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No price appears on this page, because no published figure fits a rural quote in West Blocton. A quote moves with the building's footprint, its foundation type, access to the perimeter and sub-floor, the number of outbuildings, the distance from town, the pest and the scope, any wood infestation report a sale needs, and the follow-up visits. A technician confirms the price on site before work starts.
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Pest pressure in West Blocton does not stop for winter. Termites keep feeding, roaches and rodents stay active, and insects that a hard freeze would kill farther north keep going here. This calendar describes each part of the year in general terms, because the timing of local activity shifts from one year to the next.
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A termite swarm is a normal dispersal event in which winged reproductives leave an established colony to start new ones. It does not by itself mean the building is infested. Eastern subterranean swarmers generally fly in daylight, and a homeowner who sees them should look for signs of a colony nearby before drawing any conclusion.
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The Official Alabama Wood Infestation Inspection Report is the written record of visible active or previous infestation by wood-destroying organisms, set out in Alabama Administrative Code Rule 80-10-9-.18. Only a qualified inspector may inspect, and a permitted person must issue it. It covers visible, accessible areas, and lenders often ask for it when a home is sold or refinanced.
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Structural pest control in Alabama is regulated by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, usually called ADAI, under Chapter 80-10-9 of the Alabama Administrative Code and the professional services law in Title 2 of the Code of Alabama 1975. A company works through a certified operator, and each kind of work has its own permit category. Any homeowner can ask a company for its ADAI credential and its permit category.
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A palmetto bug is a regional name, not a species. In the southern United States, people apply it to any large roach, and the insect most often meant is the American cockroach. Identifying the roach comes first, because the entry route and the treatment depend on which insect it is and where it was found.
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In a hot, humid climate, surfaces inside an air-conditioned house can sit below the dew point of the outside air. Humid air that enters a vented crawl space can condense on those cooler surfaces, and sustained damp draws termites, feeds wood-decay fungi and shelters roaches and spiders.
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Rodents come in from fields and outbuildings where they find food and shelter. Alabama Extension's approach is exclusion first: block or seal every area where they can enter, then remove food and cover. A rat can use an opening about half an inch wide, and a mouse one about a quarter inch wide.
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