Subterranean Termite Control in Cape Coral, FL

Subterranean Termite Control built for Cape Coral homes

Cape Coral's canal system was engineered to pull stormwater away from homes, and the excavated soil was piled up to form lots that now sit above natural grade. That raised fill consists of fine sand mixed with shell and limestone fragments over natural sand, staying in contact with moisture almost year-round. With roughly 57 inches of rain annually, the heaviest volume arriving June through September, that substrate stays damp deep into fall, creating underground moisture conditions that native subterranean termite colonies depend on to tunnel toward wood. Settlement began in 1958, and about 85 percent of the housing went up in 1980 or later, meaning structural wood throughout the city has been exposed to these soil conditions for decades. A continuing protection program is the practical answer to a threat that never fully pauses in Cape Coral's climate.