An estimated cost of control. Determine whether the estimate is a firm price, and be cautious if it is not. If you decide to obtain more than one opinion, quote or inspection, let each firm involved know that other firms were contacted. As the consumer, you are free to shop, but treat the companies with the same courtesy and respect you hope they will return as pest control professionals. Understand the various treatment methods or options.
Consumers shopping for termite control services have more choices than ever before.
This is good, but it can also be confusing. Options include baits and soil barriers for subterranean termites, and fumigants and heat for drywood termites. Baits versus soil barriers One of the first decisions you will have to make is whether to treat using a termite bait or a conventional soil barrier treatment. Both approaches can be effective. Soil treatments are used to establish a barrier or treatment zone between the wood in the structure and the subterranean termite colonies in the soil.