Once you've identified the mud tubes, you need to remove them. This will help you disrupt the termites' travel routes, making it harder for them to move around your home. Break the tubes open with a screwdriver or another sharp item to reveal the termites inside. You can then vacuum up the termites and dispose of them.

These tubes are made from soil and wood combined with termite saliva. Subterranean termites require moisture to survive and are vulnerable to dehydration. Subterranean termite tubes offer shelter that locks in moisture, and protects the termites from dry air and predators.

Termites eat away at the wood products your home is built with twenty four hours a day – seven days a week, and NEVER sleep. When you see these structures hanging from the ceiling, Termites have come all the way from the soil through walls and are most likely chewing on your roof trusses!

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Active tunnels will still have busy termites present, or at the very least still be damp. Removing any or all parts of a termite tube will not eradicate the threat. Keep in mind that the tunnels only serve as an outward symptom of a much larger issue beneath the surface.

While it can be tempting to remove termite tubes as you find them, the repair or removal of termite tubes doesn't take care of the termite infestation. Most eradication experts say that termite tubes should be left alone until you have managed to call in local exterminators.

It should also be noted that, while active mud tunnels are clear signs of infestation, the absence of such doesn't mean there is no infestation. There are other ways subterranean termites can access the house without the mud tunnels.

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In 1901, 14-year-old Pennsylvania farm boy Otto Orkin developed a rodenticide to protect his family's farmhouse. The son of Latvian immigrants, Otto's job was to make sure rodents didn't ruin any of the family farm's stock. He knew to capture a pest, you had to think like a pest.

Once you've received treatment, and termites are gone for good, you can clean the termite tubes by scraping them off the surfaces and disposing of them.

When a trusted treatment is administered properly, termites can almost always be eliminated effectively. After treating a home for termites, it's crucial to get regular treatments and inspections in order to prevent another infestation.

Mud tubes are pathways termites use to connect colonies in the soil to food sources above ground. Tubes work as a shelter to protect termites from predators. In addition, these tunnels lock in moisture needed for termites to survive.