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Older guides from the same technicians, 3 pages back from the newest. Everything here is written from what they find in North Texas homes, 113 articles in all.
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Rodent Repellent Types and Which Ones Work
Rodent repellents work for a few days at best, because rats and mice get used to sounds and smells. See which types fail, and what keeps rodents out.
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Venomous Spiders in Texas and Where They Hide
The venomous spiders in Texas that matter are the black widow and brown recluse. See how to spot each, where they hide in Southlake and what a bite needs.
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What Do Termites Look Like?
Termites look like pale, soft ants with straight antennae and no pinched waist, and swarmers are dark with 4 equal wings. See each caste up close.
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What Do Baby Termites Look Like?
Baby termites look like tiny cream-colored ants with no waist, but most babies people find are full-size workers. See how to tell them from baby ants.
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Termite Nests and What One Looks Like
A termite nest in DFW is a network of tunnels underground, often away from the house. See what it looks like and the 3 clues you'll actually spot.
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Termite Larvae, Eggs and the Termite Life Cycle
Termite larvae are tiny, pale and eyeless, and they never leave the colony. See all 6 termite life stages by size and why a colony takes years to swarm.
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Signs of Termites and How to Spot Them
The top signs of termites are swarmers, shed wings, mud tubes and hollow wood. See the 6 clues that matter on a DFW slab home, and what to do next.
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What Do Termites Eat?
Termites eat cellulose, the fiber in wood, paper, cardboard and plant stems, with help from microbes in their gut. See what they target inside a DFW home.
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Termite Fumigation and Tenting in Texas Homes
Termite fumigation kills drywood termites, but DFW homes face soil termites that a tent can't reach. See how tenting works and what treats DFW termites.
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Do Termites Bite? What Really Bit You in DFW
Termites almost never bite people, and soldiers only pinch when handled. See the 4 DFW pests behind the bites people blame on termites, and how to tell.
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Subterranean Termites in DFW and How They Get In
Subterranean termites live in the soil and enter DFW homes through mud tubes and slab cracks. Learn what attracts them and how the Formosan kind differs.
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Types of Termites in Texas
Termites in Texas are mostly native subterranean termites, and Formosan termites now turn up in Dallas and Tarrant counties. See all three types compared.
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