Termite Inspection & Treatment

A termite inspection has identified a termite problem. What do I do?

By offering both the Sentricon® Colony Elimination System termite baiting program and Termidor® liquid termiticide, Braman Termite & Pest Elimination can provide our customers with the termite treatment that best meets their individual needs and preferences. Our entire staff of licensed termite inspectors and technicians has both the knowledge and the experience to solve termite problems in any type of structure. Every termite service begins with a thorough termite inspection of the home or building to determine areas of termite activity and identify any conditions present in the structure that could be conducive to termites. By identifying both active and at-risk areas, we can design the most appropriate plan to treat your home or business.

Sentricon^® Termite Colony Elimination System

In 1996, Braman Termite & Pest Elimination became an Authorized Operator for Sentricon®, enabling us to install and service the Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System. One of several baiting systems in the marketplace, the Sentricon® System with Always Active Technology™ is the only product that promises and delivers termite colony elimination and has the scientific data to back up the claim. From the White House to the Alamo, more than 2 million structures are now being protected by Sentricon®. Sentricon® stations, which contain a cellulose bait matrix known as Recruit® HD, are installed in the soil around your home or business. Termites are constantly foraging for new food sources, behavior that leads them to enter and feed in the Sentricon® stations. Workers mark the trails leading to the food source with pheromones, recruiting other workers to that new source. Recruit® HD is so tasty to termites that it’s preferred over the wood in your home. Recruit® HD termite treatment is distributed throughout the colony, leading to complete colony elimination.

In order for the Sentricon® System to accomplish this task, the system needs to be correctly installed and maintained. The certified Sentricon® technicians at Braman Termite & Pest Elimination are fully trained on the proper setup and maintenance of the system, ensuring that our customers achieve the desired result as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Preventive Treatment with Sentricon

Your residential or commercial real estate is one of the biggest investments you can make. If you get termites, that investment can literally be eaten away. Because Sentricon has such low toxicity we are able to offer Sentricon as a preventive measure. In fact, The Sentricon System was the first product registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under its Reduced Risk Pesticide Initiative and has received the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award.

Among the features of a preventive Sentricon installation are:

An initial termite inspection and evaluation to make sure there is not an active termite problem. Highly trained technicians can often detect the presence of termites; even before they are visible to the naked eye or have had a chance to cause structural damage to your home. If an active termite problem is found, a curative solution is necessary. We will show you why.
Installation of the Sentricon® System with Always Active Technology™. This is not just wooden monitors in the ground, but state-of-the-art termite bait technology that guarantees continuous, active protection against termites for your biggest investment. For homes under 400 linear feet, which covers 99% of homes
A termite damage guarantee. If termites eat your home, we will fix it for free. Live termite activity after 36 months is the determining factor.
One annual inspection of the system components to ensure continued effectiveness. The flexibility of being able to transfer the guarantee to a new owner should you decide to sell your home. Provided that 3 years’ service has been rendered or payment made
Price protection. When you make a 3-year commitment to Braman, we promise there will be no increase in price for at least 5 years.
15% off the quoted price for any other service we provide for as long as the agreement remains in force.
Peace of mind. One of your biggest investments will be protected from the pest that no insurance company will cover.
Safety for your children and pets. Sentricon is a winner of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge for low environmental impact.

Top 5 Signs Termites may be Present in a Home:

Termite swarms look like “flying ants” but have wings that break off.
Brown pencil-sized mud shelter tubes on foundations or structural beams.
1/8” cream colored insects found under boards, rocks, mulch or when digging in the garden.
Wood beams that sound hollow when tapped.

Wood beams that can be pierced with a sharp tool when probed.

If you think you have an infestation of termites, contact Braman immediately for a termite inspection.

Termites

It’s a fact: Termites cause more damage each year than fires. According to the U.S Department of Agriculture, eastern subterranean termites are found in every state except Alaska. The cost to repair termite damage across the U.S. runs in the billions of dollars annually.

Our certified termite and pest control specialists will conduct a thorough termite inspection. Highly trained technicians can often detect the presence of termites; even before they are visible to the naked eye or have had a chance to cause structural damage to your home.

One common sign of termites is a termite swarm. This is the reproductive function of the termite. Termites swarm, find a mate and get back into the soil to start a new termite colony. In our area, these small black insects with translucent wings emerge in the spring in great numbers. The easiest termite identification points are that the wings of the termite swarmer break off from the body and that width of the termite is pretty much uniform from head to toe, unlike the ant, which has the exaggerated pinched waist.

Unlike the termite swarmer, the termite worker and termite soldier are cream colored. You might find them while gardening or in a piece of wood that has been left lying on the ground. In the spring, it is common to find them under flag stones or under the splashblock that channels rainwater from the downspout away from the foundation. Don’t bother spraying them because it will not really solve anything and in fact may inhibit more permanent solutions.

Termite mud tubes on foundations or where two wooden structural elements come together are a pretty sure sign that you have termites. About the size of a pencil and brown, these tubes are a closed system highway for termites to travel from the earth to the wood they are eating. This is necessary because termites need a very high moisture content to survive. It is best to leave the mud tube alone and give us a call and schedule your termite inspection.