{"id":45,"date":"2016-01-25T16:28:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T16:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2016-01-25T16:31:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T16:31:04","slug":"termites-are-a-homeowners-worst-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/termites-are-a-homeowners-worst-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Termites are a Homeowner&#8217;s Worst Enemy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Termites2_42569205_xs.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-49\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-49\" src=\"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Termites2_42569205_xs.jpg\" alt=\"Spartanburg Termite Inspection\" width=\"290\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a>Termites are present and active during all four seasons and considered a homeowner\u2019s worst enemy. They enjoy making their home in wood and are often referred to a the \u201csilent destroyer\u201d since they aren\u2019t immediately noticed by the damage they cause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Termites are very small in size, measuring approximately 1 cm in length but don\u2019t let their size fool you. The termite\u2019s mouth rips\u00a0pieces of wood material causing concern and damage in your homes foundation and possibly furniture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">What can you do to prevent termite infestation?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Maintain a clean crawl space or foundation and remove lumber and firewood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Confirm that wood on your home doesn\u2019t reach the soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Keep gutters and downspouts clean and free of debris.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Place screens on vents and keep open.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Repair leaking faucets and water pipes which removes their water source.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Signs of Termites<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Cracked or bubbling paint.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mud tubes on wooden beams, walls or in crawl spaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Winged insects swarming in or around your home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wood that sounds hollow when tapping it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Contact <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gotta Bug<\/a><\/strong> Call Doug at 864-582-3684 to treat and prevent termite infestation and other unwanted pests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Termites are present and active during all four seasons and considered a homeowner\u2019s worst enemy. They enjoy making their home in wood and are often referred to a the \u201csilent destroyer\u201d since they aren\u2019t immediately noticed by the damage they cause. Termites are very small in size, measuring approximately 1 cm in length but don\u2019t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/termites-are-a-homeowners-worst-enemy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Termites are a Homeowner&#8217;s Worst Enemy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14,10,5,4,6,17,16,15,13],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-douglas-pest-control","tag-homeowners-worst-enemy","tag-gotta-bug-call-doug","tag-house-pests","tag-pest-control","tag-pest-control-spartanburg","tag-signs-of-termites","tag-termite-prevention","tag-termites","tag-unwanted-pests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}