Termite Teachable Moment- How Termites Sneak Into Your Home

Termites are blind and shun light. Just just how do they find their way into our home if they can’t see?

Well despite this apparent handicap, termites are very adept at finding food. They use “clues” that they find in their totally dark world and will search out those areas until— eureka– pay dirt. Well, for them maybe, but for you and me…… not so much.

Check out this video for a few of the most common entry points and hopefully you can avoid the pitfalls that catch too many of us by surprise.

About The Bug Doctor

Jerry Schappert is a certified pest control operator and Associate Certified Entomologist with over two and a half decades of experience from birds to termites and everything in between. He started as a route technician and worked his way up to commercial/national accounts representative. Always learning in his craft he is familiar with rural pest services and big city control techniques. Jerry has owned and operated a successful pest control company since 1993 in Ocala,Florida. While his knowledge and practical application has benefitted his community Jerry wanted to impart his wisdom on a broader scale to help many more. Pestcemetery.com was born from that idea in 2007 and has been well received. It is the goal of this site to inform you with his keen insights and safely guide you through your pest control treatment needs.
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