Termite, W.D.O. & Pest Control Articles

Jan 06 | ( 0 ) Comments

Drywood termites in San Diego and in California are a wood destroying organism that will infestate your property at one point or another. Many times drywood termites will get inside of your property beyond the point of them being able to be treated locally (Commonly via a Spray Treatments). At that point, the best way […]

Nov 05 | ( 0 ) Comments

Boats, Yachts and Water Vessels are not immune to wood destroying organisms because they are in water the majority of the time. Speccially drywood termites, which love the soft woods that are used in the framing of a large number of vessels. In other cases it will be wood boring beetles, dry rot or even […]

Sep 11 | ( 0 ) Comments

Structural pests are known to cause over 7 billion dollars of damage each year in the United States of America. A vast majority of these infestations go undetected over time, only creating more damage and adding cost to the repairs. This probably leaves you and your clients with important and unanswered questions like: In what […]

Oct 17 | ( 0 ) Comments

On termite reports there are many times items that are marked as Section 2, but what exactly are they? On complete inspections licensed termite technicians are not only looking for termites and other wood destroying organisms but also for areas that if left unresolved will possibly attract or give easy access to wood destroying organism […]

Sep 30 | ( 0 ) Comments

In San Diego county there is a constant battle between humans protecting their properties and termites trying to do they job as intended by nature. This is because the majority of the houses and structures, which are regularly made out of a soft wood, like Douglas fur are a perfect target for them. The job […]

Sep 06 | ( 0 ) Comments

The majority of the times structures with a raised foundation or that have a crawl space have moisture problems occurring from beneath them. This is due to the moisture from the soil evaporating and rising to your crawl space, which commonly creates fungi, mold and other moisture related issues. This kind of issues will not […]

Aug 20 | ( 0 ) Comments

For thousands of years now ants and termites have been at war with each other. Ants are natural predators of termites, and because of this they are naturally attracted to them. Their fight gets to the point that if they do not kill each other, they will slave all of the workers. They will as […]

Aug 15 | ( 0 ) Comments

All water vessels like boats and yachts are susceptible to infestations by wood destroying organisms including termites, if they used wood members in to build them. Many of the newer boats as well as the majority of older vessels are constructed on their majority of a soft wood like pine or red wood, with certain […]

Jul 30 | ( 0 ) Comments

A large number of times condominium units have to be inspected for wood destroying organisms like termites, fungi and wood boring beetles before a loan can be issued for the purchase of the property. This inspections is a very normal process and thankfully in condominium units the majority of the time the only areas that […]

Jul 25 | ( 0 ) Comments

Structural fumigation with Vikane is an effective solution to control drywood termites and other pests. The success of it along with its cost are mainly based on correctly measuring it’s volume.  That is why it is very important that you know how this is done to ensure that you are getting a proper bid. The […]