Yes, New York has termites. Here's how we protect your building.
Inspection, treatment and monitoring for termites and carpenter ants in brownstones, older buildings and wood-frame properties. Treatment options confirmed by our lead tech.
What we check
- Foundation walls for mud tubes
- Basements, crawl spaces and sill plates
- Window and door frames
- Wood touching soil
- Leaks and moisture under sinks and roofs
- Swarm wings near windows in spring
- Sawdust (frass) piles from carpenter ants
What we do
Inspect
We probe wood in the risk areas.
Fix the conditions
Moisture, wood touching soil, branches touching the building.
Treat
Soil treatment, baiting or targeted wood treatment, depending on what we find.
Monitor
And recheck on a schedule.
Proof of every visit, in your inbox.
Within 2 hours of every visit you get a field report: photos of every finding, device by device counts, every product applied with its EPA number, and recommendations that say what to fix, where, who is responsible and how urgent. Open items stay on the report until they're closed.
A marked-up building diagram of activity and treated areas.
See everything you get →
Overall activity is low and down from last month. Two fresh mouse droppings found in dry storage. One urgent item for the building: seal the gap at the rear delivery door.
Install a door sweep on the rear delivery door (3/4 inch gap).Responsibility: building maintenance · before next visit
Move dry goods 6 inches off the floor in dry storage.Responsibility: kitchen staff · within 2 weeks
Grease build-up under fryer line cleaned.First issued Oct 3 · closed Oct 14
Read up on the usual suspects
Frequently asked
When do termites swarm in NYC?
Usually March to May. Piles of shed wings near windows are the most common sign.
Are carpenter ants the same as termites?
No. Termites eat wood. Carpenter ants carve tunnels through damp wood and push out sawdust. Both point to a moisture problem.
Ready to protect your building?
Get a free, no-obligation inspection from a licensed commercial technician. Most inspections are scheduled within a few business days.