Your home is ten times more likely to be damaged by termites than by fire! Every year, America spends five billion dollars exterminating termites and repairing damage the damage they cause. Only a licensed termite inspector can determine the extent of your termite infestation. However, you can detect the presence of termites quite easily. Look around your home for these tell-tale signs of termite activity:

• Mud Tubes – Subterranean termites build shelter tubes to gain access to your home.
• Kick-Out Holes – As termites tunnel through wood, they use kick out holes to discard fecal pellets and frass.
• Pellets – As termites tunnel through wood, they push fecal pellets into small mounds.
• Wood Damage – All termites tunnel through wood, weakening the structure of your home.
• Swarmers – Winged reproductive termites appear after periods of heavy rain or in late summer / early fall.
• Wings – After reproductive termites mate, they shed their wings typically around doors, windows or attic spaces.