American homeowners aren’t living alone. Whether homeowners know it or not, they share their homes with uninvited guests, like termites, rodents or bats—the three vermin about which homeowners express the most concern. Why Inspectors Inspect For Pests When asked why they offer pest inspections, the home inspectors we interviewed said that they began offering the service for one or more of the following reasons: Reason 1: They Wanted to Meet Demand. Pests are everywhere, as illustrated in the statistics below (see Resources section for links to sources cited). Termites: In 2015 ...
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