Termite Control in Temecula, Murrieta and North County

Two kinds of termite damage homes in Southern California, and they need different work. Drywood termites live inside the wood itself, with no contact with the soil, so they turn up in fascia boards, window frames, garage door jambs, attic framing and patio covers. The first sign is a small pile of pellets, like coarse sand, under a pinhole in the wood, or winged swarmers on a window sill on a warm afternoon. Subterranean termites live in the ground and come up through mud tubes on the stem wall, through cracks in the slab or along plumbing penetrations, and they're the ones that hollow out baseboards and door frames from behind. Both species are present throughout Southwest Riverside County and North County. UC IPM covers both in its Pest Notes, and the short version is that Southern California's warm climate gives both species somewhere to live, so a home here of any age can have either one.

Termite control starts with knowing which termite you have and how far it has spread, which is why our termite work begins with Tyler Williams, our termite inspector. He checks the accessible wood, the attic, the garage, the exterior trim and the foundation line, and separates what's active from damage left over from the past. From there, the treatment follows the findings, and UC IPM describes the main options. For drywood termites, the choice is between treating the infested wood directly where the activity is limited to a few spots, and whole-structure fumigation when the activity is spread through framing that can't be reached. We do the termite treatment ourselves, and when tenting is the answer, we arrange the fumigation through a subcontractor. For subterranean termites, control means treating the soil the colony travels through around and under the foundation. Dylan Reed handles our termite treatment, so ask him which options fit your home, what each involves for your household and what to expect afterwards. You decide with the findings in front of you.

Jared Brown has worked 27 years in pest control, in every position in the industry, and termites are the service where that experience matters most, because the wrong call is expensive in both directions. Treating a whole house for a problem confined to one fascia board wastes money, and spot-treating framing that is active in six places wastes time while the damage continues. We'll talk it through politely and listen to what you've seen, including the small things like a few wings on a sill or a soft spot on a door frame that homeowners sometimes dismiss. Termite work is a separate service from the pest control plans, with its own inspection and estimate. Our office at 29990 Technology Dr Ste 13 in Murrieta is open Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm, and we cover Southwest Riverside County from Corona and Moreno Valley down to Temecula, and North San Diego County from Fallbrook to the coast. If you're selling or refinancing a home and need the inspection written up as a WDO report, that's our termite inspection service, Tyler Williams handles it, and for a sale or refinance it's $99 for the inspection and report.