You may often feel strange about the unexpected presence of termites in your home. If termites have attacked a building material and are left too long, they can damage the structure of the house, especially those made from wood.
So how do termites enter the house? Termites are social insects of the infraorder that live in colonies in the soil and feed on wood. These insects like moist soil or areas and live to continue enlarging their colonies.
Termites can come from the ground and climb up through the floor or between tiles, then start looking for damp places close to wood to start building a nest. Termites can also enter a home or building through wood that comes into contact with a building such as decks, doors, firewood piles, and even tree branches.
Termites also like to live in damp buildings, including puddles of water around the foundation of the house, which attracts termites, especially subterranean termites. This moisture can be caused by leaking pipes and poor sewer drainage. After termites nest in a damp home environment, of course, they will then look for food and the building materials of your house will become their target.
Small termites can enter your home from the ground through almost any opening. Although they cannot penetrate solid concrete, they can penetrate concrete gaps that are only 1/32 inch wide. Of course, after successfully maneuvering into the house, termites will make it a place to fulfill their needs.
When you hear the word "termite", prevention is key. The best way to avoid termite infestation is to make your building less attractive to termites. One of the ways you can do this is by using termite control services to secure your building.
Termite control services that have been trusted to be reliable in dealing with these types of pests are ETOS INDONUSA. ETOS is a Indonesia pest control that can be a solution in securing pre-construction and post-construction buildings from termite attacks. Don't wait for termites to enter your home.