Pest Control - How to avoid drywood termites?

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How to avoid drywood termites?

Walter E.

2005-06-16, 2:32 pm

I recently had some infestations of drywood termites in my attic. We spotted
them because they left these small tell-tale cylindrical pellets. The house
had to be tented at considerable expense.

I noticed that the soffit vents have a quarter inch screen mesh. Would this
type of screen allow any swarming dry wood termites to enter the attic?

Would it help to overlay the 1/4" screen with small mesh regular
window-screening to avoid future invasions?

Is there anything else I could do to prevent future infestations of drywood
termites? I live in Southern California.

Thanks

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Walter
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Lar

2005-06-16, 2:32 pm

In article <1114840286.1adacb3c1fed04184e43d73076552062@teranews>, wer25
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I recently had some infestations of drywood termites in my attic. We spotted

them because they left these small tell-tale cylindrical pellets. The house

had to be tented at considerable expense.

I noticed that the soffit vents have a quarter inch screen mesh. Would this

type of screen allow any swarming dry wood termites to enter the attic?

Would it help to overlay the 1/4" screen with small mesh regular

window-screening to avoid future invasions?

Is there anything else I could do to prevent future infestations of drywood

termites? I live in Southern California.

Thanks

I think the best preventative is to make sure all exposed wood is
painted and well sealed/caulked. There are liquid alternatives that
would be considerably cheaper if you are dealing with the lone
infestation.
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Lar

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