Unfortunately, termites are commonly found in various locations of Phoenix homes. In fact, Hawaii is the only state with more reported termite activity per home than Arizona. The valley of the sun features intense heat and humidity, which only encourages termite activity.
Types Of Termites In Arizona
There are three primary groups of termites that can impact your home in Arizona: subterranean, dampwood, drywood and formosan termites.
Subterranean Termites
These are the most commonly found termites in Arizona. Named because of their preference to build their nests underground, subterranean termites usually enter your home from areas in which wood comes in contact with the ground.
These termites will squeeze through cracks as small as couple of sheets of paper or by utilizing the mud tubes they create to go from their underground nest to infest wood in the home.
Dampwood Termites
A lot larger than their subterranean equivalents, dampwood termites display very large pincers on their heads, that are used for fighting off predators. As the name imparts, they have a preference to create colonies in moist or decayed wood with high moisture levels and moist wood contacting with the ground like logs and stumps.
These termites usually do not create their nests in the ground and do not create mud tubes. These termites consume the wood with the grain when their wood source is solid but consume wood against the grain when their wood source is decaying or is decayed. Typically, dampwood termites aren’t as disastrous as subterranean and drywood termites.
Drywood Termites
Drywood termites do not need contact to the ground in order to flourish. They are known to wander up to a mile to locate a home and will develop a colony anywhere they can find a preferable source of wood.
These termites require less moisture than either dampwood or subterranean termites to thrive and can usually be located in attics in which they infest the structural wood. Other items they could infest comprises of dying or dead shrubs and trees, electricity poles, furniture, and fences.
How Much Does Termite Treatment Cost In Arizona?
Termite treatment in Arizona costs an average of $750. Prices will typically range between $1,000-$1,500 for a 2,500 sq. ft. home, according to Fixr. The average cost of $1500 includes a liquid treatment, while higher prices entail tenting a home with a heat treatment and applying barrier treatments.
The majority of termite treatments done in Arizona involve subterranean termites. This species will nest underground, building tunnels on or through the foundation. Depending on size, the average subterranean termite treatment will cost $600-$1,500. The treatment involves creating a protective barrier both around and under your foundation.
An average seasonal spray treatment costs between $200-$350 total. This one-time ground spray may be done once or twice per year. Drywood termite removal can be costly, with the high end exceeding $1,800. Termite damage repair can cost between $900-$2,800, according to PestExtinct.
Termite Control Phoenix Metro Area
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