Termite Control
Termite Control Built
for the Desert
Desert subterranean termites work year-round under East Valley homes. Free inspections and honest treatment quotes — call (480) 555-0199.
Licensed · AZ Office of Pest Management
Free re-service between visits
Prices published — no mystery quotes
Same-day service when booked by 1pm
There's an old line in Arizona real estate: there are two kinds of homes in the Valley — the ones with termites and the ones that will have them. The desert subterranean termite is endemic across the Phoenix metro, including every East Valley city we serve. That's not fear marketing. It's soil and climate.
Desert subterranean termites live in the ground under and around your foundation. They don't sleep, and they don't take winters off — Arizona has no hard freeze to slow them down. Once they find a path to the wood in your walls, they feed around the clock. The good news: they're predictable, detectable and very treatable.
NEARPEST handles the whole arc: a free inspection to find them, liquid soil treatment to stop them, and a warranty to keep them stopped.
What we do
Free Inspections
A licensed tech checks your stem walls, garage and moisture points at no charge. No invented findings, no pressure.
Liquid Soil Treatment
Non-repellent termiticide applied at the foundation — the modern standard that actually ends colonies.
Treatment Warranty
Every full treatment is backed by a warranty. If the termites come back, so do we.
How to Spot Termites in Arizona
The number one sign in the Valley is the mud tube: a pencil-width line of dried mud climbing your stem wall, garage wall or patio edge. That's a termite highway — workers building a protected tunnel from the soil to your wood. Walk the exposed concrete between the dirt and your stucco a couple of times a year. Sixty seconds with a flashlight, done.
The second sign is the swarm. After monsoon rains, mature colonies release winged reproductives — a sudden cloud of flying insects, then a pile of shed wings on a windowsill or patio. A swarm near your home means an established colony nearby. Indoors, watch for bubbling paint, drooping drywall texture and small mud-rimmed pinholes — called kickout holes — on walls or ceilings.
Inspection First, Treatment Second
Termite control done right starts with a free inspection, not a quote over the phone. A licensed tech walks your stem walls, garage expansion joints, wood-to-soil contact points and moisture areas, then shows you exactly what we found. If your home is clean, we say so and you keep your money.
If we find activity, treatment is a liquid soil application with non-repellent termiticide — trenched around the foundation and drilled through slabs where the tubes demand it. Termites can't detect the product, so they carry it back through the colony. Pricing straight up: most East Valley homes land roughly between $400 and $1,200, and you get the exact number in writing after the inspection.
Either way, you get straight answers from a company licensed by the Arizona Office of Pest Management — and a warranty behind every full treatment.
Plans & pricing
Covered on a plan, priced in public.
Shield
Every 90 days
$35/mo
$105 billed quarterly
Year-round coverage for the common desert pests.
Start with ShieldShield+
Every 60 days
$45/mo
$90 billed every 2 months
Our scorpion plan. Bi-monthly visits tuned to AZ scorpion pressure.
Start with Shield+Max
Monthly
$59/mo
$59 billed monthly
Maximum pressure control — monthly visits plus seasonal mosquito.
Start with Max$99 initial visit — One-time initial visit — full interior + exterior knockdown service. Often discounted with an annual plan.
Questions, answered
Are termites really that common in Phoenix?
Yes. Desert subterranean termites are endemic across the Phoenix metro — they were in the soil long before the subdivisions were. With no hard freeze to knock them back, colonies stay active year-round. For most Valley homes the realistic question is when they'll probe your foundation, not whether.
What do termite mud tubes look like?
Pencil-width lines of dried, tan-to-brown mud running vertically up your stem wall, garage wall or a patio edge. They're hollow — termites travel inside them to stay moist and hidden. If you crack one open and see pale, soft-bodied insects, that tube is active. Either way, get it inspected.
When do termites swarm in Arizona?
Mostly during and after monsoon season, when summer rain and humidity trigger mature colonies to release winged reproductives. A swarm or a pile of shed wings near your home means an established colony close by — a free inspection will tell you whether it found your foundation.
Does my regular pest plan cover termites?
No — and any company that bundles them quietly isn't doing either job well. Termites require specialized soil treatment, equipment and licensing that general pest service doesn't include. What we do offer: the inspection is free, so finding out where you stand costs nothing.
How fast can termites damage my home?
Desert subterranean termites are steady eaters, not fast ones — damage accumulates over months and years, not weeks. That's the silver lining: catch tubes early and damage is usually minor and repairable. It's also the argument for an annual inspection instead of waiting for drywall damage to show.
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Ready when you are.
Call now or book online. If pests show up between visits, so do we — free.