Termites - Why the concern?

There are many species of structural infesting termites and each one has developed effective ways to get at and attack the wood in your home.  Preventing termite attack and killing these termites is vital if you want to avoid the damage they cause.

Termites live in colonies which are usually underground, although sometimes they can be within your home itself.  The "worker" termite forages outside of the colony for food.  It consumes the wood creating "galleries" and then returns to feed the rest of the colony.  Tell-tale signs of termites include mud (or shelter) tubes on foundation walls, termite swarms and of course infested wood members.   Critter Ridders are trained and licensed professionals who know termites and the products available for eliminating and/or preventing their attack.

KING and QUEEN - In a young colony, the king and the queen are the actively reproducing termites in the colony.  Their only function is the production of the eggs.

EGGS - The tiny termite egg is almost transparent.  
During the incubation period the egg is groomed and tended by workers.  The larva hatches from the egg and is about the same size.

WORKER - This termite is the one which forages from the nest to the wood supply and returns with food for the colony.

SOLDIER - Defender of the colony, the soldier termite develops a long, armored head and mandibles capable of cutting an enemy ant in half.   The soldier also sounds the alarm by banging his head against the side of a tunnel.

When nymphs reach maturity and become swarmers (kings and queens), they all leave the colony at about the same time, usually in Spring or Fall.   The swarmers fly very poorly and most of them flutter for only a few yards before falling to the ground.

When the short flight is finished, the swarmers drop their wings and the males begin a frenzied search for compatible mates.  Because the swarmers are exposed and are prey to predator birds and insects, very few ever survive to establish a new colony.

Earth tube of the subterranean termite Earth tubes between the soil and some wooden structure under the house is a sure sign of subterranean termites.  These tubes can go up the foundation wall, along plumbing, or directly from the soil to the wood.

Hollow wood underneath a finished surface.  Wood underneath will have earthfilled galleries, but termites are not always present.

It's Not Too Good to be True! It's just in a different league from every other termite guarantee on the planet!   There has been no shortage of 'miracle' termite control solutions over the years. Ever since the effective but environmentally unfriendly treatments outlawed in the 1980s, manufacturers have been adding more bells and whistles to their existing formulations. Their goal has always been to provide effective control across widely varying soil and structure conditions in which termites thrive. Some treatments have come with promises that they can't quite seem to deliver. Others have gone so far as to tell you how to build your home. None have provided the kind of long term, all sites, take no prisoners control that would protect customers from native subterranean termites. Many times where a treatment has looked promising, it has failed to provide the magic combination that the customer needs; speed, effectiveness and long residual in a responsible formulation. Until the Termidor® system, that is! That is why Critter Ridders has chosen to create a specialized termite treatment to protect your home or office. We believe so highly in our technical expertise and Termidor's effectiveness that Critter Ridders can offer an unconditional repair and replacement guarantee on your home and it's contents.

What's Involved in a 100% Effective Critter Ridder Termite Treatment on your Home?
Because every home is different, treating your home depends on its age, configuration, and construction.

Once the inspection is complete, the Critter Ridders application program will begin. Termidor is a liquid, applied with water, and the most effective way of spreading it is through a combination of trenching and rodding along the foundation wall of your home. All brick and block voids are also treated, along with cracks and expansion joints in concrete, partition walls,  and exterior wood features like flower boxes. Then finally, as an added quality assurance we inject a foam solution to all  infested areas and all critical hot spots. This increases the assurance of a continuous treatment zone.

 (pictured above) Injection of Termiticide foam into all critical areas.
(below) Treatment of trenched areas around foundation to establish a continuous treatment zone.

SUB-SLAB INJECTION

The entire Critter Ridders application program is typically completed in a day or less. But since there's no 'drying' time and no odor, you'll likely notice no immediate difference. Within about 3 months, however, your entire treated area will be 100% termite-free. And with Critter Ridders, it'll stay that way for many years to come.

Sounds interesting? Contact Us to learn more about our "Ultimate Protection" treatment and guarantee.

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