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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Termites don't eat the dirt. They live in the dirt and use it for moisture. They travel or tunnel up into your house and eat the wood and cardboard in your house. These tunnels are not always easy to find. They only use dirt tunnels when they need to protect themselves from the light of day because termites cannot be exposed to the light. Sometimes, an entire section of a baseboard or window sill can be destroyed by termites, and you would never see it because they eat it from the inside and stop eating when they get very close to the surface. Termite inspectors will use a screwdriver to tap wood surfaces in the house to detect damage. The termites swarm and fly away once a year in the spring, so that their offspring can relocate to other areas. You don't drill into your living room floor to treat for termites. The drilling only occurs outside around the perimeter of your house, and sometimes in the garage. I am not trying to convince anyone to treat their house for termites. Just trying to explain how subterranean termites operate to cause damage to a house. Treating your house for subterranean termites by drilling is not a scam, but spraying your attic or other parts of your house for other types of termites may be a scam, and I would not do that.
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Thanks. I agree but Massey does not drill holes and treat to extend your contract. The $300 they want includes treating your attic which seems strange since the original contract was based on the treatment for subterranean termites. I prefer not to breathe in strong chemicals from my attic when there is no evidence of any termites or other bugs. Yet that is what they are selling if you want their insurance extended.