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How Termites Enter The Home The most common termite, the subterranean, build! its nest in the ground. These termites construct mud tubes which are used to explore for food and connect their underground nest to that food source. They car enter a building without direct wood contact with the soil through such tubes. Termites can enter buildings through cracks, expansion joints, hollow bricks or concrete blocks around plumbing. They can find their way into a structure through an opening as small as 1/32 of an inch. Any building, whether constructed with slab, basement or crawl space foundations, can be targets for termite infestation.
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