Broken Arrow homeowners don’t often like to think about termites. The word alone is enough to make most people panic. But Broken Arrow termite control does not have to be intimidating. There is no reason to panic if you see a termite in your home or a swarm. It takes years for termites to actually do irreversible damage. So take a minute to breathe and call Healthy Homes Exterminating. We can quickly and efficiently remove every last termite from your home or business.

Are Termites a Concern in Broken Arrow?

In Broken Arrow, we have Subterranean Termites. Subterranean Termites live in the ground and travel through mud tubes. There is the Eastern Subterranean Termite and the Southeastern Subterranean Termite. But to be honest, it doesn’t make any difference which one it is. We eliminate all termites easily at an affordable price.

Honestly, though, if you spot a termite swarm, you won’t care what type of termite it is; you will just want it out of your home. Healthy Homes Exterminating can help with that. We guarantee all of our work and work quickly, so termites become an afterthought. Our team has years of experience with Broken Arrow termite control. We know the best termite removal baits, chemicals, and methods.

Why Worry About Broken Arrow Termites?

Winged Termite swarmers
Termite Swarmers and Workers

If you are worried about termites in your Broken Arrow home, there is a good chance it is because you spotted a Termite swarm (termites with wings). Swarmers appear when kings or queens leave a colony to create a new colony. It generally takes two to five years for a termite colony to produce a Termite swarm in Broken Arrow.

While this fact makes most people uncomfortable because no one wants to think that termites have been hiding in their Broken Arrow home, it’s okay because you still have time. According to OSU, Termites feed very slowly, and you usually have plenty of time, so don’t panic. The damage is likely minimal, even if they have been quietly hiding in your home for years. While you don’t want to let them continue feasting, you have time to call Healthy Homes Exterminating and get quality Broken Arrow termite control.

Common Signs of Termites In Broken Arrow

Finger pointing at a termite mud tube on a wall
Mud Tube
  • Discovering swarmers wings
  • Mud tubes anywhere within the structure of your home
  • Woodshavings that are mixed with dirt (potentially termite droppings)
  • Paint that is bubbling, indented or looks water-damaged
  • Softened wood or wood that sounds hollow when tapped on
  • Mud inside the wood within your home
  • Pinholes in the wall with dirt around them
  • Soft clicking from inside your walls

When Do Swarmers Show Up In Broken Arrow?

Termite swarmers can pop up in your home at any time of the year in Broken Arrow. Usually, they appear between the months of March to June. That said, termite swarmers often are spurred to move following large weather swings, which have become more popular due to the extreme Oklahoma weather patterns of the past decade. Therefore, it is more likely than ever that you will see termites during the spring and summer months. The one thing that has stayed constant is the time of the day the swarmers depart, generally between morning and afternoon.

What Should You Do If You Spot Termite Swarmers in Your Broken Arrow Home?

While your instinct may be to jump away from termite swarmers, you should trap some in a jar, container, or ziplock bag for identification by a professional. Over half of the time, the swarmers turn out to be ant swarmers requiring a completely different type of treatment. If you have a swarmer, then a qualified Broken Arrow pest control company can take a look and ID the type of swarmer you have.

Do You Have Ant Or Termite Swarmers

Several key attributes can help you make the ID while you wait if you are anxious to get Broken Arrow termite control over and done with. Ant swarmers will have bent antennae, while termites will have straight antennae. If you can’t get a good look at the antennae, take a look at the wings. While both ants and termites have four wings, the front wings of an ant are more prominent than its hind legs, while termites have wings of equal lengths. The failsafe way to tell them apart is by checking out their waist – ant swarmers have a pinched waist, whereas termites don’t have any waist.

What Do Termites In Broken Arrow Look Like?

Four basic types of termites make up a typical colony: the queen, soldiers, swarmers, and workers. Most people who call us have seen swarmers in their Broken Arrow homes or business. This type of swarmer is usually dark brown or black and is about the size of a rice grain.

It is highly unlikely that you will ever see a queen, but you may see workers or soldiers. They look very similar, but the soldier has a slightly larger mouth. They are also about the size of a rice grain and are a cream/white color. Most of the time, you won’t see them, but if a mud tube gets destroyed or knocked over, they may come pouring out.

Termites on the ground
Termite Workers and Soldiers

Effective Broken Arrow Termite Control

If you have termites in your home, you want effective Broken Arrow Termite Control services. Healthy Homes Exterminating offers that. With over 23 years of experience in removing termites from homes and businesses across the greater Broken Arrow region, we know how to extinguish termites.

Our treatments are two-fold: First, we eliminate the existing colony from your home, and then we leave behind baits to destroy any future colonies that attempt to invade and occupy your home.

We utilize Trelona ATBS termite bait stations or Termidor liquid treatments depending on the situation and the extent of the termite infestation in Broken Arrow. These are considered premiere treatments. Poison bait stations are placed around the structure of your home or business. Then checked annually for new activity and to see if more poison bait needed to be added. Trelona ATBS is not a cheap wood bait station. With Trelona ATBS, every station has colony-killing poison bait inside of it.

Termite Control anywhere in Oklahoma is something you should take very seriously. Because it is estimated that termites cause over 5 billion in damages in the U.S. every year. Unfortunately, Oklahoma gets more than its fair share of that estimate.

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