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Drywood Termites
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Drywood termites are less common and less numerous than subterranean termites. Damage can be caused by a mature colony that contains several hundred to a few thousand workers. Unlike subterranean termites, drywood termites attack dry, sound wood and do not need contact with the ground.
Most infestations are in buildings and furniture, although they can also occur in firewood and piles of lumber.
Be alert to weakened planks of wood in your house that may result from drywood termite damage. If you are buying secondhand or antique furniture, inspect items closely.
In addition to weakened wood, drywood termites make small holes from their nest from which they will drop small, hard fecal pellets. A pile of pellets beneath older furniture or lumber is often a sign of drywood termites.
Fumigation is usually the recommended treatment for drywood termites.
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The California Structural Pest Control Board would like us to inform you that while we offer a number of ways to eliminate drywood termites and wood boring beetles due to recent advances in pesticides, the only sure way to eliminate every last insect is to fumigate the structure. While we can arrange to have your building fumigated, the actual fumigation is subcontracted to another pest control company, most likely Nor-Cal Pest Control, a wholesale Sacramento pest control company that performs fumigations in Sacramento and the neighboring counties of Northern California.
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