If you live in Santa Clara County, once known as ˜The Valley of Hearts Delight, you no doubt appreciate our mild, sub-tropical climate.

Unfortunately, so do the termites.

We have two types of termites here (and other wood-destroying pests too), drywood termites and subterranean termites.

The subterranean termites, or ˜subs as they are called, can be identified by the mud tubes they build from the ground or floor up the side of a wall. As their name implies, they live underground, and build the tubes as they go. Pest Control operators will remove the tubes and treat the area, injecting chemicals underground at spaced intervals, to exterminate them.

Drywood termites, or drywoods, may live anywhere in the the home where theres wood to eat. If they are found only in one area, or perhaps two, a licensed pest control company may do a ˜local treat. The difficulty with local treatments is that drywood termites also may be lurking in places that cannot be seen, such as between the walls. For that reason, the standard recommendation is to fumigate (or ˜tent or ˜fume) the structure.
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