Termite problems can be solved by your Broken Arrow pest control company. Termites are a wood destroying insect that has done millions of dollars worth of damage in the United States every year. These insects feed upon the structural wood in your home causing structural damage and all sorts of problems with your home. Any building made of wood is susceptible to these destructive insects. So in this article, let us take a good hard look at termites, their life cycle, and what you and your Broken Arrow pest control company can do to protect your home, and your business from these wood destroying insects.

EUSOCIAL TERMITES AND BROKEN ARROW PEST CONTROL

Termites are a colonizing insect. They organize their population by the work that they do. There are reproductive’s who maintain the population of the colony. There are soldiers who protect the colony. And there are workers that do all the menial jobs of the colony. The reproductives include the queen. This insect will spend her entire adult life laying eggs from the day she starts until the day she dies. In addition to her, they are also swarmers. These are secondary reproductives that will fly away from the colony in order to create a new one somewhere else.

The soldier caste are special termites with large heads and mandibles that lie and wait until the colony is attacked. When this happens, they come to life and head straight to the fray. It’s their large heads that will fill up the mud tubes that the attackers will be coming down, causing them to be blocked there. The workers will fill in the mud tube behind the soldier. The soldiers will give their life for the protection of the colony.

Worker termites do all the menial jobs of the colony. They are the most numerous in population. They’re all sterile females that will do things like take care of the young, forage for food, bring food back, build the mud tubes and galleys in the colony, take out the trash, and so many other things. If you ever see termites, these are the insect that you will see. If you’re having an issue with termites or any other pest control problems contact your Broken Arrow pest control company today.

TERMITE SIGNS AND BROKEN ARROW PEST CONTROL

Termites are very susceptible to drying out. If they stay under the ground, then they will stay in contact with humid air that allows them to survive. If they come above ground without this humid air, they will dry out. So in order to go above ground and forage for food they’ll build mud tubes. These tubes will carry the humid air up above ground with them so that they can do what they need to. So if you’re seeing these mud tubes coming up some of the side of your house, then you know that you got a problem with termites.

In some cases, these mud tubes will come up inside the walls of your home. When this happens, you will need to get help when it comes to figure out if you have a problem. Often these kinds of infestations are going to go unseen because it’s impossible to see what’s going on behind a wall without destroying it. But once these insects make their way up the inside of a  wall, they will start to feed upon the drywall. 

As they feed on the paper and gypsum in the drywall, eventually they will get to the point where you can feel the weak spot in the drywall. In addition, you can often see where they have broken through and have to fill the holes in with mud. Weak drywall is another sign of a termite invasion. Contact your Broken Arrow pest control company if you believe you have a problem with termites.

SWARMING TERMITES AND BROKEN ARROW PEST CONTROL

Another sign that there are termites in your home are swarmers. These flying termites will leave the colony once a year in either April or May and search out a large swarm of other swarming termites. Swarming termites from every colony will meet up in the swarm, in an attempt to find a mate. Once they find their mate, they will pair up and fly off to a suitable location to create the new colony. Once they land they will lose their wings, and begin to dig out the royal chamber or beginnings of the colony. Here they will mate and the queen will begin laying her eggs. The King will work as a worker until the first eggs hatch and workers emerge.

If you have a termite issue in your home, often, these swarmers will come up inside your house. In attempt to find a way to the swarm, they will usually head straight towards the window. Of course, because they can’t escape they end up dying in the window and can be found in the windowsill. The swarming termites usually are confused with flying ants. 

In order to tell the difference you need to take a good look at these insects. First of all, swarming termites have wings that are longer than their body. Secondly, their bodies are the same width throughout the entire length of the body. Ants on the other hand have wings that are short, about the same length as their body. They also have three distinct body sections, separated by thin waists. If you’re seeing swarming termites, it’s time to call in a Broken Arrow pest control company.

ELIMINATING TERMITES

If you’re having issues with termites or any other pest control problems then its time to call a Broken Arrow pest control company, that can help. Here at TermMax pest control, we are the best in the business when it comes to dealing with termites or any other insect. We service greater Tulsa area, including Broken Arrow, Sapulpa, Sand Springs, Coweta, Claremore, Catoosa, Prattville, Bixby, Jenks, Owasso, Turley, and so much more. Call today for a free estimate. We’re here to help!

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