AllPro Pest Management Inc.
Providing Pest and Moisture Control You Deserve By Professionals Who Care!
P.O. Box 80246 Charleston, SC 29416-0246 843.852.0230 / 843.852.0907 fax c.2007 AllPro Residential Services Co., AllPro Pest Management, Inc.
TIPS TO HELP REDUCE THE THREAT OF TERMITES
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Don't affix wooden trellises to exterior walls.
Don't affix wooden trellises to exterior walls. •Keep mulch, wood debris, scrap lumber, sawdust, and firewood away from your home. If you do keep firewood outside your house during the winter, keep it raised off the ground.
Keep mulch, wood debris, scrap lumber, sawdust, and firewood away from your home. If you do keep firewood outside your house during the winter, keep it raised off the ground. •Trim all shrubs, bushes and other dense greenery away from the foundation of your home. Move mulch away from the foundation as well.
Trim all shrubs, bushes and other dense greenery away from the foundation of your home. Move mulch away from the foundation as well. •Don't bury wood debris near your home.
Don't bury wood debris near your home. •Remove infested trees and stumps.
Remove infested trees and stumps. •Repair leaking faucets and water lines, both indoors and outdoors.
Repair leaking faucets and water lines, both indoors and outdoors. •Fix leaky roofs and gutters.
Fix leaky roofs and gutters. •Don't allow leaves to accumulate in gutters and drains.
Don't allow leaves to accumulate in gutters and drains. •Grade soil so that water (including air conditioning condensate) runs away from foundations.
Grade soil so that water (including air conditioning condensate) runs away from foundations. •Ventilate crawl spaces and attics to reduce humidity.
Ventilate crawl spaces and attics to reduce humidity. •Cover at least 90% of the soil in crawl spaces with plastic sheeting.
Cover at least 90% of the soil in crawl spaces with plastic sheeting. •Ideally, wood siding, stucco, and foam board should be at least six inches away from the ground.
Ideally, wood siding, stucco, and foam board should be at least six inches away from the ground. •Seal all cracks and holes in your home's foundation, which may provide a handy access point for termites.
Seal all cracks and holes in your home's foundation, which may provide a handy access point for termites. 