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Article: Don't panic over termites; get reputable pest help.(At Home)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2006
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Byline: SHIRLEY MOZINGO
In early May, a friend and resident of Southern Shores saw some insects flying around inside her living room window that she believed were termites. She quickly called the local office of a national pest control company and a representative came out the next day.
"He went under the house and said the termites were coming up inside the cinderblock foundation. He said they would have to come in and drill holes in the cinderblocks to inject an insecticide and bury traps around the house," she recalled.
After signing an annual contract for termite treatment to the tune of $1,342, she was telling a neighbor about the flying ...