Green Tech Pest Control will keep your home or place of business free of subterranean and dry-wood termites. We can also keep your lawn free of pests. We service residential, commercial and industrial accounts.

Green Tech Pest Control offers FREE - Mud Dauber, Wasp and Spider Web (only within our reach) inspection  and removal at every service call we make to your home or business at! Other Companies charge for this service we provide tese services at No Additional Charge to our customers.

With our skilled and experienced termite and pest control technicians who are ready for all types of termite and pest control and extermination work, you can count on us to complete the Job!

Purchase a contract for Subterranean Termite Warranty on your home for ONLY $25 per Month.
We will provide a Termite Inspection at no cost. How can you beat that?

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Although most people consider mice less objectionable than rats, mice are more common and cause significantly more damage. Mice are prolific breeders, producing 6-10 litters continuously throughout the year. The greatest economic loss from mice is not due to how much they eat, but what must be thrown out because of damage or contamination. Food, clothing, furniture, books and many other household items are contaminated by their droppings and urine, or damaged by their gnawing. House mice gnaw through electrical wiring, causing fires and failure of freezers, clothes dryers and other appliances. Mice also can transmit diseases, most notably salmonellosis (bacterial food poisoning) when food is contaminated with infected rodent feces. MORE INFO

Termites do indeed spread their species by swarming (sending winged reproductives out of the colony) but so do many species of ants. There are simple ways to inspect the insects to determine whether they are ants with wings or termites with wings. The easiest way to tell the difference between the two is to inspect the body parts of the insect, which can be done without the use of a microscope in most cases. Termites have two visible body parts: a head and a body. All ants have three distinct body parts: head, abdomen and thorax. In other words, that ant’s body is separated into two body parts.

 

 

We have all seen ants in our lifetime. Ants can be found indoors, outside, on plants, in our lawns and in flower or vegetable gardens. There are many different species of ants in the United States but they all have one thing in common: the classic head, abdomen, thorax sections of their body. If you find winged insects in or around your home and want to make sure that they are not termites, pull back their wings and look closely at the body parts. If the insect you inspect looks like an ant, it is usually an ant. If it does not have three visible body parts, but does have a head and long body, it is probably a termite. Compare the body parts shown in the picture below.

 

 

 

Another identifying characteristic that separates winged ants from winged termites is the antennae. All ants have antennae that have a fairly severe bend or “elbow” but termite antennae do not have this sharp bend. A termites antennae are beaded, an ant’s antennae have segments that sometimes end in a small club. These differences are illustrated in the different sections of an ant’s antennae are often important to those involved in inspection and treatment of homes and lawns for ant infestations. The number of sections, size of club (and even absence of a club) are all important factors in the identification of the invading ant pest.

 

The termite swarmer has four wings, as does the swarming ant. The difference lies in the length of the wings. When the wings of either flying insect are folded (in a resting position or when found dead) and appear to be two wings of the same or equal length. Closer inspection reveals the true evidence. When you gently spread out the wings, you will find that there are now four wings, instead of two as noted in the diagram below. An ant swarmer and a termite swarmer both have 2 pairs or 2 sets of wings. The wings of a swarming termite are all the same length. The wings of a swarming ant are different. The front wings (those that are visible when the wings are not spread) are longer than the rear wings. When at rest, the front wings are folded over so that the rear set of wings are not visible.

 

The three main points to consider are the number of main body parts, shape of antennae and length of wings. With this picture, you can easily tell the difference between flying ants and flying termites or swarmers.

If you have inspected the flying insect and determined that it is indeed a termite your next question is obviously “what do I do now?”

We are located at 1395 Belcher Rd. Palm Harbor, Florida 34683

 We will keep your home or place of business free of subterranean and drywood termites, fleas, roaches, mice, bugs, rats, Mice, ants, bed bugs, insect, wasps, garden pests, bees. We can also keep your lawn free of pests.  We service residential, commercial and industrial accounts.

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