Spring is coming, and, for real estate professionals, the warm weather brings not only scores of home buyers but also the threat of wood destroying insects.  In a natural setting, these insects serve a indispensable function by recycling dead trees into organic matter. Unfortunately, wood destroying insects aren't aware that the wood components in homes don't need to be recycled!
 
In order to better understand the damage these creatures can do to a home, Realty Inspection Services has provided a pest profile for each of the three groups: Powder Post Beetles, Termites, and Carpenter Ants.  Our inspection searches of evidence for all three types and determines whether the infestation is active or not.  

 

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