Protect Your Lexington Home from Termite Damage with These Expert Tips

When you bought your home, what were some worries on your mind? Many first-time home buyers think about lots of things that might go wrong, like the boiler breaking or the chimney getting clogged. Others might think about all the pests that might try to get indoors. One kind of pest that loves to invade homes here in Lexington are termites, however, these local insects are not like other bugs in our area. They invade with a terrible purpose. Their only job is to chew tiny tunnels throughout your home’s structural wood. As you can imagine, this can lead to extensive damage over time. 

We are in the business of helping homeowners like you avoid this type of damage. If you have not taken the time to consider the different types of termites in Lexington or what problems they cause inside and around local homes, we have some things for you to think about today. If you are looking for a quick solution to remove an active termite infestation from your property, do not hesitate to call our team at Action Pest Control. We would be more than happy to show you what pest control in Lexington looks like and offer some simple methods to identify, prevent, and eliminate destructive pests like termites. Otherwise, keep reading. 

Know The Warning Signs Of A Termite Infestation

If there is anything you should know about termites it is that these pests are elusive. You will almost never see one of these bugs crawling around your living areas. In fact, you are more likely to see them flying about. We will talk more about this in just a bit. What matters now is that you understand how difficult these pests are to detect. Subterranean termites, the most common species in Lexington, invade homes through tubes made of dirt. Once they make contact with your house, they will chew through wooden structures. 

Most often, it takes months, if not years, for any clear signs of damage to come from this behavior. The early signs of these pests are damage to wood on your property, mud tubes they use to get to wood, and termite swarmers around your home’s exterior looking for places to nest. If you didn’t know, termite swarmers are winged reproductive termites that come from fully mature colonies of termites. Their only job is to find new areas to build and feed.

The longer termites are allowed to consume wood inside your home, the more obvious they will become. This is to say, given enough time, signs of termites will become more and more apparent. Subterranean termites spread moisture as they chew tunnels through homes. This moisture can negatively affect walls, floors, ceilings, windows, doors, and other structures. If you start to notice moisture spots or find that windows and doors are becoming harder to open and shut due to exterior swelling, you might have a termite problem. Given more time, you will start to notice bubbling or peeling wallpaper/paint, buckling support beams, sagging floors, and other similar forms of damage. Hopefully, you have noticed a problem before things get this severe and have taken action to get rid of these pests.

Because termites are so difficult to identify before they cause serious problems, we highly recommend investing in some form of termite identification once a year. We offer quick and effective inspections for these pests at Action Pest Control. Let us know if you would like us to pay you a visit to see if these destructive insects are around.