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	Drywood termites may infest the wood of a home through the exterior, eaves, garages, patios, attic vents, or any exposed wood areas around the home. These termites can also enter any unpainted surface of wood and start an entirely new colony. They are exceedingly proficient at boring holes directly into the wood, and will start mating immediately. To survive, drywood termites derive all food and moisture directly from the wood itself. The most obvious evidence is normally small pellets on the ground or on window sills; these pellets are actually the fecal matter from the wood they have digested. Damage can most easily be witnessed after termites are well established and wood members are thoroughly eaten.   (click photo to enlarge) FUNGUS DAMAGE DRYWOOD TERMITE DAMAGE Protecting consumable items like food, feed and medicine is part of every fumigation with Vikane gas fumigant. However, from time to time questions arise about which items need to be double-bagged in Nylofume bags, and which items can remain in the structure unbagged during the fumigation. Here are some examples to guide you as you prepare your home for fumigation: BAG OR REMOVE Pretzels and other foods packaged in plastic bags Animal feed Foods packaged in cardboard boxes, like cereal Spices without their original manufacturer's airtight seal Eggs Aspirin and other similar ingestable medicines Cottage cheese and anything in resealable plastic containers DISCARD ice cubes and turn icemaker off NO NEED TO BAG Unopened 2-liter plastic bottles with manufacturer's airtight seal intact. Shake 2-liter bottles to confirm that the airtight seal is still intact Canned products like soup The fumigation process is usually the first and best option because with this process, every square inch of the home is enclosed under the tarp and exposed to the Vikane gas. This process ensures that all drywood termites are eradicated, removing all the guesswork as to where else they might exist in the structure. Because drywood termites physically live inside the wood, they can very easily remain concealed from the termite inspector. For this reason, spot treatments may not completely eradicate the termites from your home. Subterranean termites may infest the wood of a home through direct contact between wood and the soil around the house; these termites may also pass through mud tubes that they manufacture from the wood they have digested. These tubes can travel up foundation walls on slab construction or up support posts beneath raised-foundation homes.   (click photo to enlarge) SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE DAMAGE Soil application is commonly used to treat subterranean termites. This includes drilling 1/2 inch holes around the exterior of the home where there is concrete, and digging a trench along the foundation where there is soil. Termiticide is applied by injection into holes in concrete, then the concrete is plugged and patched. Trenches are filled with Termiticide, then backfilled with dirt. Rodding is also used in soil areas when trenching is not possible, such as in planters and flower beds.

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