Protect homes from termite attacks this summer

Renovation and repair of houses usually happen during the summer season – when weather conditions are favorable for simple to extensive construction work. With renovation and repair also comes the inspection of the house for termites, little pests that secretly hide and thrive in the home, leaving homeowners oblivious to the damage they have caused.

Generally, termites can wreak havoc at any time of the year but subterranean termites often swarm on summer days. These little pests form colonies underneath the soil and create little mud tunnels all the way up to the foundation of your house, and start feeding on all the wood sources they find.

As you repair and renovate your home during the summer season, it is a great idea to protect your home from termite attacks. To achieve maximum protection against termites, Jardine Distribution Inc. ( JDI) offers Solignum wood preservative and Soilguard soil termiticide, as Total Termite Solution.

Soilguard odorless soil termiticide can be applied to the soil even before the construction of the house. Equally efficient when used during repair and renovation, Soilguard, when applied to the soil, can provide a termite-lethal barrier, preventing termites from entering the structure it surrounds. A cost-saving and efficient solution, it kills any termite it comes to contact with.

Soilguard also has a waterbased, odorless formulation, making it very convenient to use. Likewise, it has been proven to be less hazardous to the applicator and the environment when used properly.

Meanwhile, Solignum wood preservative provides not just sure protection against termites, but also fungi and woodborers.

Available in three variants – Brown, Colorless AZ, and Colorless AZ Aerosol – Solignum has combined insecticidal and fungicidal properties, providing multifunctional uses with just one product.

For instance, Solignum Brown is for wood hidden from view and needs no painting; Solignum Colorless AZ is for visible wood that would need painting; and Solignum Colorless AZ Aerosol is the wood preservative spray you can use on your own.

During summer, subterranean termites actively build termite mounds, which may appear to be just big piles of hard dirt, and mud tunnels or small tubes in the soil that termites build as a way to penetrate the foundations of your home.