After pulling on his coveralls, gloves and mask to enter the crawl space of a house, Weidhaas knocked cobwebs out the way and crawled to various corners under the home to check for signs of termites and pesticide product applications. We'll follow up and inspect the home and try to have any problem we find corrected. Then we re-inspect the property and follow up until the problem gets corrected. But sometimes the infestation has gone too far because it was not treated soon enough. What makes it worse for homeowners is their homeowner's insurance doesn't cover termite damage.
Homeowners can check for termites by looking for pencil-size termite shelter tubes.
The shelter tubes are made of dirt and can be seen along foundation walls or any place there is wood. The presence of swarmers, the full-grown flying termites, could also indicate an infestation by larval termites. But the presence of swarmers is not a definite sign that the home is infested, Falco added. He said the swarmers could be passing through or may have infested a neighboring woodpile or other wooden structure. Some pest control companies have their own team of inspectors that visit all company offices on a random basis.