Are
termites consuming
your greatest investment? YOUR
HOME IS A TARGET
North, south. New, old. Any home is a
target for termites. Even houses built on
slabs are threatened by termites that
find their way through utility entry
points and cracks. In fact, termites are
so efficient that no attempts at
termite-proof construction have ever been
completely successful.
 A
cold climate is no guarantee, either,
even as far north as Canada. In Chicago,
for example, one in 16 buildings is
infested. Even those homes surrounded by
a traditional termiticide barrier may be
in trouble if the barrier is disrupted or
breaks down.
As
the map suggests, in many parts of this
country there are only two kinds of
homes: those that have termites, and
those that will.
HOW
TERMITES DO THEIR DIRTY WORK
Subterranean termites, the most damaging
kind, live in colonies in the soil. Each
colony is built around a king and queen,
whose sole job is reproduction.
Most
of the colony is made up of worker
termites that cause the damage to your
home.
Worker
termites forage among food sources and
share their finds with others in the
colony. They work 24 hours a day,
destroying your home from inside the
wood. Chances are, you'll see no evidence
of their work until something gives way.
To
make matters worse, there may be more
than one colony threatening your home at
a time.
LITTLE
CREATURES . . . BIG BUCKS
Nationwide, subterranean termite
damage approaches a billion dollars a
year. The damage may not be as sudden or
as violent as damage from fire or storms,
but it's much more likely to occur -
nearly one and a half million homes are
damaged by termites annually. Among other
problems, termite feeding causes sagging
floors, loose trim and cracked plaster,
and can eventually lead to major
structural repairs.
You
can stop the destruction - or prevent
significant damage from occurring - with
the Sentricon* Termite Colony Elimination
System.
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Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC
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