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Termites are pests that we never think about until we realize they’re in our house. However, unlike some other pests that make themselves known almost immediately, the big danger with termites is that they can live in your house for months or even years before you know they’re there. During that time, they’ll keep themselves busy chewing through the wooden elements of your home, including the structure. 

If you suspect that termites are already in your house or you want to prevent them from getting inside, Rigo Pest Prevention can help. We’ve been providing termite remediation services to Tucson homes since 2008, offering warranties for all our services. For partial treatments, our warranty lasts annually, while full treatments come with a warranty of 2-3 years. These warrantied services such as termite treatment warranty, termite warranty inspection, and termite control warranty, are tailored to your particular needs and will protect your home from damaging termites.

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We Can Find the Source of Your Termite Problem

Our termite treatment process is simple and thorough. It begins with a comprehensive inspection of your home or business to determine the root cause of the issue. We’ll look in interior and exterior locations, as well as in your crawl space and attic, to look for any signs of termite activity or damage. After the inspection, we’ll recommend a course of action to protect your property.

Our termite control specialist can get rid of the following:

  • Drywood termites
  • Subterranean termites
  • Formosan termites
  • Other wood-destroying insects

Minimize Termite Damage Today!

Whenever you need termite control services in or near Tucson, AZ, you already know whom to call. Our trained professionals will come out and inspect your home or business for signs of termites or other pests, then offer you a treatment plan that’s right for your needs. We’ll be there every step of the way to make sure everything goes smoothly. The results are guaranteed and include annual warranties.

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Our team of experts are ready to inspect your property and give you an honest assessment of what’s going on with your structure and how much it will cost to remedy the issue.

Understanding Termite Colonies in Tucson

Structure, growth, lifecycle of termite colonies

Termite colonies are highly organized societies with a specific hierarchy and role distribution. At the core, the queen: her primary role is to reproduce and sustain the population. The king termite plays a role in reproduction. Worker termites (the majority of the colony) are responsible for foraging, food storage, and maintaining the nest. Soldier termites protect the colony, using strong mandibles to fend off predators.

Termite colonies begin with a swarm. Reproductive termites leave their original home to pair up and establish new colonies. After the queen and king secure a suitable location (moist wood or soil), the queen lays her eggs to kick-start the growth of the new colony. The colony matures and winds up housing thousands, tens of thousands, even millions of termites.

Given the right conditions, a termite colony can continue to grow for several years. In the meantime, it will cause significant damage to structures.

What are the signs you have a termite colony?

The first role of a termite control company like Rigo Pest Prevention is to do regular home inspections to identify termite activity as early as possible and prevent extensive damage to your home.

Among the common signs of an infestation, we look for mud tubes on your exterior walls, discarded wings from termite swarmers, as well as hollowed-out wood. If you notice any of these signs around your property, call us immediately for a professional termite treatment.

How do you control the evolution of a termite colony?

Termite control technicians undergo specialized training to acquire a full understanding of termite biology and the structure of their colonies. The termite treatment specialists of Rigo Pest are fully trained to assess, treat, and monitor termite colonies. We apply targeted treatment methods and we also establish barriers to prevent future infestations. These are the conditions to protect your home and provide peace of mind.

Treating a termite infestation with liquid termiticides

As a termite control company, we recommend liquid termite treatment to eliminate infestations. We apply a termiticide (a specialized pesticide) directly into the soil around your home, and under its foundations.

What are the benefits of a liquid termite treatment?

It’s a durable barrier: Liquid termite treatments create a long-lasting barrier that termites can’t cross.

The application is targeted: We apply liquid treatments specifically to areas of termite activity. It’s the most efficient way to deal with the infestation efficiently.

The treatment is customized: Our terminate control specialists adjust the treatment in strength and concentration to take into account the severity of your termite problem.

Is there a “right termiticide”?

Rigo Pest Prevention has decades of experience in treating termite colonies and infestations. Over the years, we have selected termiticides that are both effective against termites and safe for your family and pets if applied correctly. We keep abreast of termite control research to select newer, more effective products when they come on the market.

Can you do a liquid treatment yourself?

To be frank, liquid termite treatments are better left to specialists. You would need to be trained in detection, application, and prevention to perform a successful treatment. Over the years we have been doing termite extermination in Tucson, we have met our fair share of well-intentioned homeowners who wanted to save money and do these treatments themselves.

