While termites may not immediately give you dengue or hantavirus like a mosquito or rat can, these pests can give you severe anguish, financially and emotionally. Left unchecked, a termite colony can render a house uninhabitable and make it worthwhile to have a termite inspection in San Diego. Catching a colony in or near your house may not even give you comfort, as a comprehensive inspection will need to be done to ensure that your house has not been compromised. Termite infestation is so prevalent that damage caused by these creatures in North America alone is estimated at almost 5 billions dollars annually.

Termites can be mistaken by non-experts for ants, as they look similar, with a size resembling large ants. Termites can also have wings, but these are shed after a while, as opposed to wings attached to flying ants which do not shed.

There are many signs …