Termite Treatment Options and Termite Treatment Costs
Termite treatment is one of the main reasons exterminators fight; no, we’re kidding; we don’t fight; we poison one another. No, with all seriousness, termite treatments and costs are so different. Which is why the whole discussion is shifting. It’s not about which kind of treatment is most effective, but how much do you trust the termite treatment company you hired? To begin, let’s get to know termites.
Termites are wood-destroying insects that perform a vital role in the ecosystem. That role is, you guessed it, turning dying or dead wood into part of the soil. How do they do that? They keep eating the nutrients found in the wood and bringing soil in, not to replace the nutrients but to build their tunnels and retain the moisture of the colony.
That’s all good out in the woods but it becomes problematic when it gets in your house. In this case, you’d need to get a termite treatment to protect your home, which is, in many cases, your most valuable asset. To do so, you would need to get rid of the entirety of the termite colony that has access to your house. You can choose one of two main methods of termite treatments that we use here in the northeastern part of the country, liquid or bait.
So How to Control Termites?
Well, just before we dig into how to treat termites, we must understand how subterranean termites live. That’s the kind of termites we have here in Philadelphia and Wyncote, Eastern Montgomery, and the entire northeastern part of the country. These termites do not live in the wood inside your house; they’re here to get food and go back to the colony, which is outside. Each colony would have one, sometimes more, queen(s).
The queen will be well protected in the heart of the colony and the workers will constantly be creating routes in the same way trees would spread out their roots. That’s the key, to get to the colony, you’ll have to get to some, or at least one, main route which would allow the treatment to infect the heart of the colony and cause it to collapse. Now talk options.
Which termite treatment is better? How much do termite treatments usually cost?
Well, just before we dig into how to treat termites, we must understand how subterranean termites live. That’s the kind of termites we have here in Philadelphia and Wyncote, Eastern Montgomery, and the entire northeastern part of the country. These termites do not live in the wood inside your house; they’re here to get food and go back to the colony, which is outside. Each colony would have one, sometimes more, queen(s). The queen will be well protected in the heart of the colony and the workers will constantly be creating routes in the same way trees would spread out their roots. That’s the key. To get to the colony, you’ll have to get to some, or at least one, main route which would allow the treatment to infect the heart of the colony and cause it to collapse. Now Let’s talk options.
The Two Termite Treatment Options We See Most Effective.
Option one, you go around the exterior perimeter of the house installing bait stations into the soil. The goal is one of the main termite routes will find the bait and infect the entire colony. Don’t get me wrong, when it works, it works. However, it’s not certain; that is why termite treatment companies would get you to sign long-term contracts to compensate for that uncertainty. Think of it as an insurance policy. If enough people sign up, they’ll collectively pay to treat the houses that still get activity. How much does this kind of termite treatment cost? Pestextinct.com says, “Philadelphia homeowners will pay an average of $47 a month for termite treatment. For a 1,250 sq. ft. home, termite control will average around $205 per year, while a 2,000 square foot home will be priced closer to $361 annually.”
Option two, you drill, trench, and inject liquid treatment into the soil. That allows the chemical solution, in our case Termidor WG 80, to bond with the soil surrounding your property. This method creates a barrier that infects multiple termites’ main routes that have access to your house. That causes the colony to collapse within three months. We believe in this kind of treatment and can actually guarantee its success. Our termites’ treatments come with two years retreatment guarantee extendable for three more years. How much do our termite treatments cost?
“Row Homes Can be between $600-$900 depending on the linear footage of the external perimeter and conditions, and single homes vary between $11-$13 per linear foot. We offer a free visit to inspect and estimate with no commitment.” – Read More
So, what do YOU think?