Why did they call us eventually? In most cases, they missed the real location of the colony and only allowed the colony to do more damage to their home. Additionally, liquid termite treatments are chemical products that require training and state certification to handle them safely. You don’t want to apply them wrongly and damage your environment or hurt your pets.

Home Inspections for Termite Treatment

You need regular termite inspections

If you have been living in Tucson for more than a minute, you know you will battle with termite infestations on a regular basis. Termites love wood. There are not enough forests in Tucson to feed colonies. Their next target becomes your framing.

Regular termite inspections are your first line of defense against them. We recommend you have your home inspected for termites at least once a year. If your property has a history of infestations or if your neighborhood is prone to termite infestations, we usually advise you to do more frequent inspections to ensure you keep protected.

What can you expect from a termite home inspection?

When we perform a termite inspection in your home, we thoroughly examine indoors and outdoors. Our technicians look at visible signs of termite infestation: mud tubes, damage to wood, small piles of wood dust, and termite droppings (frass). Our termite inspection specialists also use specialized tools to detect hidden termite activity within walls and beneath floors.

Post-inspection report: Understanding your options

When we find evidence of termites, your termite treatment specialist will present a treatment plan customized to your specific needs. That plan can include soil treatments, bait systems, and direct wood treatment applications.

Our goal is not just to eliminate the current infestation but also to safeguard your home against future invasions.

Partner with professionals for peace of mind

You want peace of mind? Don’t do your inspections and treatments yourself. Trust a professional termite control specialist. Experienced inspectors detect termite activity that untrained eyes will miss and provide an expert treatment plan to maintain a termite-free environment.

Termite tubes: what do they look like? What are they?

Termite tubes (also called “mud tubes”) are built by termites using a combination of soil, wood particles, and saliva. These tubes are like metro tunnels: they create a protected environment for the termites to travel between their colonies and their food sources without being exposed to the open air.

Types of termite tubes

Working tubes: These are the “highways “. They allow termites to travel between their nest and food. They are often found on foundation walls or interior/exterior surfaces of a building.

Exploratory tubes: These are thinner and are not necessarily connected to wood structures. They indicate that termites are searching for new food sources.

Drop tubes: These tubes come from wooden structures; they extend back to the soil and show where termites are discarding their waste.

Why do termites build tubes

In Tucson’s arid climate, termites rely heavily on these tubes to maintain the humidity levels they need to survive. The presence of termite tubes is a clear indicator of an active termite infestation. They often are the first sign that a non-professional will notice.

Sealed treatments

Sealed treatment methods provide an effective barrier that addresses active termite infestations and provides long-term protection against future issues. Sealing cracks and crevices helps to shut out termites from potential entry points into your home.

Treatment involves the precise application of a termiticide in all areas where termites are likely to enter (or have already been detected). This method ensures that the protective treatment is not easily disturbed, which makes it more efficient and long-lasting. It also minimizes exposure to the active ingredients for the occupants of the home.

Sealed termite treatments require technical proficiency. Work with a qualified pest control company to assess your situation and determine the best-sealed treatment strategy. After application, Rigo Pest Prevention will perform routine inspections to ensure that the seal remains intact and the treatment continues to protect your home effectively.

Termite bait treatments

Termite baiting is an environmentally friendly method used to eliminate termite colonies around a home. Rigo Pest Prevention installs bait stations into the ground along the perimeter of your house or commercial building.

The stations contain bait that termites love. This bait is laced with a slow-acting insecticide. When foraging, termites encounter these bait stations; they feed on the bait and carry it back to their colony. Over time, the process gradually kills off the colony, as the insecticide is spread throughout the termite population.

The poison is slow-acting which ensures that enough bait is spread throughout the colony before the termites begin to die off.

Benefits of bait treatments

Targeted approach: These treatments provide a more targeted approach than traditional barrier methods. They limit the amount of chemicals released into the environment.

Safety: The bait is contained within stations and only minimal amounts of insecticides are used: this limits the risk of exposure for pets and humans.

Long-term solution: Baiting is a long-term solution to termite control. It is designed to eliminate the entire colony, not just the individual termites that come into contact with the chemical.

Is termite baiting right for your home?

Baiting systems can be highly effective, but they are not suitable for all infestations. The choice will depend on the specific conditions of your termite problem and your property. Once we perform a termite inspection, we know if this is the right treatment or if it is better to choose another method.

