CRITICAL STRUCTURAL/Termites & Wood Destroying
Subterranean Termite
Reticulitermes hesperus
Nests in subterranean soil and builds protected mud shelter tubes over concrete foundations to feed on structural wall studs and subfloors.
Warning Signs In Your Home
- Earthen mud tubes climbing stem walls and slab cracks
- Spongy, springy floorboards or baseboard collapse
- Soil particles packed inside structural lumber galleries
Physical Identification Keys
- Translucent creamy-white worker bodies
- Soldiers have elongated rectangular amber heads with toothless pincers
- Require constant contact with ground moisture
How we treat it
Treatment & Prevention
Continuous non-repellent liquid perimeter trench barrier and pressurized slab injection to eliminate the subterranean queen.
Seasonal peak in the Inland Empire and North County: Mass swarms emerge following warm winter and early spring rains in inland valleys.
Think You Have Subterranean Termite?
Book an inspection and we’ll give you an estimate based on what we find.