If I found a log in our yard infested with termites, should I call an exterminator to check the house?
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How close to the house?
- Jennifer Dittrich
20 to 30 feet
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Hmm. That's fairly far away, but I'd still be tempted to get someone in to look. At the very least, you might want to dig at a small amount near your house on that side to see if you see any of them in the soil. I think they'd usually recommend a barrier treatment if you don't find any very near (more than a foot away.)
- Jennifer Dittrich
How is the condition of your foundation or footings? Any cracks they could be crawling in through? Do you have a few inches of bare concrete footing separating any wood parts of your house from the ground? (Earth-to-wood contact is the worst)
- Brian Johns
This is all talking about subterranean termites. Keep in mind that the airborne kind have a completely different method of infestation, detection, etc.
- Brian Johns
Thanks, Brian. As far as I know my foundation is solid and there's no wood touching the ground on the house. I think that one of the main runners for the deck is barely off the ground on concrete though and that's untreated lumber.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
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- Jeff (Team マクダジ )
Yeah, follow Cristo's advice and then move in with him :)
- imabonehead