- Drywood Termites
- Bed Bugs
- Powder Post Beetles
- Drywood Termites
- Bed Bugs
- Powder Post Beetles
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONTROL
Through the Structural Fumigation Process, which is the most effective method to exterminate termites, powder post beetles, bed bugs, and other wood-destroying pests that are difficult to eradicate; We will help you keep your residential and commercial properties free of infestation. Our professionals seek to be efficient, and implacable enemies to these pests, always following the established procedures that guarantee the safety of our customers.
Serving the Counties of:
- Santa Clara
- San Francisco
- Alameda
- San Mateo
- Santa Cruz
- San Benito
- Contra Costa
- Marin
- Solano
TERMITE BIOLOGY
Termites are small, white, tan, or black insects that can cause severe destruction to wooden structures. Termites belong to the insect order Isoptera, an ancient insect group that dates back more than 100 million years. The Latin name Isoptera means “equal wing” and refers to the fact that the front set of wings on a termite is similar in size and shape to hind set.
DRYWOOD TERMITE
Drywood termites infest not only dry wood but also wood in good condition, including structural lumber, orchard trees, utility poles, lumber in storage, limbs of native trees, etc. From these areas, winged termites migrate to nearby buildings and other structures. Termites are sometimes mistaken for carpenter ants; However, they are in a different insect group. The first noticeable difference in comparison are the wings.
BED BUGS
Bed bugs are small, brownish, flattened insects that feed solely on the blood of animals. Although the common bed bug prefers feeding on humans, it will also bite other warm-blooded animals, including dogs, cats, birds, and rodents. Sometimes, bed bugs are mistaken for household insects such as, carpet beetles, ticks, fleas, or even cockroaches. Bed bugs do not jump or fly, but they quickly crawl over floors, walls, couches, chairs, curtains, ceilings, and other surfaces.
Adult females lay 1 to 5 eggs per day. The eggs are tiny, whitish, sticky (causing them to adhere to surfaces), and hard to see without magnification, especially on light-colored surfaces. Bed bugs eggs hatch in about a week at room temperatures.
POWDER POST BEETLES
These beetles are small insects that reduce wood to a flour-like powder. Adults mate and lay eggs on or under the wood, and larval development takes place entirely below the wood surface. The eggs hatch into small wood-boring larvae, emerging as adults one to five years later. Customers can discover the powder and small holes where adult beetles have chewed the wood. It is more likely to see the damage, rather than beetles themselves, as they are active primarily at night.
