Subterranean termite detection, certified real estate WDI inspections, and targeted colony elimination.
Termites are among the most destructive structural pests in North America, and while Wisconsin's cold winters slow them down compared to the deep South, Eastern Subterranean Termites are well-established throughout southern and southeastern Wisconsin. Because they feed from the inside out on structural framing, sill plates, joists, and subflooring, infestations often go undetected for years until severe structural damage has already occurred.
Official Termite Inspections for Real Estate: Strib Pest Control specializes in comprehensive Termite Inspections and certified Wood-Destroying Insect (WDI) reports (NPMA-33) for home buyers, sellers, realtors, and mortgage lenders (VA, FHA, conventional loans) throughout Dane, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Rock, and Racine counties. Whether you need a real estate closing clearance or suspected activity evaluated, our licensed inspectors provide thorough assessments and proven elimination systems.
Eastern subterranean termites live in massive underground colonies and construct mud tubes (shelter tubes) to travel between the soil and the wood framing of your home while protecting themselves from drying out.
Castes & Appearance:
Termite Swarmers vs. Flying Ants: Termites have straight, bead-like antennae, thick uniform waists, and four wings of equal size and shape. Flying ants have bent (elbowed) antennae, pinched 'wasp-like' waists, and large front wings paired with noticeably smaller hind wings.
Subterranean termites feed on cellulose, the structural building block of wood, paper, cardboard, and drywall backing. Unlike carpenter ants that merely excavate hollow nesting galleries, termites consume and digest the wood itself.
Effective termite management requires specialized diagnostics and professional-grade IPM methods:
Yes! Strib Pest Control provides official Wood-Destroying Insect (WDI) inspection reports (including NPMA-33 forms) required by VA, FHA, and conventional mortgage lenders throughout Madison, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Janesville, and surrounding counties. We offer fast turnaround times to keep your closing on schedule.
Yes, Eastern Subterranean Termites are native to Wisconsin. While cold winters prevent them from living above ground without protection, they survive below the frost line in the soil and move into heated basements, slab homes, and crawlspaces through foundation cracks and mud tubes.
Mud tubes are pencil-thin tunnels constructed from soil, wood particles, and saliva running up foundation walls. An inspector carefully scrapes a small section open: if termites reappear to repair the breach or live workers emerge, the tube is active. Do not destroy all tubes before an inspector examines the property, as they provide critical tracking clues.
Standard residential termite and real estate WDI inspections are $125 to $175 depending on property size and reporting requirements. If treatment is needed, we provide a clear, upfront proposal with zero hidden fees.
Termite control is available across our entire service area at the same pricing and the same response times. That covers Madison and all of Dane County, the I‑94 corridor between Madison and Milwaukee, the full Milwaukee metro — West Allis, Wauwatosa, Franklin, Oak Creek, New Berlin, Muskego and Menomonee Falls — plus Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Caledonia, Union Grove and the Janesville–Beloit corridor. No city on this list is an outlying area and none carries a travel fee. Call (773) 263-0887 for termite extermination in your city.
Fast, honest, guaranteed pest control from Madison to Milwaukee and across southeast Wisconsin.
