Termites Hiding Under the Stone Pathway in Manville, NJ
Challenge
As we were treating the property of a new Home Protection Plan customer in Manville, NJ we found something interesting in the landscape on the side of the home near the generator - termites! We inspected the area and noticed that the termites were actually harboring underneath several stones in the stone pathway!
Solution
Since the termites live beneath ground level in order to effectively target them, with the owner's permission, we drilled into the concrete around the exterior of the home. As we're drilling, we're making sure to keep the drill holes at least 18 inches apart from one another. That way there is enough room for the treatment to spread out. The treatment that we're injecting into each one of the drill holes is a liquid application called termiticide.
This treatment binds to the treated areas and creates a protective zone that the termites can't detect. As the termites go about their business, they'll come in contact with the termiticide and bring it back to their colony. The termites will then transfer the termiticide throughout their nest. In a short amount of time, the termites will be exterminated. Once we're done treating the home, we made sure to properly plug up all the drill holes.