Role of the soil in termite treatment

The type of soil around your property will influence the effectiveness of various termite treatment methods.

Soil composition and termite activity

The consistency of your soil — sandy, clayey, or loamy — will determine how termites navigate through it, and how well treatment products can be absorbed and distributed.

Sandy soils make it easier for termites to build their tunnels, while clay-rich soils tend to slow down their movement but also potentially hamper the dispersion of termiticides.

So, if you live in the San Pedro valley for instance, your termite treatment will look different from that we would probably recommend to someone living in Casas Adobes.

Pre-treatment soil assessment

Before applying any treatment, we consider environmental conditions conducive to termite activity to tailor our termite control approach. We analyze factors such as soil types, moisture, pH level, and organic content. Well-aerated, moist soils will more easily attract subterranean termites: if it is the case, that would be the focus of our treatment plan. Baiting systems and liquid termiticide applications directly require a soil assessment before treatment.

Maintaining effective soil barriers

After treatment, Rigo Pest Prevention monitors the integrity of the soil barrier through scheduled inspections. We want to ensure there are no gaps or disruptions in the soil barrier, as these will allow termites to re-enter. We also consider environmental changes that typically affect the soil: erosion (for instance, after flash floods), xeriscaping, and heavy monsoons. If your home received a termite treatment, we need to monitor the effects of these types of events on your soil, so that you don’t lose the benefits of your treatment.

Protecting hardwood against termites in Tucson

Termites are a direct threat to hardwood structures and objects in your home. To protect them against their silent enemy, we need to understand termite behavior and prevention methods.

Threat identification

Subterranean termites create intricate tunnels and will feed on the cellulose found in the hardwood they attacked. Your termite inspector will have to detect these attacks early on.

There are 8 telltale signs indicating a hardwood object is probably attacked by termites:

1. Hollow sounding wood

When you tap on hardwood infested by termites, you’ll often ear a hollow sound. Termites consume the inner layers of the wood, leaving only a thin veneer or outer surface intact.

2 . Visible mud tubes

Termites, particularly subterranean species, create mud tubes along surfaces to travel between their colony and the food sources they identified. Any time you see a mud tube near a hardwood object, you can be certain you are dealing with a termite infestation.

3. Frass or termite droppings

Drywood termites leave small, pellet-like droppings (frass) behind them. These accumulate near infested wood: they resemble sawdust or coffee grounds.

4. Warped or buckling wood:

As termites consume the wood, it weakens and warps. When you see structural irregularities or bending in hardwood furniture and flooring, you can suspect a termite infestation.

5. Tiny holes

Pin-sized holes on the surface of hardwood can indicate exit points for termites. But this is not the only species of insects that will destroy hardwood furniture. These holes can also be the work of powder post beetles, carpenter ants, old house borers, and Ambrosia beetles. They can also result from fungi. Termite control technicians know what they are looking after performing their inspection.

6. Chewing or clicking noises

In quiet environments, it is sometimes possible to hear faint clicking or chewing sounds coming from infested wood. This noise is caused by termites feeding and communicating within.

7. Paint or varnish damage

Bubbling or peeling paint, or varnish on hardwood can indicate moisture buildup due to termites tunneling underneath the surface.

8. Detached or splintering wood

When you observed pieces of hardwood splintering or detaching easily if touched or disturbed, it’s possible you have a termite infestation.

Other termite treatment options

We already discussed liquid termiticides above. These soil-applied barrier treatments provide a long-lasting defense against termite infestations. Chemicals such as fipronil and imidacloprid are common active ingredients that effectively create a treated zone around and beneath a home or building, deterring termites from entry.

We also mentioned termite bait systems. They are designed to eliminate a termite colony by playing on termites’ natural foraging behavior.

There are a couple of other treatments that can be implemented safely inside and outside of your home.

Foam and dust formulations can be particularly effective for targeted termite treatment. These applications are often used in conjunction with liquid termiticides or bait systems. They are a practical way to treat hard-to-reach areas such as wall voids.

Natural and green treatment options are well-adapted to homeowners who prefer environmentally friendly options. This is the case for instance of borate-based treatments which can be applied to wood during the construction phase of a home, even to existing structures.

The nature of the termite remediation or preventative treatment proposed by Rigo Pest Prevention for your home or your commercial building will ultimately depend on the inspection and situation assessment we offer, and on the preferences you will discuss with us during the consultation phase. Call us to schedule an inspection.

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