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quirrel and rat entry points with knawl marks.All rodents test h continue to grow throughout their whole life so they must know to keep their teeth from getting too large and infected.They will knaw at lead pipes,wires,wood, pretty much whatever is available.Excluding these entry points after flushing squirrels out of attic is key to getting rid of them by forcing them to relocate.
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Easter subterranean termite shelter tube entering structure from outside perimeter.
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More examples of eastern subterranean shelter tubes for protection from light and to stay in contact with moisture packing the inside of tubes with waste and fluids to provide minimum moisture contact to retrieve cellulose then return to the colony. Foraging is done by the younger in a colony and will also have slighter larger soldier termites to protect the workers as they forage and alert colony of potential danger through pheromones.
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Example of commercial building that had a holes where exterior wall covering had rusted away, we will seal these entry points with a more long term durable stainless sheet metals with screws to exclude ant entry points forcing rodents, squirrels, raccoons, opossums etc from entering building for shelter, forage and nesting sites for reproduction.
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Active eastern subterranean termites found entering from outside perimeter behind high soil grade.Third pic caption-dead or sick shrubs , trees any wood vegetation is conducive for termites as well as carpentar ants.This is an example of what kind of conditions attract termites.as their natural roll in the ecosystem is to keep debri breaking down to eliminate dead trees etc. from the floor of the forest or brushy areas.Having these conditions near a structure means active termite colonies will be in the immediate area and since they are random foragers,constantly at random seeking new food sources regardless how much they already have they will randomly scout in all directions searching for softer wood to feed on first since it’s easier to feed on so they may abandon a specific area for a new area that is softer then return to that area once the soft wood is eaten first.
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This is an example of high soil grade on exterior covering up to weepholes.Conducive fir subterranean termites.The termites are entering in weepholes and joint between slab and brick.1/64th of a centimeter is all that’s required for them to gain access through a crack or construction joint.
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