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If you’ve spent any time on our blog, you’ve read some tips on how to prevent pest infestations of various kinds (ants, cockroaches, mice). But you won’t find quite as many articles about termite prevention, because it’s not as simple.
With most pests, merely being a bit more excessive about your cleanliness will prevent them from coming in. The aforementioned pests are looking for food, and if you cut off those food sources, they’ll have no reason to stick around. But termites feed on wood, and unless you actually live in a glass house, how the heck can you block them from that food source?
- Termite Prevention Begins Outside
Even if you can’t rid your house of wood, you can certainly block termites from entering it. Termites have to find their way indoors from the outside world, and if you can keep them out of your yard, that’s a major first step.
To keep your entire property termite-free, be sure to discard any fallen branches, dead wood or old tree stumps that are on the premises. If you need wood for a fireplace or something similar, then store it in the garage instead. By removing these termite food sources, you eliminate the possibility of a nest being set up in your yard. And that’s critical, because once a nest is established, eventually those termites will run out of food or want to move to a new site. Do you see where this is going? If they’re already on the property, all it takes is one more small step to reach your home.
- If You Can’t Prevent, Then Detect Early
Early detection of termites can save you quite a bit of time, money and hassle. When a termite infestation is small or isolated, there are numerous treatment options you can consider, such as heat treatment or poisoned bait. However, once a termite infestation has spread to the entire home, the only guaranteed treatment method is structural fumigation. That will require you and your family to vacate the premises for at least a few days, not to mention the cost associated with such a procedure.
