North Carolina has once again seen a mild winter.  In past years this has been a sign of a really pesty spring, summer, and even fall. We’re not completely sure why the mild winter leads to a heavy pest season but judging by the number of bugs on my windshield from my drive home to Eastern NC, it looks like it’s already begun. Needless to say the mosquitoes start biting at dusk when I’m out for my walk in the evenings. Prepare now to keep ants, cockroaches and other pests from invading your home this spring. Visit our Home Pest Control page to learn more.

A: All steps of the treatment must be completed within 60 days following the completion of the structure, which is defined as the time when the outside final grade has been reached.

A: When treating a dirt filled porch you should drill vertically through the slab no more than 6 inches from the foundation wall at 12-inch intervals. You should treat the soil beneath the slab from the bottom of the slab to the top of the footing.

A: When Treating an exterior slab the maximum spacing of the rod holes is 12 inches. The amount of termiticide to be applied will be dictated by the label.

A: Termiticide labels require the treatment to extend to either the top of the footer or to a depthh of 4 feet (whichever is less). The soil must be trenched to a minimum depth of 6 inches or to the top of the footer (whichever is less).

A: Trenching is digging a trench approximately 6 inches wide by 6 inches deep (or to the footer) around a structure where chemicals will be placed to for a barrier to prevent entry of subterranean termites.

A: A horizontal barrier is an application of termiticide to the soil surface of an inaccessible area or an area that will be covered by a concrete slab, such as a basement or a garage floor. The area for a horizontal barrier is calculated in square feet.

A: Cellulose debris is wood and wood byproducts. Including material large enough to be removed with the tines of an ordinary garden rake. This debris must be removed as part of a subterranean termite treatment.

A: A floating slab is a concrete slab that is poured directly on fill material or native soil beneath.

A: A supported slab is a concrete slab that is supported either partially or fully on the foundation wall.