterior of the building and injected a liquid termiticide. We then removed the drop ceiling and injected a foaming version of the termiticide into the joists. This application creates a protective zone that the termites can't detect. The termites will come in contact with this treatment, bring it back to their colony, and share it with one another. In a short amount of time, they will be exterminated and the property will be protected from termites for many years to come.