8 Precautions to Take After Termite Treatment

Termites cause significant damage to homes and businesses each year, which makes it crucial for homeowners to have annual inspections and regular home termite treatment. Do you need to take any precautions after termite treatment? There are some steps you need to take to minimize the risk of contamination after your home has been treated for termites.

Follow the instructions given to you by your technician. The termite control specialist who treats your home will know exactly what treatments were performed on your home and can give you specific recommendations that will help you avoid safety issues.
Keep the information you were given about the treatment and pesticides used, for future reference. There will likely be a treatment tag, with information about which pesticide was used, how much was used, and when it was applied. Especially if someone in your household has an allergic reaction to the pesticide, you will need this information.
Know that there may still be some termites in the home. It could take a little bit of time for some of the termites to die, and new termites may hatch if the pesticide didn’t kill the eggs. However, young termites will not survive without a colony to support them.
Take precautions to keep termites from reinfesting your property. Remove dead wood from your property, and store firewood away from the house. Paint and seal exterior wood surfaces like sheds, gazebos, or wooden fences, to make them inhospitable to termites. Use rubber mulch, gravel, or hay instead of wood mulch, and repair any water leaks promptly. Repair damage was done by termites so that you will not have more significant issues later. Talk to your termite control company about best practices for keeping termites out of your home.

At MightyMite Termite Services, we’ve earned a reputation as experts in California termite control. We perform termite inspections to ensure that your home is free of termites and work hard to help you keep it that way, using treatments that are naturally derived and have a low impact on the environment. We diagnose and treat infestations with the most effective methods and unmatched warranties, solving your termite problems the first time, with the industry’s best “no call-back rate.” That, combined with our experience, technology, and highly trained professional staff, makes us the leading extermination company in the Bay Area. We understand that your home is your most important investment, so we work hard to provide excellent service, utilizing best practices to solve our customers’ termite problems. For more information, email Info@mightymitetermite.com, call us today at 408.335.7053, or contact us through our website.