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When you find that you have termites, you’ll quickly find that there are many options available to you for getting rid of them. Soil injections, baiting methods, and fumigation are all things that might be able to help. However, foam treatments are also gaining in popularity because they can be even easier to use than other methods and often, can be quite a bit cheaper.

Foam termite treatments start off in liquid pesticide form and can easily be sprayed onto other areas. After they’re sprayed, they’ll quickly start to expand and fill in the entire area that’s infested. This works much more effectively than other types of sprays and insecticides because those methods only work on the area where they’re directly sprayed. But that’s not the only benefit that foam termite treatments have over other methods.

After the foam has expanded to fit into every nook and cranny, it will remain that way for about an hour. It will then dissipate and soak into the wood where it sat. Once it has been absorbed by the wood, it will remain there for up to five years. This is a huge advantage over other methods that have to be reapplied and retreated every so often, or every year during termite season.

Foam treatments are also better for the environment than other types of termite control. Foam doesn’t release harmful chemicals into the air like fumigation does, and it also doesn’t sink into the ground, damaging the soil and the vegetation.

Foam treatments for termites are extremely beneficial and hold many advantages over other types of termite treatments. Not only are they better for the environment, and more effective in many cases, but foam can also get into smaller areas that might be hard to reach with liquid or spray pesticides.

For a free Los Angles pest control inspection, give us a call at 888-675-0258.