Before moving to The Villages, I was a Building Inspector up north for twenty five years and also a licensed Termite inspector. I can tell you that the preventative maintenance done by termite Companies is 99% balony. They are designed to give a steady income to the Termite Companies. The building codes were changed in the ninties which make termite infestations much less likely. The sub teranien termites in this area swarm in the spring and if they have gotten in your house, you will see them at that time. They are very thick and obvious, the size of ants with wings, you can’t miss them. They leave piles of wings. The damage they do is very slow and there is plenty of time to treat the house before they do substantial damage.
If you are really worried, you can treat the soil around the perimeter of the house yourself with products purchased from Lowes etc every spring which works as well as any Termite Company. This will also keep other bugs from entering the house.
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